What is the Blarney Stone?

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Why: And why would you kiss it?

Answer: A magical stone shrouded in mystery! Legends of origin:

• It was the rock Moses struck to produce water for the Israelites during the Exodus.
• It was Jacob's pillow, brought by Jeremiah to Ireland, where it became Lia Fáil or "Fatal Stone" and used as the coronation stone of Irish kings.
• It was the coronation stone of Scottish monarchs and then used by St. Columba as a traveling altar when he was a missionary in Scotland. Then it was the Stone of Destiny, the prophetic power of royal succession...

It's a piece of bluestone. Eventually,

In gratitude for Irish support at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 (a Scottish defeat of the English), Robert the Bruce gave a portion of the stone to Cormac McCarthy, King of Munster. Installed at Cormac McCarthy’s stronghold, Blarney Castle, it became known as the Blarney Stone. A century later, in 1446, King Dermot McCarthy then installed the stone in an enlarged castle he constructed.

The castle served as a stronghold for a rill long time. It later hosted a school and became a Court of Poetry, where tons of things were written.

Source: Sacred Sites

The More You Know: Anyway, the kissing thing:

One local legend claims that an old women, saved from drowning by a king of Munster, rewarded him with a spell, that if he would kiss a stone on the castle's top, he would gain a speech that would win all to him.

It's rill hard to get to. You have to sit back on some iron rails and hang upside down like they're monkey bars. Someone has to sit on your feet or you will fall (at least one person has died doing this). Look at this ridiculousness:

Have you ever in your life?