The Book of Blarney Author:Anthony Butler The Irish Secret Weapon! The Blarney Stone of County Cork is the great symbol of the peculiar, charming quality of the Irish. Even the shyest person will find the gift of words upon kissing the Blarney Stone. Blarney is words, gestures, atmosphere, a gift for saying the right thing instead of the obvious thing. An ability to deceive without givi... more »ng offense. The author gives many hilarious examples of the Irish gift of eloquence.« less