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    What is the origin of the saying, "Kiss me, I'm Irish"?

    Question #75700. Asked by annaphillips. (Feb 10 07 3:36 PM)


    Sofie

    		It is a reference to the Blarney Stone. Kissing the Blarney stone brings you good luck so if you can't kiss the stone the next best chance of getting good luck is "kissing an irish person."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_stone




    Feb 10 07, 3:42 PM
    star_gazer

    		My friend toured Ireland and I asked him if he had kissed the famous Blarney Stone he had not because of being warned of unfriendly locals who would pee on it!

    Feb 10 07, 4:46 PM
    Sofie

    		A widely-known urban legend asserts that locals and/or employees at Blarney Castle urinate on the Stone outside of opening hours, in order to have a laugh at the tourists' expense.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_stone#Popular_culture

    Feb 11 07, 5:15 AM
    What-A-Mess

    		It tis The Luck-O'-The-Irish that promotes this phrase.

    Feb 11 07, 7:35 AM

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