Blarney

Blarney is name of a Castle near Cork in Ireland. It is said that there is a stone, popularly known as blarney-stone, which is said to give the gift of persuasive speech whosoever kisses it. The term is thus applied to the talk or the persuasive speech that charms, pleasantly flatter or persuade someone. Even the amusing and harmless nonsense is also called blarney.