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“Blarney”
Chances the blarney will be as thick as the shamrocks when the Irish honor St. Patrick on March 17th.
But the original “blarney” wa9 an Irish chieftain who proved that you can win even if you lose.
When the castle qjF Blarney was besieged by the English, the lord of the manor concluded an armistrice with the English commander. He promised vto surrender the old homestead to an English garrison in Cork on a certain date. .The Englishman waited politely for the terms of the armistice to
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