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An Irish Word Tripper Fresh from the Blarney Castle

September 22, 2015 by Barbara McNichol Leave a Comment

by Barbara McNichol

I simply had to share this sign from the Blarney Castle, which I recently visited on my trip to Ireland and the UK. As the creator of Word Trippers, I recognized there’s a world of difference between “Blarney” and “Baloney.”

Irish Word Tripper

Here’s what the quotation in the small print says:

Blarney is the varnished truth. Baloney is the unvarnished lie. Blarney is flattery laid on just thin enough to like it. Baloney is flattery so thick we hate it.  I firmly believe that if the world had a little more Blarney and a little less baloney, it would not be in the mess it is today. – Monsignor Fulton Sheen

Do you agree with this Irish Word Tripper definition? Do you have a different one? Please share it here–with lots of blarney and no baloney.

 

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