disapproval Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something. pleasant but untrue things that you say to someone in order to trick or persuade them (Blarney Stone, large piece of stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland which is said to give skill in flattery to people who kiss it). Village (pop., 1995 est.: 3,000), County Cork, Ireland. Situated northwest of the city of Cork, it is famous as the site of Blarney Castle ( 1446). Below the battlements on the southern castle wall is the Blarney Stone, which in local legend is said to make anyone who kisses it proficient in blarney (smooth, flattering talk)