Most of us are already blessed with it in Cork.

But tourists hoping to receive the gift of the gab have placed Cork’s famous Blarney Stone in fourth place on a list of the top ten ‘lucky landmarks’ in Europe.

For centuries, people have sought to boost their fortunes by visiting sites believed to bring good luck, whether tossing coins into fountains or touching centuries-old statues.

Legend has it that kissing the hard-to-reach Blarney Stone (if you’ve never been, you need to hang upside down to do the deed) bestows the gift of eloquence.

 

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To find out, the online gambling website SuomiCasino analysed the popularity of some of the most iconic sites, drawing on data from Instagram, TikTok, and Google search trends to determine the most popular lucky landmarks throughout Europe.

Ranking in fourth place among Europe’s top lucky landmarks, The Blarney Stone has been tagged in 76,900 Instagram posts and is searched 110,000 times a month.

Topping the list with the highest number of Instagram posts (745,000), TikTok videos (43,900), and global monthly Google searches (823,000) is the Trevi Fountain in Rome. This iconic 18th-century masterpiece isn’t just admired for its breathtaking Baroque beauty, tradition says that if you toss a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain, your wish will come true.

Coming in a close second is the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, with 636,000 Instagram posts, 42,200 TikTok videos, and an impressive 550,000 average monthly Google searches. According to local legend, placing your thumb into the ‘Sweating Column’ a mystical pillar within the mosque and twisting your hand is believed to grant wishes.

Rounding out the top three is the Pont des Arts in Paris, where couples from around the world attach love locks to the bridge’s railings in hopes of securing everlasting love.

After Blarney Stone in Cork is Sėkmės Pilvas in Vilnius, Lithuania, a bronze belly sculpture believed to bring good luck to those who give it a rub.