False Blarney Stone

Shamrock, Texas

The Irish-flavored town of Shamrock, Texas, has a chunk of the real Blarney Stone encased in concrete monument. It wasn't enough. Maybe the town was worried that the original, security-conscious monument wasn't as kissable as it could be. Maybe its original Shamrock home, in a tiny town park, was too easy to miss. Or maybe there was just too much blarney in Shamrock for one stone.

For whatever reason, the town erected another, fake Blarney Stone on Main Street. It's taller, embossed with a lovable leprechaun (an ideal kissing spot), and helpful instructions: "Kiss this Blarney Stone for Everlasting Good Luck." A horseshoe embedded in its base apparently acts as a Texan Luck Power Booster.

When the real Blarney Stone was moved to a new spot on Main Street in 2018, the town had no more need for the imposter, but kept it anyway.

Other Blarney Stones can be smooched in Emmetsburg, Iowa; Irish Hills, Michigan; and even across the state in Lubbock, Texas. But no other town has two.