When the deputy sent officers to try to convince MacCarthy to swear allegiance to the queen, they were greeted, according to the story as related in the book The Blarney Stone, with “long, eloquent, cajoling speeches, promising much but delivering little. ”
Ametnikud, kelle saadik läkitas MacCarthyt veenma, et ta kuningannale truudust vannuks, võeti raamatu „The Blarney Stone ” sõnul vastu„ pika, sõnaosava ja keelitava kõnega, neile lubati palju, kuid tehti vähe ”.