It is said that if one kisses the blarney Stone one is endowed with the gift of eloquence. If that is true, then it would appear that Hal Roach has had a long standing love affair with it. Whereever he performs, he leaves a trail of lightheartedness in his wake. Ireland’s most travelled storyteller, Ireland’s King of Blarney, call him what you want but the thing that gives him the most pleasure is the laughter of the audience.