Finn Mac Cool and the Giant's Causeway |
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- Social interactions and entertainment - 4 - 02 Jan 19 05:33
A mythological warrior and giant, Finn Mac Cool, also known as Fionn mac Cumhaill, is featured in several Irish myths and legends. The one he is most famous for is his relation to the Giant’s Causeway, which stands along the north coast of Ireland.
The Giant’s Causeway story tells of how Finn lived along Antrim’s north coast with his wife Oonagh and of course for his rivalry with Benandonner - a giant who lived across the water in Scotland.
It is said that Finn challenged Benadonner to a fight one day and decided to build a causeway of enormous stepping stones across the sea to Scotland so that he could walk across without getting his feet wet. However, as he reached Scotland and caught sight of Benandonner, he realized he was a much bigger giant than he was and hurried back to the north coast.
It was absolute that he needs to use his brain, not his muscles to win over his enemy, which is kind of a parallel for eIreland in eDominatios, under the guidance of Franky Four Fingers, who is our Finn Mac Cool.
On his return, Finn asked his wife Oonagh to help him hide from the great Benadonner. Oonagh disguised Finn as a baby and put him in a huge cradle, so when Benandonner saw the size of the sleeping ‘baby’, he assumed the father must be enormous in comparison. Benandonner ran away for fear of his life and ripped up the Causeway steps on his way back.
And so, legend has it that this is the reason the Giant’s Causeway exists in north Antrim (there is, of course, a geological explanation… but it’s just not as exciting!)
I hope you will like this story. I plan to share a lot more about Ireland and eIreland, because I really fell under the magic of this amazing country, at the moment I arrived. I hope that more people can feel the warmth of our community!
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02 Jan 19 05:34
Valukhey dani, sup?
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