Facts about Finn McCool and the Giant's Causeway

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   A prominent feature of the myth is that Finn McCool's wife Oonagh is credited with the clever ruse that saves her husband from the fearsome Scottish giant.

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   Finn McCool himself is known in Irish as Fionn mac Cumhaill, a legendary hero and leader of the warrior band called the Fianna.

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   Benandonner, the Scottish giant in the Finn McCool myth, is said to have destroyed part of the causeway during his retreat to prevent Finn from following him.

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   The Giant's Causeway itself, the real basalt rock formation in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was formed by ancient volcanic activity approximately 60 million years ago.

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   In the legend, Finn McCool's wife disguises him as a baby to trick Benandonner into fleeing back to Scotland in fear of the infant's supposed enormous father.

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   According to Irish legend, Finn McCool built the Giant's Causeway as a bridge to Scotland so he could fight the Scottish giant Benandonner.

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