How did the mythic giant Finn MacCool get to Scotland?
Correct answer: Finn walked; 40,000 stepping stones were laid down.
LaContessa
Interesting! I didn't know the legend behind the Giant's Causeway, or the Isle of Man.
Karen Lynn
For anyone who wants to know what Finns trick was...
Finn fled home, dressed up, and pretended to be a baby. Finns wife then told benandonner that finn wasn't at home, but she needed to check on their baby. Benandonner took one look at the baby and fled back over to Scotland. He thought that if that was the size of his baby, Finn must be huge! That is what we were told!!
romeo
Karen Lynn, this I'm guessing is the Irish version of the tale ...iv herd this before but never in such detail ..I'm thinking the scots version will be similar but not the same conclusion ..
Jay
The scientific explanation: It developed between 50 to 60 million years ago when a flood of lava oozed from fissures in the earth. The molten rock cooled and contracted, cracking into a series of some 40,000 columns, mostly in near-perfect hexagonal shapes.
QuizzMister
It's in Northern Ireland!
Uninitialized
RushMama2112, didn't know you had a thology where do you keep it.
Gary
Always pick the longest and more detailed answer.
Gem-kat1
Always wondered what the legend was behind the Giant's Causeway.
RushMama2112
Love mythology!
luckycatfay
LaContessa, I wonder if Finn Mac cool was the first Cool dude.
DeadlyLabyrinth41231
LaContessa, First I've ever heard of this myth.