Giant's Causeway

Once upon a time...

There was an Irish giant named Fionn. His Irish descent left him confident and soon he thought of expanding his boundaries. One day, as he ventured into the forbidden Highlands of Scotland, he found himself lost. As he penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of the forest, he crossed paths with Oonagh, a stunning Scottish princess. Fionn's attraction to Oonagh was unshakable and after learning of her engagement to his Scottish nemesis Benandonner, he knew he must have her. Oonagh shared Fionn's affections and the two fled from Scotland. Being the clever giant that Fionn was, he gathered in his hand enough water to separate the two land masses, calling it the Irish Sea.

After finding Oonagh's letter of betrayal, Benandonner attempted to follow the couple and destroy their newly found love. He was appalled to find the body of water that left him marooned from his one love and his heart darkened into a pit of mould and decay. In a fit of rage, Benandonner threatened the young, arrogant giant and the constant quarreling between the two nations flourished. The hostility felt between Fionn and Benandonner grew relentlessly as if it had been nurtured in a garden by a tender hand. The two enemies struggled against each other's will from across the fitful Irish Sea and both itched at the land barriers that kept them from face to face battle.

Being the least patient of the two, Fionn quickly grew weary of the distanced quarrel. He soon built a Causeway that would allow him access to his foreign enemy. The prospects for final dominance over the Scottish giant were eminent, but the arrogance that welled within the young Irish giant out stretched his abilities, leading him to fall into a deep slumber. As he slept, Benandonner's suspicions of Fionn's scheming steered him in the direction of the Causeway. He was instantly enraged to have found the bridge, thinking it was Oonagh who had led Fionn back to Scotland. The thought of Oonagh betraying him for second time was just cause for him to cross the bridge first, his broken heart trailing behind miserably.

Oonagh, Fionn's wife knew how deeply her husband Fionn slept and became anxious when she saw Benandonner stalking towards their house. In the hopes of saving him, she covered him with a blanket, praying the Scottish giant might be fooled into thinking he was their baby son. Oonagh's plan worked, and Benandonner, frightened from the size of the Irish giant's baby, quickly left the home. As he retreated back to the Causeway, Benandonner became lost in his thoughts and was soon overcome with terror at the possible size of Fionn. He continued to move quicker and quicker until he found himself sprinting across the bridge, tearing up the Causeway with every step so as to prevent the Irish giant from following him. Benandonner knew the love he had for Oonagh had pierced through his soul and so, the giant left pieces of the Causeway for his beloved, if ever she decide to come back home.