Traditional hero.

1. Finn MacCoolFinn MacCool

2. Finn McCool and the legend ofFinn McCool and the legend of
the Giantthe Giant’’s Causeways Causeway

3. The GiantThe Giant’’s Causeways Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway is located in County
Antrim on the northeast coast of Ireland.

4. What is it?What is it?
The area consists of an estimated 40,000
hexagonal basalt columns, which were
formed during a volcano eruption 60
million years ago.

5. The Legend of Finn McCoolThe Legend of Finn McCool
A long, long time ago
in IrelandIreland there lived
a giant called FinnFinn
McCoolMcCool
He was very proud to
say that he was the
biggestbiggest, bravestbravest
giantgiant in Ireland
No-one in Ireland
dared to challenge him

6. BenandonnerBenandonner
However in Scotland
there was a giant,
much bigger and
fiercer called
BenandonnerBenandonner
He was known as the
most fierce,fierce,
fearless, bravest,fearless, bravest,
and strongestand strongest giant
in Scotland.Scotland.

7. FightFight
One day when Finn was going about his
daily business, Benandonner began to
shout insults from across the sea.
In anger Finn lifted a lump of earth and
threw it at the giant. He challenged him
to a fight.
Benandonner threw a rock back at Finn
and told him he couldn’t swim.

8. The CausewayThe Causeway
Since Benandonner couldn’t swim and there was
no boat big enough to carry a giant, Finn built a
huge causeway (a bridge)huge causeway (a bridge) of giant stones across
the water so that the Scottish giant could travel
across the sea to Ireland.

9. Benadonner comes to IrelandBenadonner comes to Ireland
However when Finn McCool
realises the size of
Benandonner and that he is
much bigger than him. He is
petrified.petrified. He knew that
Benandonner would kill him.
He knew that he couldn’t
fight him so ran home to his
house
He asked his wife Oonagh to
hide him

10. FinnFinn disguiseddisguised as a babyas a baby
Luckily Finn’s wife
Oonagh was a very
clever and tacticalclever and tactical
woman..
She told Finn not to
worry, she disguiseddisguised him
as a baby told him to go
to the sofa and pretend
to sleepsleep there..

11. Ben arrives furious at FinnBen arrives furious at Finn’’s houses house
Ben asks Finn’s
wife where he is
Oonagh tells Ben
that Finn is out
but invites him in
for some tea
She tells Ben to be
quiet and shows
him the “baby”
(Finn McCool)
that is sleeping

12. Ben cannot believe how big the baby isBen cannot believe how big the baby is
He is so shocked at
the size of the baby
that he runs away
“If the baby is huge
the father must be
extremely
GINORMOUS!!”
He runs back to
Scotland
He destroys the
Causeway so that Finn
McCool can’t find him

13. GiantGiant’’s Boots Boot
On the wayOn the way
home he losthome he lost
his boothis boot
It is still thereIt is still there
todaytoday

18. What is a legend?What is a legend?
An unbelievable story handed down by
tradition from other generations and
popularly accepted as historical.

19. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=t_WcJEZ-76s