#finnmaccool

This really blew me away at how awesome nature is. Giants Causeway is a UNESCO world heritage site and was formed millions of years ago by volcanic lava cooling. I’m still not sure how it gets the hexagonal pattern but it’s in a few places around the world apparently. We took the red route which was the steep difficult one but were most definitely rewarded with an amazing view. Our bus driver told the legend of the Irish giant Finn mac Cool and the Scottish giant Benandonner. Finn was challenged Tina fight by Benandonner so he built a causeway to reach Scotland so he could go and attack him. When he got there Finn saw he was way undermatched and ran back over the causeway shivering in fear as Benandonner was much bigger than him. Finns wife had a plan and got him super drunk so he passed out and then she dressed him in a baby outfit and bonnet and put him in a cradle. When Benandonner comes over the causeway looking for Finn, his wife says he’s out getting ready for the fight and only the baby is there asleep. When he sees how huge this baby is, he runs away breaking the causeway behind him so Finn Mac Cool can’t chase him 🤓

Odi et amo. . (Fionn and Goll. They hated each others, but the latter moved mountains and even went to hell to save the former.) . . . #sketch #sketchbook #illustration #fionnmaccumhaill #finnmaccool #irish #ireland #irishfolklore #irishhero #traditionalart #drawing #ink #comics #bromance #irishliterature #jamesstephen #characterdesign #irishfairytales #instaart #instadraw (presso Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy)

Fionn mac Cumhaill. . I just read James Stephens' Irish Fairy Tales, and I'm very much into Irish Folklore. So, expect at least three themed posts because HOW FREAKING COOL (*wink wink, pun intended*) IS THIS MAN. . . . #sketch #sketchbook #illustration #fionnmaccumhaill #finnmaccool #irish #ireland #irishfolklore #irishhero #irishwolfhound #traditionalart #traditionaldrawing #drawing #ink #inked #irishfairytales #instaart #instadraw #irishliterature #fairytales #characterdesign (presso Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy)

Finn playing with his toy bin more than his actual toys 😂 I promise this isn't going to just be a dog Instagram but I'm still recovering and starting my second term of school 👍 . . . (📷 @llyndelai) #finnmaccool #cairnterrier #cairnterrierpuppy #puppy #dog #puppydog #silly #basket #puppyinabasket #katieversace

Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway #FinnMacCool #theGiantsCauseway #FinnMacCoolandtheGiantsCauseway Over the last 300 years, the Giant's Causeway has often been described as 'The Eighth Wonder of the World'  This extraordinary natural feature is in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. The area consists of an estimated 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns. The tops of the columns look like stepping stones that lead from the foot of the cliffs out into the sea where they disappear. Although most of the columns are hexagonal, some have 4, 5, 7 or 8 sides. The tallest columns are about 12 metres high (nearly 40 ft). It has been managed by the National Trust since 1961 and in 1986 was declared a World Heritage site. Across the sea, Fingal’s Cave, on the Scottish island of Staffa, is formed by identical hexagonal basalt columns, probably a huge influence in the development of the Finn McCool story.