Giant's Causeway

Ireland thrives on legends that blend myth and reality in an unknowable measure. It is a land of saints and dragons, warrior-kings and gods, fairies and giants. It is a land of mystery and music. And at the northernmost edge of this green and magical island lies a geological formation that has fascinated its human visitors for centuries--and that, quite naturally for Ireland, is mixed inextricably with legend. THE LEGENDARY FINN The legend of the Giant's Causeway features Finn McCool (also rendered as MacCool or MacCumhaill), a wee lad of a giant merely 52 and a half feet tall, who is said to have built the Causeway. Details associated with ...  Read the complete review

With the tales of Finn Maccool and his disagreement with the Scottish giant in our heads we went to visit the giants causeway. Could this once have been a road across the sea to Scotland built by Finn Maccool to go across to visit his ladylove in Staffa Scotland? Could an Irish giant outwit a Scottish one by pretending to be his own baby? Did the Scottish giant really break the causeway afraid of Finn? When we got to the causeway we could see where the stories come from. There is an old lady climbing a hill, she has been climbing that hill for many years! Did smoke ever come out of the chimney stacks? There is the grand organ with pipes up the cliff ...  Read the complete review

In the mid-1800s the Victorian novelist Thackeray visited the Giant's Causeway. He was less than impressed, and famously remarked something to the effect that it was a lot of trouble to go to just to see a pile of stones. However, the Causeway is more than just a bunch of rocks - it is a unique geological manifestation, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. For anyone visiting Northern Ireland, this is a must-see. Access has much improved since the Victorian era, too. There is a hotel at the top of the Causeway, and a visitors centre [burned down, unfortunately]. The road now goes down to the rocks themselves - you don't have to use the ...  Read the complete review

GIANTS CAUSEWAY If you have never been to N. Ireland and visited the Grand Causeway then you don’t know what you are missing. Situated 12km. East of Portrush it is one of the most famous sights to be seen in Ireland. There are 6km of sheer cliffs rising to over 90m. and forming a series of bays, which are spectacular. The National Trust provides a 8 km of coastal path which will take you the whole way to Whitepark Bay, and a small bus will also take visitors down to the Grand Causeway itself. The Grand Causeway is an astonishing complex of basalt columns packed tightly together and the tops of these form stepping stones which lead from the ...  Read the complete review