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A long long time ago, the Scottish giant Benandonner threatened Ireland and its giant Finn McCool. So Finn McCool created the Giant’s Causeway by hurling chunks of the Antrim coast into the sea, forming a bridge to Scotland, however, realizing Benandonner's intimidating size, Finn retreated.
One day, cleverly disguised by his wife as a baby, Finn fooled Benandonner into believing he was the child of a far larger giant. Terrified, Benandonner fled back to Scotland, destroying the causeway in his haste.
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