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LEGEND OF THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY
The Bushmills distillery (image above is courtesy of Chris Croton) is located close to the Giants Causeway, a UNESCO world heritage site, so i thought I would tell you one of the legends. There are various legends about the Giant’s Causeway, but I am going to tell you the one I heard when I was at the distillery. I think that is only fitting for a website about whiskey.
This version has it that an Irish giant built the causeway to bridge across to Scotland. There, he raided the livestock of the Scottish giant. The Scottish giant came back over the causeway to seek revenge for the raid and fight the Irish giant. The wife of the Irish giant, on seeing him cross the Causeway, and noting the size of the Scottish giant, was so afraid for her husband that she schemed to dress him up in baby clothes to protect him. There’s an absolutely beautiful Irish humour in this notion, something that absolutely positively captures the sense of humour of the country.
When the Scottish giant came to the house, he asked the wife where the Irish giant was, and the wife told the Scottish giant he was out. Looking around the house, the Scottish giant came across the baby. When he saw the size of the baby, he figured the father must be truly colossal, far too large to fight, and so ran back across the Causeway to Scotland, destroying it behind him. Hence, what is left now are only the basalt columns of various sizes. For more on the Giant’s Causeway, tickle your mouse a little whisky CLICK HERE!!!.
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Where did you get the picture at the top of your page from with misty water?