{"id":875964,"date":"2024-05-06T12:59:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttcbrendanblog.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=875964"},"modified":"2024-11-26T21:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:32:03","slug":"giants-causeway-northern-ireland-top-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/giants-causeway-northern-ireland-top-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Giant\u2019s Causeway one of Northern Ireland\u2019s Top Attractions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"875964\" class=\"elementor elementor-875964\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45393f65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45393f65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d454c4f\" data-id=\"6d454c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ae4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ae4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the land where iconic sights, great outdoor trails and legendary myths combine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825de04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"825de04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Planning a trip to Ireland? Make sure you include Northern Ireland in your travels so you can visit the iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site,\u00a0<a title=\"Giant's Causeway\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/activity-search?category=Activity&amp;pageSize=12&amp;text=giant%27s%20causeway\" data-anchor=\"?q=Giant%27s+Causeway\">Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/a>. Home to miles of stunning rugged landscapes, plunging cliffsides, and legendary giant\u2019s, the symmetrical stone columns that make the causeway will rock your world (pun intended).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c3632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64c3632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How was Giant\u2019s Causeway created?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faab593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faab593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-creation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875965\" alt=\"Giant&#039;s Causeway with the rising sun in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-creation.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-creation-330x165.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-creation-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfecd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bfecd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While geologists say Giant\u2019s Causeway was formed by volcanic activity, the Irish locals have a different story to tell. According to legend, these columns are the remains of a causeway built by Irish giant, Finn McCool. It spanned the sea between the Emerald Isle and the shores of Scotland in preparation for an epic battle between Finn and Scottish giant, Benandonner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f365c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f365c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story of Finn McCool\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d314bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d314bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-finn-mccool.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875966\" alt=\"Cliffs of Ireland on a cloudy day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-finn-mccool.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-finn-mccool-330x165.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-finn-mccool-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5eae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5eae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across the sea, the Scottish giant Benandonner was threating Ireland so in retaliation Finn McCool started building a causeway so they could settle the score face-to-face. When Finn completed the ancient footpath, he traveled to Scotland and saw just how big Benandonner was in comparison to him so he decided to run home. When Benandonner followed him back, McCool\u2019s wife disguised him as a baby in a blanket. This frightened Benandonner. He thought to himself, \u2018if Finn\u2019s baby is the size of a grown giant, how big must his father be?\u2019 Thankfully, to Finn\u2019s mischievous wife, Benandonner was scared off to Scotland forever and left Ireland alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c8f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94c8f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to visit Giant\u2019s Causeway and see the legend for yourself?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0b607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef0b607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-legend.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875968\" alt=\"Travellers on Giant&#039;s Causeway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-legend.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-legend-330x165.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brendan-vacations-the-gab-giants-causeway-top-attraction-legend-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1332eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1332eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pave your own path with these top trips that visit Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a title=\"Ireland's Northern Dream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/tours\/ireland-s-northern-dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/document\/783f878561f942a29bfdfbef84be51d5\">Ireland\u2019s Northern Dream<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Northern Discovery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/self-drive\/northern-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/document\/9074974bb16b4c03a2d8920a17586b7a\">Northern Discovery<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Irelands Giants &amp; Capital Cities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/locally-hosted-rail\/irelands-giants-capital-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/document\/efd8944530fb4444a8a7e197c5a71431\">Ireland\u2019s Giant\u2019s &amp; Capital Cities<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Ireland's Hidden Gems\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/self-drive\/irelands-hidden-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/document\/7b7b342340184ecbb9141ae0dfa8e89c\">Ireland\u2019s Hidden Gems<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cf553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cf553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Return to The Gab homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/document\/0bbc8bf2ca1247cd814073452c16fc1b\">Return to The Gab Homepage &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee79104\" data-id=\"ee79104\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53ab20 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"a53ab20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ttcbrendanblog.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/cropped-jennifer-helsper-brendan-vacations-author-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Jennifer Helsper\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJennifer Helsper\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJennifer Helsper started working in the travel industry in 2010 and has taken full advantage of every opportunity to explore the world ever since\u2026 Nowadays, she finds joy by encouraging others to do the same; 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-7-330x248.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/how-one-traveler-fell-in-love-with-scotland\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow One Traveler Fell in Love with Scotland\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t04\/09\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo 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