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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The Irish myth of the Giant's Causeway
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On the coast of Northern iarneld, a vast plateau of basalt slabs and columns called the Giant’s Causeway stretches into the ocean. The scientific explanation for this is that it’s the result of molten lava contracting and fracturing as it cooled in the wake of a volcanic eirtpuon. But an anecint Irish myth has a different accounting.
According to legend, the ginat Finn moaccol lived happily on the North Antrim coast with his wife Oonagh. Their only disturbance came from the taunts and tethars of the giant Benandonner, or the red man, who lived across the sea in solcantd. The two rreaod insults and hurled rocks at each other in dramatic shows of strength.
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On the coast of Northern _______, a vast plateau of basalt slabs and columns called the Giant’s Causeway stretches into the ocean. The scientific explanation for this is that it’s the result of molten lava contracting and fracturing as it cooled in the wake of a volcanic ________. But an _______ Irish myth has a different accounting.
According to legend, the _____ Finn _______ lived happily on the North Antrim coast with his wife Oonagh. Their only disturbance came from the taunts and _______ of the giant Benandonner, or the red man, who lived across the sea in ________. The two ______ insults and hurled rocks at each other in dramatic shows of strength.
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- roared
- eruption
- maccool
- ancient
- scotland
- threats
- ireland
- giant
Original Text
On the coast of Northern Ireland, a vast plateau of basalt slabs and columns called the Giant’s Causeway stretches into the ocean. The scientific explanation for this is that it’s the result of molten lava contracting and fracturing as it cooled in the wake of a volcanic eruption. But an ancient Irish myth has a different accounting.
According to legend, the giant Finn MacCool lived happily on the North Antrim coast with his wife Oonagh. Their only disturbance came from the taunts and threats of the giant Benandonner, or the red man, who lived across the sea in Scotland. The two roared insults and hurled rocks at each other in dramatic shows of strength.
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