Best of Super Great Kids Stories - Finn McCool and the Giant's Causeway

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  Hello and welcome to the best of SuperGreatKids stories.

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  We are releasing one popular story from our archive in the middle of each month.

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  The story this month is...

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  Today it's St Patrick's Day, which is a big celebration in Ireland and beyond.

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  It began as a religious festival, but it now celebrates all things to do with Ireland.

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  There are parades, people dressed up in green, some as fairies, some as leprechauns, and there's Irish music and traditional food.

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  If you have connections with Ireland, you might be celebrating St Patrick's Day too!

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  This story from our archive is a trickster tale and also a how-and-why story.

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  It explains how some people say that the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland came to be.

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  The Giant's Causeway is a staircase of huge rocks stretching far out into the sea.

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  These steps are flat Now, here is Kate Corkery telling a story which was featured on the podcast on 17 March 2022.

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  Over to you, Kate!

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  Hello, super great kids!

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  Dear Yves Galear, happy St.

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  Patrick's Day!

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  It's Kate here and I have an Irish story for you that I hope you can help me to tell.

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  It's all about Finn McCool, the famous hero who worked for the High King of Ireland.

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  He was leader of the Fianna, you know, the brave band of warriors who kept peace in the land and helped people in trouble.

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  Together they had many adventures all over the country, but sometimes they had time off and they went home to be with their family.

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  One fine summer's day, Finn was walking by himself along the seashore.

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