NITB launches an interactive ‘Dancing Stones’ booth to highlight the lesser-known legend of the Giant’s Causeway
THINK of Finn McCool and you instantly imagine a tough, mythical Irish warrior. You certainly don’t suddenly conjure up thoughts of an old romantic who stole the heart of a young lady through the art of dance.
But according to legend, Finn McCool was quite the charmer and at Northern Ireland’s most famous tourist attraction, the Giants Causeway, he once danced upon a stone to win the hand of fair Oonagh.
Now, many years on, myth has it that if you were to step on this very same stone, then you would immediately turn into an amazing dancer.
The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB), in an attempt to find out if this is actually true, is giving folks the opportunity to dance on the stone and to experience its magic.
NITB will be visiting shopping centres in Northern Ireland with its new Dancing Stone interactive video booth and is encouraging people to have a go.
The interactive Dancing Stone video booth will be Victoria Square Shopping Centre, Belfast on November 17 – 18 and users can have a dance-off with the giant Finn McCool to get on the leader board.
Anyone who takes on Finn McCool will be in with the chance of winning tickets to the new Causeway Visitor Centre and one lucky person will win an overnight stay for a family of four at the Causeway Hotel. To enter the competition scan the QR code or text DANCE1 to 87080.
NITB is also encouraging everyone to take a trip to the Giant’s Causeway to find the real dancing stone for themselves.
“Many people are aware of the myth that the Giant’s Causeway was built by Finn McCool as a way to reach his Scottish rival Benandonner,” said NITB’s Social and Digital Marketing Manager, Kathryn Leech.
“The story goes that Finn fell asleep and the Scottish giant came across to find him. Upon seeing that the Scotsman was much larger than her husband, his wife Oonagh wrapped him up and passed him off as her baby. Benandonner began to wonder what size the ‘child’s’ father must be and made his return to Scotland, tearing up the Causeway as he went,” Kathryn continued.
“The legend of how Finn won the hand of his quick-thinking wife by dancing on a magical stone is lesser known and NITB’s interactive video booth is a fun, interactive way of bringing this story to life.
“We’re sure people will be excited to take on Finn McCool to see if they can rival his impressive dancing skills. We hope everyone will also take some time out to visit the Giant’s Causeway to search for the magical dancing stone and to share the legends that surround this unique tourist attraction with their families so they can continue to be passed down from generation to generation,” she added.
For more information on the Dancing Stone game visit www.discovernorthernireland.com/Win-Prizes-with-The-Dancing-Stone-A784 or to watch a video about the game visit http://youtu.be/iQq82UvyT9c