Finn McCool
was an Ulster tribal chieftan and commander of the King of Ireland's warriors. He was renowned in Ireland for his fighting ability and for his strength. What he could do is limited only by one's imagination! It was said that Finn could pick thorns out of his heels while running. And once during a fight with a Scottish giant, he scooped up a huge clod of earth and flung it at his fleeing rival. The clod fell into the sea and turned into the Isle of Man. The hole it left filled up with water and became Lough Neagh, the largest lake in Ireland. All of these stories about Finn, and many more too, are certified as true according to the highest standards of Irish storytelling. For certain, he stands tall in the annals of Irish myth and legend.