Fionn mac Cumhaill (/ˈfɪn məˈkuːl/ FIN mə-KOOL; Ulster Irish: [ˈfʲɪn̪ˠ mˠək ˈkuːl̠ʲ] Connacht Irish: [ˈfʲʊn̪ˠ-] Munster Irish: [ˈfʲuːn̪ˠ-]; Scottish Gaelic:...
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novelist Fionn mac Cumhaill, figure from Irish mythology Fionn McLoughlin (born 1982), Irish rugby union player Fionn O'Shea (born 1997), Irish actor Fionn Regan...
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ancestors were, he reigned majestically and magnificently". The hero Fionn mac Cumhaill is supposed to have lived in Cormac's time, and most of the stories...
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which focuses on the adventures and heroic deeds of the fian leader Fionn mac Cumhaill and his band. In later tales, the fianna are more often depicted as...
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mythology. As its title implies, it recounts the boyhood exploits of Fionn mac Cumhaill, the cycle's central figure. The most important manuscript is Laud...
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Fenian Cycle (redirect from Fionn Cycle)
literature focusing on the exploits of the mythical hero Finn or Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warrior band the Fianna. Sometimes called the Ossianic Cycle...
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musicians Tim and Linda Whitehead. He was named after Irish folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill. Whitehead has two older sisters, Maisie, a performance artist and...
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as that, another variant of the story tells how Goll was chased by Fionn MacCumhaill, leader of the Fianna, to the north coast of Donegal where he was...
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associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill Abcán - dwarf poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann Abhean - poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann Aed - god of the underworld Aoi Mac Ollamain...
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Oisín (redirect from Oisín mac Cumhail)
Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the demigod son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and of Sadhbh (daughter of Bodb Dearg), and is the narrator of much...
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Bran and Sceólang ("raven" and "survivor") are the hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. The dogs are described as being...
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Baiscne, led by Fionn mac Cumhaill (often rendered as "Finn MacCool", Finn Son of Cumhall), and the Clann Morna, led by his enemy, Goll mac Morna. Goll killed...
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The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, which recounts the early adventures of Fionn mac Cumhaill. In the story, an ordinary salmon ate nine hazelnuts that fell into...
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which tells of her betrothal to Fionn mac Cumhaill, leader of the Fianna, and her subsequent elopement with Fionn's warrior Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. In The...
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Aillen (redirect from Aillén mac Midgna)
inhabitants to sleep with his music. This only ended with the arrival of Fionn mac Cumhaill, who inhaled the poison from his spear to keep himself awake and slew...
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sons Fíacha Sroiptine and Eochaid Doimlen. However, the fianna and Fionn mac Cumhaill demand a large tribute for the marriage, and Cairbre decides their...
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confused with the similarly named Abartach, a figure associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill. There is a place in the parish of Errigal in Londonderry, called...
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with Fionn mac Cumhaill. One tale of Abarta's trickery is where he offered himself as a servant to Fionn mac Cumhaill, shortly after Mac Cumhaill had succeeded...
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Ireland. Abartach was only vulnerable in one part of his body, and Fionn mac Cumhaill was able to slay him by sticking his thumb into his mouth to determine...
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According to Irish Mythology, it was the seat of the hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna. The site is currently part-owned by Roadstone Dublin...
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daughter that she will get her own head back if she marries a son of Fionn mac Cumhaill. The king's daughter finds one of the sons, Oisín, and tells him what...
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Carrick-on-Suir. The mountain is steeped in folklore and is associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill. On its summit are the remains of ancient burial cairns, which were...
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Both appear in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, which details the young life and adventures of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. Alfred Nutt for example distinguished...
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("mountain rapture"). Examples include the legends of King Arthur, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Charlemagne, Ogier the Dane, King David, Frederick Barbarossa at...
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absorbed the venom became the timber-wood made into the shield of Fionn mac Cumhaill. In "Balor on Tory Island" and the Irish text close to it, Lui Lavada...
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Caílte (Modern Irish: Caoilte) mac Rónáin was a nephew of Fionn mac Cumhaill, a warrior and a member of the fianna in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology...
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mythology, it concerns a love triangle between the great warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill, the beautiful princess Gráinne, and her paramour Diarmuid Ua Duibhne...
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surrounded and died fighting. Cethern was also said to be a mentor of Fionn Mac Cumhaill. Cecile O'Rahilly (ed & trans), Táin Bó Cúalnge from the Book of Leinster...
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known as the lover of Gráinne, the intended wife of Fianna leader Fionn mac Cumhaill in the legend The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne. Among his sons...
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