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The Animals within Irish Myth

By Bard Mythologies

Many animals within Irish Mythology play important parts. The Salmom of Knowledge is one such creature, and it has already been described how tasting the skin of this fish was […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

Diarmuid and Gráinne

By Bard Mythologies

Long ago in Ireland, in the time of the Fianna, one of the greatest and most famous warriors under Finn mac Cumhaill’s leadership was named Diarmuid O’Duibhne. Diarmuid was the […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

Grainne

By Bard Mythologies

Background Diarmuid was a young lieutenant of Finn, the now aging hero and leader of the Fianna. At a banquet Grainne, who was at the time betrothed to Finn, fell […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

Fionn Mac Cumhaill

By Bard Mythologies

Background Finn (Fionn) was the hero of the Fenian cycle and was the greatest leader of the Fianna. He was born after the death of his father, and so reared […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

The Birth and Boyhood of Finn Mac Cumhall

By Bard Mythologies

In Ireland long ago there was a powerful fighting force called the Fianna. This was a group of young men, who lived off the land, hunting and tracking in the […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

Oisín in Tír na nÓg

By Bard Mythologies

There was nothing the great Finn Mac Cumhaill liked more than a feast with a story and song, except for a hunt with his hounds and his men. He was […]

Filed Under: Irish Stories Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

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