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Aillen A selection of articles related to Aillen: In Irish mythology, Áine (also Aillen) was a goddess of love, growth, cattle and the sun. She was the daughter of Egobail, and sister of Aillen and/or Fennen. In some versions of the myth, she is the wife of Gerold Iarla; in others, rather than being married, he raped her, and may have been subsequently killed by her; in yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of Manannan mac Lir Fionn mac Cumhail (earlier Finn or Find mac Cumail or mac Umaill, pronounced roughly "Finn mac Cool") was a legendary hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, also known in Scotland and the Isle of Man. The stories of Fionn and his followers, the Fianna, form the Fenian cycle, much of it supposedly narrated by Fionn's son, the poet Oisín. The Fenian Brotherhood took their name from these legends See this and more articles and videos below.

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In Irish mythology, Aillen or Áillen was a monster from Mag Mell, the underworld. Every year at Samhain he would burn Tara with his fiery breath after lulling its inhabitants to sleep with his music. Fionn mac Cumhail, protected by a magic spear, defeated him and won the leadership of the Fianna. Aillen was also a popular personal name in ancient Ireland and was used by several personages. The fertility goddess Aine is also sometimes known by this name. Other related archivesAi

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* Encyclopedia - Áine In Irish mythology, Áine (also Aillen) was a goddess of love, growth, cattle and the sun. She was the daughter of Egobail, and sister of Aillen and/or Fennen. In some versions of the myth, she is the wife of Gerold Iarla; in others, rather than being married, he raped her, and may have been subsequently killed by her; in yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of Manannan mac Lir. The feast of Midsummer Night was held in her honor. In County Limerick, she was a fairy queen. She is sometimes mistakenly equat ... Including:

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* Encyclopedia - Fionn mac Cumhail

Fionn mac Cumhail (earlier Finn or Find mac Cumail or mac Umaill, pronounced roughly "Finn mac Cool") was a legendary hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, also known in Scotland and the Isle of Man. The stories of Fionn and his followers, the Fianna, form the Fenian cycle, much of it supposedly narrated by Fionn's son, the poet Oisín. The Fenian Brotherhood took their name from these legends. Fionn or Finn is actually a nickname meaning "fair" (in reference to hair colour), "white" or "bright". His childhood name was Deimne, and several legends tell how he gai ... Including:

Fionn mac Cumhail - Legend

* Encyclopedia II - Fionn mac Cumhail - Legend

Fionn mac Cumhail - Birth. Fionn was the son of Cumhal, leader of the fianna, and Muirne, daughter of the druid Tadg mac Nuadat who lived on the hill of Almu in County Kildare. Cumhal abducted Muirne after her father refused him her hand, so Tadg appealed to the High King, Conn of the Hundred Battles, who outlawed him. The Battle of Cnucha was fought between Conn and Cumhal, and Cumhal was killed by Goll mac Mo ...

* Encyclopedia II - Fionn mac Cumhail - Folklore

Many geographical features in Ireland are attributed to Fionn. Legend has it he built the Giant's Causeway as stepping-stones to Scotland, so as not to get his feet wet; he also once scooped up part of Ireland to fling it at a rival, but it missed and landed in the Irish Sea — the clump became the Isle of Man, the void became Lough Neagh. Fingal's Cave in Scotland is also named after him, and shares the feature of hexagonal basalt columns with the nearby Giant's Causeway in Ireland. Legend also has it that he was tricked ...

* Encyclopedia II - Fionn mac Cumhail - Modern literature

In 1761 James Macpherson announced the discovery of an epic in the Scottish Gaelic language on the subject of "Fingal" (Finn mac Cumhail) written by Ossian (Oisín), and in December he published Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language. His cycle of poems had widespread influence on such writers as Goethe and the young Walter Scott, but there was controversy from the outset about Macpherson's claims to have translated the works from ancient sources. They are now regarded as fabrication, probably ...

* Encyclopedia II - Tuathal Teachtmhar - Legend

Tuathal was the son of a former High King deposed by an uprising of "subject peoples" who returned at the head of an army to reclaim his father's throne. The oldest source for Tuathal's story, a 9th century poem by Mael Mura of Othain, says that his father, Fiacha Finnfolaidh, was overthrown by the four provincial kings, Éllim of Ulster, Sanb (son of Cet mac Mágach) of Connacht, Foirbre of Munster and Eochaid Ainchenn of Leinster, and that it was Éllim who took the High Kingship. During his rule Ireland suffered famine as God punis ...

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