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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 ...

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The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. Although many of the manuscripts have failed to survive, and much more material was probably never committed to writing, there is enough remaining to enable the identification of four distinct, if overlapping, cycles: the Mythological Cycle, The Ulster Cycle, th ...

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In Irish mythology, Cumhal (earlier Cumal, pronounced roughly "Coo-al" or "Cool") son of Trénmór ("strong-great") was a leader of the fianna and the father of Fionn mac Cumhail. He was a suitor for the hand of Muirne, daughter of the druid Tadg mac Nuadat, but Tadg refused him, so he abducted Muirne. Tadg appealed to the High King, Conn of the Hundred Battles, who made war against Cumhal. Cumhal was killed in the Battle of Cnucha by Goll mac Morna, who took over leadership of the fian, but Mui ...

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Goal may refer to: Goal (management) Goal (sport) Goal (ice hockey) Goal! (film) Goal or Goll mac Morna, a character in Irish mythology. The Goal, book by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Objective See also. Gaol, where people are imprisoned. ...

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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 ...

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The three main manuscript sources for Irish mythology are the late 11th/early 12th century Lebor na hUidre which is in the library of the Royal Irish Academy, the early 12th century Book of Leinster in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, and the Rawlinson manuscript B 502 (Rawl.), housed in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Despite the dates of these sources, most of the material they contain predates their composition. The earliest of the prose can be dated on linguistic grounds to the 8th century, and some ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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It was part of the duty of the medieval Irish bards, or court poets, to record the history of the family and the genealogy of the king they served. This they did in poems that blended the mythological and the historical to a greater or lesser degree. The resulting stories form what has come to be known as the Historical Cycle, or more correctly Cycles, as there are a number of independent groupings. The kings that are covered range from the almost entirely mythological Labraid Loingsech, who became High King of Ireland around 431 BC t ...

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Irish mythology, Irish mythology - The sources, Irish mythology - Mythological cycle, Irish mythology - Other important Tuatha Dé Danann figures, Irish mythology - Ulster cycle, Irish mythology - Fenian cycle, Irish mythology - Historical cycle, Irish mythology - Other tales, Irish mythology - Adventures, Irish mythology - Voyages, Irish mythology - Folk tales

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The Mythological Cycle, comprising stories of the former gods and origins of the Irish, is the least well preserved of the four cycles. The most important sources are the Metrical Dindshenchas or Lore of Places and the Lebor Gabála Érenn or Book of Invasions. Other manuscripts preserve such Mythological tales as The Dream of Aengus, The Wooing Of Étain and Cath Maige Tuireadh, The (second) Battle of Magh Tuireadh. One of the best known of all Irish stories, Oidheadh Clainne Lir, or The Tragedy o ...

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Irish mythology, Irish mythology - The sources, Irish mythology - Mythological cycle, Irish mythology - Other important Tuatha Dé Danann figures, Irish mythology - Ulster cycle, Irish mythology - Fenian cycle, Irish mythology - Historical cycle, Irish mythology - Other tales, Irish mythology - Adventures, Irish mythology - Voyages, Irish mythology - Folk tales

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The Ulster Cycle is set around the beginning of the Christian era and most of the action takes place in the provinces of Ulster and Connacht. It consists of a group of heroic stories dealing with the lives of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, the great hero Cúchulainn, the son of Lug, and of their friends, lovers, and enemies. These are the Ulaid, or people of the North-Eastern corner of Ireland and the action of the stories centres round the royal court at Emain Macha, close to the modern city of Armagh. The Ulaid had close links with the Irish colony in Scotland, and part of Cà ...

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Irish mythology, Irish mythology - The sources, Irish mythology - Mythological cycle, Irish mythology - Other important Tuatha Dé Danann figures, Irish mythology - Ulster cycle, Irish mythology - Fenian cycle, Irish mythology - Historical cycle, Irish mythology - Other tales, Irish mythology - Adventures, Irish mythology - Voyages, Irish mythology - Folk tales

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Like the Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle is concerned with the deeds of Irish heroes. The stories of the Fenian Cycle appear to be set around the 3rd century and mainly in the provinces of Leinster and Munster. They differ from the other cycles in the strength of their links with the Irish-speaking community in Scotland and there are many extant Fenian texts from that country. They also differ from the Ulster Cycle in that the stories are told mainly in verse and that in tone they are nearer to the tradition of romance than the tradition of epic. The stories concern the doings of Fionn m ...

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Irish mythology, Irish mythology - The sources, Irish mythology - Mythological cycle, Irish mythology - Other important Tuatha Dé Danann figures, Irish mythology - Ulster cycle, Irish mythology - Fenian cycle, Irish mythology - Historical cycle, Irish mythology - Other tales, Irish mythology - Adventures, Irish mythology - Voyages, Irish mythology - Folk tales

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