Listen "Fionn mac Cumhaill"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textis a hero in Ireland, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is the leader of the Fianna bands of young roving hunter warriors, as well as being a seer and poet. He is said to have all knowledge from the salmon of knowledge. He is often depicted hunting with his hounds bran and Sceólang, and fighting with his spear and sword. The tales of Fionn and his fianna was all passed to us by it being narrated by Fionn's son, the poet Oisín to Irish Monks and St. Patrick himself! They captured the oral history and put in written text.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions
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