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Fionn Folklore Database
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The biggest online repository of the Fenian folklore of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.
https://fionnfolklore.org
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Caoilte, the swift-footed warrior 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
 
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/dc - Duan na Ceàrdaich (The Lay of the Smithy)
 
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/lcf - Mar a Mhairbh Caoilte am Famhair (How Caoilte Slew the Giant)
 
#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology #mythology #folklore #fiannaíocht
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Seanfhocal an lae 🐗

fionnfolklore.org/en/item/2852

#gaeilge #gàidhlig #fiannaíocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #béaloideas #beulaithris #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #Diarmuid #DiarmuidandGráinne #anfhiannaíocht #fionnfolklore #irish #scottishgaelic
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Diarmuid Ua Duibhne 💚🐗

Check out his story below:

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/tdg ~ Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bdh ~ Bàs Dhiarmad

#irishmythology #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #mythology #folklore #fiannaíocht #fionnfolkloreproject #feniancycle
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Did you know that Oisín has a son named Oscar?

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology #gaelicmytholoy #fiannaíocht #anfhiannaíocht #fionnfolklore #fionnmaccumhaill #medievalliterature #oscar #oisín #fianna #ireland #scotland #gaeilge #gàidhlig
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Seanfhocal an lae:

Like Oisín after the Fianna // To be alone in this world.

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvo01

www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/fiann

#gailge #gàidhlig #fiannaíocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #béaloideas #beulaithris #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Oisín, the son of Fionn Mac Cumhaill 🦌

Did you know that a significant portion of the fenian lays are attributed to Oisín himself, and are often cast as reminiscences of his time with his father and the Fianna?

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology #gaelicmythology
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go léir!
Did you know that Fionn Mac Cumhaill had dealings with a vampire? 🧛
Check out the story of Abhartach and Fionn here: fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4447
Bígí cúramach anocht, beidh na hollphéisteanna amuigh!
#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #halloween #irishmythology
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Neach osnádúrtha an lae: Áillen 🔥

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/dta

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #gaelicmythology #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #oícheshamhna #halloween
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Ollphéist an Lae: An Torc // Monster of the Day: The Boar.

If you see Diarmuid, tell him to stay away from Ben Bulben/Ben Gulabin. 👀🐽

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bdh
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/tdg

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #gaelicmythology #arracht #fionnmaccumhaill #oícheshamhna
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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With #OícheShamhna fast approaching, we want to celebrate some of the most fearsome arrachtaí 7 neacha osnádúrtha (monsters and supernatural beings) Fionn and the Fianna must face in An Fhiannaíocht. Up first: an ollphéist scanrúil! 🐍🐍

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pld
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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- Fionn sa Chliabhán (Fionn in the Cradle)

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October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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@oddsendbends.bsky.social's interpretation of Conán agus Piast Locha Dheirg (Conán and the Monster of Loch Dearg)

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@OddsEndsBends
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October 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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And our finalists:

Aodhán Morris's interpretation of Cath Finntrágha (The Battle of Ventry)

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Insta - @aodhan_in_underland
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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We're thrilled to announce the winner and finalists of our #artcompetition.

Comhghairdeas libh!

Winner: @laoighseach.bsky.social for a piece inspired by "An Cluiche Fichille faoin gCrann Iúir" (The Chess Game beneath the Yew Tree).
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Who was Fionn Mac Cumhaill?

You can find out more about the hero himself by visiting our database where we've catalogued 3k+ records of folklore relating to Fionn and the Fianna:

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/mgf

fionnfolklore.org/en/characters

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #gaelicmythology
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Who was Cumhall, the father of Fionn?

You can find more about his story by visiting our database:

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/ccn

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/mgf

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology #dublin #fiannaíocht #fionnfolkloreproject #feniancycle #mythology #folklore
October 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Digital artists! If you’re looking for an #inktober prompt, our art competition closes next Wednesday (15/10). Be sure to get your entries in on time by emailing [email protected]. Winning entries will be promoted across our social media! 🎨

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology
October 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Did you know the fianna were an actual historical institution in early medieval Ireland? 👀

#fionnfolklore #fianna #fionnmaccumhaill #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #medievalhistory #feniancycle #finncycle #fiannaíocht #fianna #irishmythology #gaelicmythology #mythology #folklore
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Caorthann/Caorann/Rowan, a tree you’ll find bursting with red berries this autumn, crops up regularly in the tales of the fianna. In Bruíon Chaorthainn, Fionn and his men are trapped by their enemies in a magical hall made of rowan wood.

#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology #folklore
September 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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What were the seasons like in the time of the Fianna? 🍂

Well, according to Oisín, they tended to have:

“A foggy winter,
A frosty spring,
A varied summer
and a sunny autumn.”

Here’s to hoping we have a sunny autumn!

#autumn #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A luchd-ealain didseateach! Ma tha sibh a’ sireadh brosnachaidh, tha co-fharpais againn. Bu toil leinn gun cruthaich sibh obair-ealain air a bhrosnachadh le sgeulachd no caractar bhon stòr-dàta againn.

#artcompetition #gaelicfolklore #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #cofharpais
September 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Buenos días! Did you know that Spain often features in the tales of the Fianna?

Check out some examples of Fionn’s encounters with Spain:

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/mre

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/lni

#gaelicfolklore #feniancycle #fionnfolkloreproject #irishmythology #spain
September 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Ealaíontóirí digiteacha!
Má tá sibh ag lorg inspioráid, tá comórtas againn!

Ní mór iarratais don chomórtas a chur isteach faoin dáta deiridh (15ú Deireadh Fhómhair) is fógrófar na buaiteoirí go gairid ina dhiadh sin. Cuirfimid na saothair bhuaiteacha ar ár meáin shóisialta.
Go n-éirí libh!
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Have you ever heard of Loscadh na Teamhrach (‘The Burning of Tara’)?

Check out some of the versions of this fiery tale available in our database by following the links below:

fionnfolklore.org/en/item/789

fionnfolklore.org/en/item/787
September 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM