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)
 
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Seanfhocal an lae 🐗

fionnfolklore.org/en/item/2852

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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

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Did you know that Oisín has a son named Oscar?

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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?

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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!
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Neach osnádúrtha an lae: Áillen 🔥

fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/dta

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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

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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

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

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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

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Did you know the fianna were an actual historical institution in early medieval Ireland? 👀

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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.

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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!

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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

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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