• The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn (Old Irish: MacgnĂ­martha Finn) is a medieval Irish narrative belonging to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. As its title...
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    the Salmon of Wisdom. The account of this is given in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn. Young Fionn, still known by his boyhood name Demne, met the poet Finn...
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    known as "The Wise" and was once transformed into a salmon. The Salmon story figures prominently in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, which recounts the early adventures...
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  • Luachra or the "Grey one of Luachair", is the name of two characters in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. Both appear in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, which...
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  • Luachra are known as great warriors. Bodhmall's story appears in The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn. When Cumhall is slain by Goll mac Morna, his wife Muirne fears...
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    Old Croghan Man (category Collection of the National Museum of Ireland)
    corrosion, the arm-ring was returned to the body for display. Croghan Hill is known as Bri Eile in Irish myth. In "The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn", we are told...
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    Aillen (section Deeds)
    who resides in Mag Mell, the underworld.[citation needed] According to The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, he would burn Tara to the ground every year at Samhain...
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    Samhain (category Observances honoring the dead)
    of his impending doom by three undead horsemen who are messengers of Donn, the god of the dead. The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn tells how each Samhain the...
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    within the mound. It was believed to be a portal to the Otherworld. The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn says that each Samhain the men of Ireland went to the hilltop...
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  • according to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the teacher of Fionn mac Cumhaill, according to the tale The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn. For years he...
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