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    Coirpre Mac Etaíne (Cairbre) Amairgin (Amergin) Sencha Mac Ailella Cnu Deireóil Mongán Taliesin Heinen Fardd Other Bards
  4. Cnu Deireóil

Cnu Deireóil

Harper of Finn Mac Cumhaill. Cnu Deireóil was said to be the son of Lugh Lamfada. There are many references to Cnu Deireóil in the tales of the Fenian Cycle.

Cnu Deireóil was a dwarf with golden hair. Cnu Deireóil's harp and his music could induce enchanted sleep.

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Cnu Deireóil – "Little Nut".

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Bards:

  • • Coirpre Mac Etaíne (Cairbre)
  • • Amairgin (Amergin)
  • • Sencha Mac Ailella
  • • Cnu Deireóil
  • • Mongán
  • • Taliesin
  • • Heinen Fardd
  • • Other Bards
Diorruing

Diorruing

A Fenian warrior with the gift of clairvoyance. Diorruing was the son of Dobar Ua Baíscne. Diorruing was the friend of Finn Mac Cumhaill. Diorruing's skill with the second sight enabled him to see the present and the future. In the Pursuit of Diar...

November 25th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Finn Mac Cumhaill

Finn Mac Cumhaill

The greatest Fianna warrior in the Fenian cycle. Finn was the son of Cumhaill and Muirenn (Muirne, Murna), who was the daughter of the druid Tadg and the granddaughter of Nuada of the Silver Hand. During the reign of Conn, his father died before h...

November 25th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Díarmait

Díarmait

Díarmait ua Duibne or Diarmaid O'Dyna was the son of Donn and the foster son of Angus Óg. Díarmait was one of the warriors and companions of Finn Mac Cumhaill. In the Acallam na Senórach, Caílte called Díarmait his foster-brother. Before he was bo...

November 25th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Connla

Connla

Connla was the younger son of Conn Cétchathach and brother of Art. Connla was described as having fair hair, so he was called Connla of the Golden Hair. The only story I could find on Connla was in a tale called Echtrae Conli or "The Adventure of ...

November 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Cian

Cian

Cian was the son of Dian Cécht and Danu. Cian had two brothers: Goibhniu (master smith) and Sawan. But according to Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann (Death of the Children of Tuireann), his brothers were Cu and Cethe; they were the sons of Cainte. Cian ...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Muirenn (Muirne)

Muirenn (Muirne)

Muirenn, or Muirne as she known in English narratives, was the Danann daughter of Tadg and granddaughter of Nuada of the Silver Hand. She was often called "Muirne of the White Neck". Frequently, it was mentioned that Muirenn had two sisters – the ...

November 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Cumhaill

Cumhaill

Captain of the Fianna (rígfhéinnid) and chieftain of Clan Baiscne. Cumhaill (Cumhall or Cool) was the son of Trenmor and descendant of Baíscne. Cumhaill was also the brother of Crimmal. Cumhaill married Muirenn, daughter of Tadg and granddaughter ...

November 25th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Fenian Cycle

Fenian Cycle

Fenian Cycle was often called the Ossian Cycle (or Ossianic Cycle). The Fenian Cycle is a collection of stories about the warriors within a military order called the Fianna Éireann during the reign of Conn Cetchathach and Cormac Mac Airt. The main...

November 25th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Dark Druid (Fer Doirich)

Dark Druid (Fer Doirich)

The Dark Druid or Fer Doirich was a powerful druid who loved Sadb, daughter of Derg Díanscothach of Síd Ochta Cleitigh or of Bodb Derg son of Dagda. Because Sadb refused to love him, the Dark Druid transformed her into a fawn. The Fenian hero Finn...

May 13th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Bé Chuille & Dianann

Bé Chuille & Dianann

Druidesses or sorceresses. Bé Chuille and Dianann were daughters of the woodland goddess Flidais. They were sisters of Bé Téite, and possibly of Fand, wife of Manannán Mac Lir. Bé Chuille was among those listed who fought in the First Battle of Ma...

May 13th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
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