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Finn MacCumhail


Fionn mac Cumhaill (/ˈfɪn məˈkl/ fi-UN mə-KOOL; Irish pronunciation: [ˈfʲin̪ˠ mˠakˠ ˈkuːw̃əlːʲ];Old Irish: and Middle Irish Find or Finn, mac Cumail or Umaill), sometimes transcribed in English as MacCool or MacCoul, was a mythical hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, occurring also in the mythologies of Scotland and the Isle of Man. The stories of Fionn and his followers the Fianna, form the Fenian Cycle (an Fhiannaíocht), much of it narrated in the voice of Fionn's son, the poet Oisín.

Finn was originally a celtic god. His name originates from the Celtic Vindos, giving the Welsh Gwyn (viz. the mythological figure Gwyn ap Nudd), and the Gaulish Vindonnus, and means "blond", "fair", "white", or "bright". That a widespread cult of Finn existed among european celts is reflected in continental place names derived from Finn or Vindos, such as Vienna, Windisch/Vindonissa, Vendresse and others. The Scottish form of his name, Fingal /ˈfɪŋɡəl/, comes from a retelling of the legends in epic form by the 18th-century poet James Macpherson.


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