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Finn mac Cumhail

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Finn mac Cumhail Fionn mac Cumhail, or Finn MacCool , semimythical Irish hero. His exploits are recorded in long narrative poems by Ossian and in many ballads, called Fenian ballads after the Fenians, or Fianna, professional fighters whom Finn was said to have headed in the 3d cent. Certain tales involve such events as Finn's pursuit of the lovers Diarmuid and Grania, who was Finn's wife. The stories of Finn inspired the Fingal of James Macpherson and played an important part in the Irish literary renaissance .

Bibliography: See Duanaire Finn: The Book of the Lays of Fionn, ed. and tr. by E. MacNeill (3 vol., 1908–53).

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Finn Mac Cumhail

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Finn Mac Cumhail (Finn MacCool or Fingal) (active 2nd or 3rd century ad) Semi-mythical Irish leader of a group of soldiers known as the Fianna. Their exploits were recorded in many poems, including those in the 12th-century Book of Leinster and others said to have been written by his son, Ossian.

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