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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Keelta, Keelty
- Variants
- Cailte, Caoilte
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
A warrior of the Fianna and one of its greatest poets; cousin and companion of Fionn mac Cumhaill, surviving into the time of Saint Patrick in 'Acallam na Senórach'.
The story behind Caílte
In Acallam na Senórach, the centuries-old Caílte and Oisín — having outlived their Fianna by magical means — wander Ireland with Saint Patrick, telling him the place-lore and tales of every hill and stream.
Mythology & legend
Cousin and chief lieutenant of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle.
Did you know?
Caílte mac Rónáin was Fionn's poet and one of the few survivors of the fall of the Fianna.
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