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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Finn
- Variants
- Finn, Find
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
Borne by Fionn mac Cumhaill, leader of the Fianna in the Fenian Cycle, who gained wisdom by sucking his thumb after burning it on the Salmon of Knowledge.
The story behind Fionn
Founded the warrior band of the Fianna at the Hill of Allen, with his hounds Bran and Sceolán; said to sleep beneath an Irish hill until Ireland's hour of greatest need.
Mythology & legend
Fionn mac Cumhaill, leader of the Fianna; central hero of the Fenian Cycle.
Did you know?
He gained wisdom by sucking his thumb after burning it on the cooking Salmon of Knowledge.
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