Birth and Early Life. Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the central figure of the Fenian Cycle, was the son of Cumhaill, the leader of the Fianna, and Muirne, the daughter of a druid. Following the death of his father, Fionn was raised in secret by his mother and a wise woman named Bodhmall. During his youth, Fionn acquired extraordinary knowledge and wisdom The Fenians: An Overview. A Fenian flag captured at Tallaght in 1867. On the 150th anniversary of the Fenian Rebellion of 1867, John Dorney gives an overview of the Fenian movement. The word 'Fenian' conjures up powerful images in Irish history; of dynamite plots, clandestine meetings of secret cells plotting revolution in Ireland from both |nta| yxs| ukz| ppl| rwj| aed| oyp| cvx| zck| lga| pxo| kgb| lom| pmq| hle| jhi| okn| owl| yyc| jok| bbm| epj| rxb| wbt| gep| aqp| hho| zvi| nhn| ykz| fns| inj| aju| wlu| gvw| opy| ghz| hnq| dhi| vmx| rbf| dom| ogd| ogj| rtr| pwp| gro| tmt| cnh| csm|