Fionn Folklore Database
@fionnfolklore.bsky.social
The biggest online repository of the Fenian folklore of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.
https://fionnfolklore.org
https://fionnfolklore.org
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We're thrilled to announce the winner and finalists of our #artcompetition.
Comhghairdeas libh!
Winner: @laoighseach.bsky.social for a piece inspired by "An Cluiche Fichille faoin gCrann Iúir" (The Chess Game beneath the Yew Tree).
Comhghairdeas libh!
Winner: @laoighseach.bsky.social for a piece inspired by "An Cluiche Fichille faoin gCrann Iúir" (The Chess Game beneath the Yew Tree).
This week’s folklore tidbit from the Ordnance Survey explores the origins of the placename Cullen in County Tipperary. Was it the site of a deadly battle involving Fionn Mac Cumhaill? Watch our video to find out!
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #folklore #irishfolklore
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #folklore #irishfolklore
August 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This week’s folklore tidbit from the Ordnance Survey explores the origins of the placename Cullen in County Tipperary. Was it the site of a deadly battle involving Fionn Mac Cumhaill? Watch our video to find out!
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #folklore #irishfolklore
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #folklore #irishfolklore
Another Ordnance Survey folklore nugget, or should we say stone! Across Ireland, ancient stones tell stories of the Fianna. Watch our video to learn about John O’Donovan’s efforts to link Fionn and the placename Áth Liag (Ford of the Flagstone)!
@folkloresociety.bsky.social ety.bsky.social
@folkloresociety.bsky.social ety.bsky.social
August 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Another Ordnance Survey folklore nugget, or should we say stone! Across Ireland, ancient stones tell stories of the Fianna. Watch our video to learn about John O’Donovan’s efforts to link Fionn and the placename Áth Liag (Ford of the Flagstone)!
@folkloresociety.bsky.social ety.bsky.social
@folkloresociety.bsky.social ety.bsky.social
Watch our latest video to uncover the folklore hidden beneath the landscape in Crossboyne, Co. Mayo! These ancient sites were linked to Fionn Mac Cumhaill and schoolteachers and priests who secretly taught and ministered there during the Penal Era.
@ria.ie #mythology #irishfolklore
@ria.ie #mythology #irishfolklore
Fionn Folklore Database
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July 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Watch our latest video to uncover the folklore hidden beneath the landscape in Crossboyne, Co. Mayo! These ancient sites were linked to Fionn Mac Cumhaill and schoolteachers and priests who secretly taught and ministered there during the Penal Era.
@ria.ie #mythology #irishfolklore
@ria.ie #mythology #irishfolklore
Today's folklore nugget from the Ordnance Survey Letters comes courtesy of scholar Eugene O’Curry! O’Curry recalled a Fianna tale associated with Gleann an Smóil, in which Oisín tells Saint Patrick of the valley's astonishing abundance.
fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4414
fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4414
July 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Today's folklore nugget from the Ordnance Survey Letters comes courtesy of scholar Eugene O’Curry! O’Curry recalled a Fianna tale associated with Gleann an Smóil, in which Oisín tells Saint Patrick of the valley's astonishing abundance.
fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4414
fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4414
Conán agus Piast Locha Dheirg (Conán and the Monster of Loch Dearg) is our Ordnance Survey of Ireland Tale of the Week! Watch our video below to learn more!
For more versions, see here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pld
@fsg-dcu.bsky.social @ria.ie #irishfolklore #mythology #fiannaiocht
For more versions, see here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pld
@fsg-dcu.bsky.social @ria.ie #irishfolklore #mythology #fiannaiocht
July 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Conán agus Piast Locha Dheirg (Conán and the Monster of Loch Dearg) is our Ordnance Survey of Ireland Tale of the Week! Watch our video below to learn more!
For more versions, see here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pld
@fsg-dcu.bsky.social @ria.ie #irishfolklore #mythology #fiannaiocht
For more versions, see here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pld
@fsg-dcu.bsky.social @ria.ie #irishfolklore #mythology #fiannaiocht
It’s July 1, and the summer solstice is just behind us! Here’s hoping Ossian’s prediction of enduring sunshine proves true! 🌞
For more version of Dàn Oisein na Grèine (Sun Hymn), see: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/msh0
#scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #mythology
For more version of Dàn Oisein na Grèine (Sun Hymn), see: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/msh0
#scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #mythology
July 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It’s July 1, and the summer solstice is just behind us! Here’s hoping Ossian’s prediction of enduring sunshine proves true! 🌞
For more version of Dàn Oisein na Grèine (Sun Hymn), see: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/msh0
#scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #mythology
For more version of Dàn Oisein na Grèine (Sun Hymn), see: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/msh0
#scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #mythology
According to local tradition in County Derry, Slaghtaverty takes its name from a battle in which Fionn defeats the great local enchanter Averty?
See here to read the full story from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland! fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4447
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #folklore
See here to read the full story from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland! fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4447
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #folklore
June 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
According to local tradition in County Derry, Slaghtaverty takes its name from a battle in which Fionn defeats the great local enchanter Averty?
See here to read the full story from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland! fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4447
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #folklore
See here to read the full story from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland! fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4447
@ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #folklore
In our latest video, we turn to the Ordnance Survey correspondence of John O’Donovan! In this tale, he encounters a man named Donnelly in County Kildare, who was convinced he had discovered the location of Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s hidden treasure!
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #folklore
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #folklore
June 23, 2026 at 9:03 PM
In our latest video, we turn to the Ordnance Survey correspondence of John O’Donovan! In this tale, he encounters a man named Donnelly in County Kildare, who was convinced he had discovered the location of Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s hidden treasure!
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #folklore
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #folklore
Our project director Natasha Sumner was in Milford, MA this weekend to take part in athought-provoking round table discussion of ‘strength’ in the Celtic World! Thank you for having us!
@nofamegames @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
@nofamegames @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
June 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Our project director Natasha Sumner was in Milford, MA this weekend to take part in athought-provoking round table discussion of ‘strength’ in the Celtic World! Thank you for having us!
@nofamegames @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
@nofamegames @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
Did you know that an early 1900s project "Survey of Dialects", also preserved Fianna songs and stories in Ireland? Check out the video below to uncover a version of a local legend concerning the Fenian warrior Feardhamhan. doegen.ie/LA_1256d1
fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio...
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht
fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio...
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht
June 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Did you know that an early 1900s project "Survey of Dialects", also preserved Fianna songs and stories in Ireland? Check out the video below to uncover a version of a local legend concerning the Fenian warrior Feardhamhan. doegen.ie/LA_1256d1
fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio...
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht
fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio...
@ria.ie #fiannaiocht
Where in Ireland do you think we have catalogued the most Fianna folklore? The answer is County Kerry!
Explore one of Tomás Mac Gearailt's tales here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/po and read the original manuscript on Dúchas.ie: www.duchas.ie/en/cbe/90006.... @duchas-ie.bsky.social
Explore one of Tomás Mac Gearailt's tales here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/po and read the original manuscript on Dúchas.ie: www.duchas.ie/en/cbe/90006.... @duchas-ie.bsky.social
June 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Where in Ireland do you think we have catalogued the most Fianna folklore? The answer is County Kerry!
Explore one of Tomás Mac Gearailt's tales here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/po and read the original manuscript on Dúchas.ie: www.duchas.ie/en/cbe/90006.... @duchas-ie.bsky.social
Explore one of Tomás Mac Gearailt's tales here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/po and read the original manuscript on Dúchas.ie: www.duchas.ie/en/cbe/90006.... @duchas-ie.bsky.social
Did you know that you can explore Fianna stories recorded on the Isle of Man on our database? The story in our video, Boddagh yn Cooat Laaghagh, was collected from Edward Faragher, a farmer and fisherman from Cregneach, Isle of Man.
#fiannaiocht #peopleoftheisleofman #manxlanguage #folklore
#fiannaiocht #peopleoftheisleofman #manxlanguage #folklore
June 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Did you know that you can explore Fianna stories recorded on the Isle of Man on our database? The story in our video, Boddagh yn Cooat Laaghagh, was collected from Edward Faragher, a farmer and fisherman from Cregneach, Isle of Man.
#fiannaiocht #peopleoftheisleofman #manxlanguage #folklore
#fiannaiocht #peopleoftheisleofman #manxlanguage #folklore
If you want to dig into the remarkable story of how Irish revolutionaries used Fenian tales in the push for Irish independence, make sure to check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026)!: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhaill
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhaill
May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
If you want to dig into the remarkable story of how Irish revolutionaries used Fenian tales in the push for Irish independence, make sure to check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026)!: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhaill
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhaill
Ba phleisiúr é bheith ag caint faoin mbunachar bhéaloideas na Féinne i mBaile Átha Cliath ar na mallaibh! Tá muid fíorbhuíoch d’Fhiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU agus Clár Léann na Gaeilge, Ollscoil Notre Dame as Comhdháil ar na Daonnachtaí Digiteacha a reachtáil.
May 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Ba phleisiúr é bheith ag caint faoin mbunachar bhéaloideas na Féinne i mBaile Átha Cliath ar na mallaibh! Tá muid fíorbhuíoch d’Fhiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU agus Clár Léann na Gaeilge, Ollscoil Notre Dame as Comhdháil ar na Daonnachtaí Digiteacha a reachtáil.
Sean-nós singer and storyteller Joe Heaney shared Irish stories and songs in the USA! Ten of these collected tales about the Fianna are cataloged on our database: fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio...
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #University of Washington Libraries
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #University of Washington Libraries
May 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Sean-nós singer and storyteller Joe Heaney shared Irish stories and songs in the USA! Ten of these collected tales about the Fianna are cataloged on our database: fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio...
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #University of Washington Libraries
#fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #University of Washington Libraries
Seanchaí – Tradition Bearer 💫
Check out Fionn Folklore database to discover Fenian stories that have been passed down through the generations:
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays
#fionnmaccumhail #fiannaiocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
Check out Fionn Folklore database to discover Fenian stories that have been passed down through the generations:
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays
#fionnmaccumhail #fiannaiocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
April 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Seanchaí – Tradition Bearer 💫
Check out Fionn Folklore database to discover Fenian stories that have been passed down through the generations:
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays
#fionnmaccumhail #fiannaiocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
Check out Fionn Folklore database to discover Fenian stories that have been passed down through the generations:
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays
#fionnmaccumhail #fiannaiocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore
There's a lot to say about 1,400 years of the Fenian tradition! Thank you to @bcirishstudies for hosting an enjoyable and thought-provoking discussion of our Project Director Natasha Sumner's book Heroes of the Gael!
#anfhiannaíocht #fionnmaccumhaill #IrishFolklore #scottishfolklore
#anfhiannaíocht #fionnmaccumhaill #IrishFolklore #scottishfolklore
April 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
There's a lot to say about 1,400 years of the Fenian tradition! Thank you to @bcirishstudies for hosting an enjoyable and thought-provoking discussion of our Project Director Natasha Sumner's book Heroes of the Gael!
#anfhiannaíocht #fionnmaccumhaill #IrishFolklore #scottishfolklore
#anfhiannaíocht #fionnmaccumhaill #IrishFolklore #scottishfolklore
Thanks to Kneecap, we’ve been ag machnamh ar the term ‘Fenian’ and its links to Fionn agus na leideanna.
For more information on the term’s origins, check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026) ~ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #fenian #gaeilge
For more information on the term’s origins, check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026) ~ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #fenian #gaeilge
April 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Thanks to Kneecap, we’ve been ag machnamh ar the term ‘Fenian’ and its links to Fionn agus na leideanna.
For more information on the term’s origins, check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026) ~ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #fenian #gaeilge
For more information on the term’s origins, check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026) ~ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #fenian #gaeilge
Have you ever heard of the story of Carraig Ó gCoinneall (Carrigogunnell/The Rock of the Candle) in Co. Limerick? 🕯️🕯️
You can still see Cloughregan to this day!
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/secc ~ Carraig Ó gCoinneall
#irishfolklore #limerick #fionnmaccumhaill #folklore #ireland
You can still see Cloughregan to this day!
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/secc ~ Carraig Ó gCoinneall
#irishfolklore #limerick #fionnmaccumhaill #folklore #ireland
March 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Have you ever heard of the story of Carraig Ó gCoinneall (Carrigogunnell/The Rock of the Candle) in Co. Limerick? 🕯️🕯️
You can still see Cloughregan to this day!
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/secc ~ Carraig Ó gCoinneall
#irishfolklore #limerick #fionnmaccumhaill #folklore #ireland
You can still see Cloughregan to this day!
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/secc ~ Carraig Ó gCoinneall
#irishfolklore #limerick #fionnmaccumhaill #folklore #ireland
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! ☘️
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bo ~ Baisteadh Oisín (Oisín’s Baptism)
#láfhéilepádraig #agallamhidiroisínaguspatrick #seachtainnagaeilge #irishfolklore #stpatricksday
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bo ~ Baisteadh Oisín (Oisín’s Baptism)
#láfhéilepádraig #agallamhidiroisínaguspatrick #seachtainnagaeilge #irishfolklore #stpatricksday
March 17, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! ☘️
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bo ~ Baisteadh Oisín (Oisín’s Baptism)
#láfhéilepádraig #agallamhidiroisínaguspatrick #seachtainnagaeilge #irishfolklore #stpatricksday
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bo ~ Baisteadh Oisín (Oisín’s Baptism)
#láfhéilepádraig #agallamhidiroisínaguspatrick #seachtainnagaeilge #irishfolklore #stpatricksday
When Oisín was old, blinded with age and his strength nearly gone, he used to tell #StPatrick stories about the days of the Fianna. Let's just say Patrick was far from the easiest of audiences to sway! 🐦⬛☘️
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/cap ~ Cailín Aimsire Phádraig
#láfhéilepádraig
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/cap ~ Cailín Aimsire Phádraig
#láfhéilepádraig
March 16, 2026 at 10:45 AM
When Oisín was old, blinded with age and his strength nearly gone, he used to tell #StPatrick stories about the days of the Fianna. Let's just say Patrick was far from the easiest of audiences to sway! 🐦⬛☘️
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/cap ~ Cailín Aimsire Phádraig
#láfhéilepádraig
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/cap ~ Cailín Aimsire Phádraig
#láfhéilepádraig
Sa mhir seo, cuireann Oisín ceist ar Phádraig an ligfidh sé a chuid cúnna isteach sna flaithis. Deir Pádraig nach féidir le duine ar bith dul ar neamh gan cead a fháil ó Dhia. Bhuel, ní dúirt sé nach raibh cead acu dul chun na bhflaitheas…😌🐾
#láfhéilepádraig #irishfolklore #béaloideas
#láfhéilepádraig #irishfolklore #béaloideas
March 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Sa mhir seo, cuireann Oisín ceist ar Phádraig an ligfidh sé a chuid cúnna isteach sna flaithis. Deir Pádraig nach féidir le duine ar bith dul ar neamh gan cead a fháil ó Dhia. Bhuel, ní dúirt sé nach raibh cead acu dul chun na bhflaitheas…😌🐾
#láfhéilepádraig #irishfolklore #béaloideas
#láfhéilepádraig #irishfolklore #béaloideas
Cothromaíocht na hAimsire | The balancing out of the weather.
De réir an tseanfhocail seo, deir Fionn go n-aimsíonn an aimsir cothramaíocht i gcónaí (cuir i gcás, cúitíonn earrach fliuch agus samhradh tirim a chéile de ghnáth).
#irishfolklore #seanfhocal #gaeilge #seachtainnagaeilge
De réir an tseanfhocail seo, deir Fionn go n-aimsíonn an aimsir cothramaíocht i gcónaí (cuir i gcás, cúitíonn earrach fliuch agus samhradh tirim a chéile de ghnáth).
#irishfolklore #seanfhocal #gaeilge #seachtainnagaeilge
March 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Cothromaíocht na hAimsire | The balancing out of the weather.
De réir an tseanfhocail seo, deir Fionn go n-aimsíonn an aimsir cothramaíocht i gcónaí (cuir i gcás, cúitíonn earrach fliuch agus samhradh tirim a chéile de ghnáth).
#irishfolklore #seanfhocal #gaeilge #seachtainnagaeilge
De réir an tseanfhocail seo, deir Fionn go n-aimsíonn an aimsir cothramaíocht i gcónaí (cuir i gcás, cúitíonn earrach fliuch agus samhradh tirim a chéile de ghnáth).
#irishfolklore #seanfhocal #gaeilge #seachtainnagaeilge
Nuair a d’fhill Oisín ar Éirinn tar éis éachtraí Thír na nÓg, bhuail sé le Naomh Pádraig a’s mar sin, thosaigh an comhrá cáiliúil idir naomh a’s laoch. Le linn na míosa seo chugainn, cuirfimid blúiríní den agallamh idir Oisín a’s Pádraig suas ar ár meáin shóisialta! ☘️
#láfhéilepádraig
#láfhéilepádraig
March 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Nuair a d’fhill Oisín ar Éirinn tar éis éachtraí Thír na nÓg, bhuail sé le Naomh Pádraig a’s mar sin, thosaigh an comhrá cáiliúil idir naomh a’s laoch. Le linn na míosa seo chugainn, cuirfimid blúiríní den agallamh idir Oisín a’s Pádraig suas ar ár meáin shóisialta! ☘️
#láfhéilepádraig
#láfhéilepádraig
A huge congratulations to our project director Natasha Sumner on the launch of #HeroesoftheGael! 🥳
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
(p.s. followers of the database can avail of a discount: P329 👀)
#irishfolklore #feniancycle #scottishfolklore #fiannaíocht #medievalliterature
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
(p.s. followers of the database can avail of a discount: P329 👀)
#irishfolklore #feniancycle #scottishfolklore #fiannaíocht #medievalliterature
February 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A huge congratulations to our project director Natasha Sumner on the launch of #HeroesoftheGael! 🥳
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
(p.s. followers of the database can avail of a discount: P329 👀)
#irishfolklore #feniancycle #scottishfolklore #fiannaíocht #medievalliterature
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
(p.s. followers of the database can avail of a discount: P329 👀)
#irishfolklore #feniancycle #scottishfolklore #fiannaíocht #medievalliterature