Finn McCool in Podcasts
personMythical hero from Irish legends, leader of warriors called Fianna, associated with Irish mythology.
Mentions Over Time
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Fresh Air
'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land'
And there's a wolfhound in the novel called Bran and he's called after Finn McCool's dog.
You're Dead to Me
Medieval Irish Folklore (Radio Edit)
a mythical hero called Finn McCool and his band of warriors, the Fianna, and the King's Cycle, which are legends about historical and semi-historical Irish kings. And the Tuha de Danann were said to have acquired magic in the Northern islands before coming to Ireland. So they are what you might know as the fairies. And a lot of this activity is listed in an actual book we have called the Book of Invasions, because we don't forget.