"Finn Mac Cool" redirects here. For the novel by Morgan Llywelyn, see Finn Mac Cool (novel). For 'son of the hazel', the legendary king, see Mac Cuill.
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Fionn mac Cumhaill meets his father's old companions in the forests of Connacht; illustration by Stephen Reid.
Fionn mac Cumhaill (/ˈfɪnməˈkuːl/FIN mə-KOOL; Ulster Irish:[ˈfʲɪn̪ˠmˠəkˈkuːl̠ʲ]Connacht Irish:[ˈfʲʊn̪ˠ-]Munster Irish:[ˈfʲuːn̪ˠ-]; Scottish Gaelic: [ˈfjũːn̪ˠmaxkˈkʰũ.əʎ]; Old and Middle Irish: Find or Finn[1][2]mac Cumail or mac Umaill), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is the leader of the Fianna bands of young roving hunter-warriors, as well as being a seer and poet. He is said to have a magic thumb that bestows him with great wisdom. He is often depicted hunting with his hounds Bran and Sceólang, and fighting with his spear and sword. The tales of Fionn and his fiann form the Fianna Cycle or Fenian Cycle (an Fhiannaíocht), much of it narrated by Fionn's son, the poet Oisín.
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