School: Leitir Mhic an Bhaird (Robertson) (roll number 15283)

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1. Fionn Mc Cumhaill (continued)

   

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   made a grave. When he was going to bury him the old man rose up. “Ah that’s my brother’s head”. I’ll take the worth of it out of your bones. The fight began and every blow he was hitting Fionn he was putting from the flesh to the Bone and the Bone to the marrow. “Ah says Fionn. Heres my own sword and cut my head off at once and don’t keep me in pain any longer. I don’t care but have you killed this day month and take revenge out off your bones. He looked around and saw the Tang at his back. “Didn’t I tell you not to make big or wee with anyone until you would go home.
   This man was enchanted until now & if I’m not fit to kill him now he’ll kill the world. Come out until I fight a challenge with him. Poor Fionn was glad to get the chance. At last the Tang-la-more cut the head off him now only I came he would have you killed. Now he says she is on the top of the tower and her two eyes going out on her head. She’ll call to you to give her the Head. Tell her to hold out her two arms. There is a birth mark under her left breast and if you don’t hit her with this head on it she’ll be worse than all on us. But she did and the clothes were rotten and he hit her on the birthmark and down she came to the bottom. Fionn went home and when the young fellow was twentyone all the Fianna

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. Fianna (~595)
            1. Fionn Mac Cumhaill (~137)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nábla Nic Amhlaidhé

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Informant

   Dan Breslin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   Over 70

   Address

   Pointe na Corra, Co. Donegal