MACCUMHAIL Fionn Demne Maol

Male Abt 0225 - Abt 0284  (59 years)

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  • Name MACCUMHAIL Fionn Demne Maol 
    Birth Abt 0225  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 0284  Gabhrán, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Fionn mac Cumhaill is said to be the posthumous son of Cumhall Mac Trénmoir of Leinster by Muireann, daughter of the druid Tadg mac Nuadat.[1] His father is said to have died in the Battle of Cnucha which is said to have occurred in 225 AD.[1] Thus, Fionn mac Cumhaill was born about 225 AD.

      Fionn mac Cumhaill was first called "Demne Maol" by his mother, Muireann. [2] [3]

      Demne Fionn Mac Cumhaill (Finn Mac Cool) was a mid 3rd century Irish warrior, a poet and a seer around who have grown many legends that have enriched Irish mythology. Finn Mac Cumhaill and his father Cumhall Mac Trénmoir of Leinster led the Fianna who kept a watch on inlets and anchorages against the threat of invasion by marauding foreigners. [4] [5]

      His father was Cumhall son of Treanmhor; an uncle of the High King Conn Cétchathach Ceadcatha (Conn of the hundred battles). [6]

      Two Wives [7]

      Grain was the first wife of Finn MacCool
      Ailbhe was the second wife of Finn Mac Cool
      Death
      Fionn is said to have died in the Battle of Gabhair which is said to have occurred about 284 AD.[8]

      Research Note
      Fionn mac Cumhaill, also known as Finn McCool, is a central hunter-warrior character in the Fenian Cycle, one of the four major cycles of Irish mythology along with the Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle, and the Historical Cycle.[9]

      Source
      ↑ 1.0 1.1 Silvester O'Halloran, A Rorg-Caṫa, or Martial Ode, Sung at the Battle of Cnucha by Fergus, Son of Finn, and Addressed to Goll, the Son of Morna; with a Literal Translation and Notes, The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy , 1788, Vol. 2 (1788), pp. 7-17 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/30079248.pdf : accessed 24 Dec 2020)
      ↑ Fionn Mac Cumhaill: Celtic Myth in English Literature page: 47 by James MacKillop pub: Syracuse University Press 1986
      ↑ Your Irish Culture : The Legend of Fionn mac Cumhaill
      ↑ Celt : Letter of Florence Mac Carthy to the Earl of Thomond, on the ancient history of Ireland para: 6 (Author: Florence MacCarthy Reagh) Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
      ↑ Magic & Mythology : Fionn Mac Cumhaill
      ↑ Know that it was Cumhall son of Treanmhor, the fourth in descent from Nuadha Neacht, king of Leinster, who was his father, and that his mother was Muirn Mhunchaomh daughter of Tadhg son of Nuadha, druid of Cathaoir Mor The History of Ireland page: 331 by Geoffrey Keating Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
      ↑ The British Chronicles vol: 1 page: 113 by David Hughes pub: Heritage Book, 2007
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    Person ID I59353  Freeman-Smith
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

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     1. FHINN Áine ingen,   b. Abt 0245, Éire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 0290, Éire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F347442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 


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