Irish Fairy Tales · Character

Fiachna Finn

A warrior and ally of the Fianna, involved in various adventures.

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Also known as Fiachna

Fiachna Finn's tie to Mongan is one of the pressures that moves Irish Fairy Tales—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Son of Baltan, travels to Lochlann, goes bail for the cow, and is elected King of Ulster.

Fiachna Finn first appears in 0062 the enchanted cave of cesh corran.

With Mongan (family): Fiachna Finn is Mongan's father, a king whose legacy shapes Mongan's identity.

In V: Son of Baltan, travels to Lochlann, goes bail for the cow, and is elected King of Ulster.

Later, in VI: King of Ulster who is forced by the Black Hag to wage war on Lochlann; he leads his troops but is driven into a tree by venomous sheep.

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V
Son of Baltan, travels to Lochlann, goes bail for the cow, and is elected King of Ulster.
VI
King of Ulster who is forced by the Black Hag to wage war on Lochlann; he leads his troops but is driven into a tree by venomous sheep.
VII
King trapped in a tree by venomous sheep; agrees to give Manannán his crown rights for one day in exchange for deliverance.
VIII
King of Ulster, father of Mongan, killed in battle by Fiachna Duv.

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