# Fiacuil mac Cona — Irish Fairy Tales character guide

> Fiacuil mac Cona in Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fiacuil

**First appearance:** 0062-the-enchanted-cave-of-cesh-corran

## Who they are

A warrior of the Fianna, known for his strength and loyalty.

## In the story

### [The Boyhood of Fionn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/irish_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-boyhood-of-fionn)

Involved in the killing of the young poets, an event that impacts Fionn's early life.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/irish_fairy_tales_se/chapters/vi)

A great robber who kills the young poets, but spares Fionn upon learning he is the son of Uail mac Baiscne.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/irish_fairy_tales_se/chapters/vii)

Fiacuil is the robber who takes Fionn into his den in the marsh, teaches him tricks and weaponry, and later gives him up to his guardians.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/irish_fairy_tales_se/chapters/xiii)

Fionn's fosterer, a great robber who brings the spear Birgha and negotiates a payment for his help.

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