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Finegas

A poet and sage who mentors the young Fionn in wisdom.

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Finegas shows up with force in The Boyhood of Fionn. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The poet who mentors Fionn and under whom Fionn gains wisdom.

Finegas first appears in 0014 the boyhood of fionn.

In The Boyhood of Fionn: The poet who mentors Fionn and under whom Fionn gains wisdom.

Later, in IX: The poet and master living by the Boyne Water, teaching Fionn and awaiting the Salmon of Knowledge.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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The Boyhood of Fionn
The poet who mentors Fionn and under whom Fionn gains wisdom.
IX
The poet and master living by the Boyne Water, teaching Fionn and awaiting the Salmon of Knowledge.
The Salmon of Knowledge
The poet and teacher who catches the Salmon of Knowledge, struggles with the prophecy that he must give it to Fionn, and ultimately honors fate by letting Fionn eat it.
XI
Mentioned as the poet from whom Fionn received his education before departing for Tara.

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