Irish Fairy Tales · Character

Oisín

Son of Fionn and Saeve, a poet and warrior of the Fianna.

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First appearance: Oisín's Mother

Oisín shows up with force in VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Fionn's son, who answers that the cuckoo's call is the finest music.

Oisín first appears in 0035 ois n s mother.

In VIII: Fionn's son, who answers that the cuckoo's call is the finest music.

Later, in The Birth of Bran: Son of Fionn and Saeve, brother to Bran.

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VIII
Fionn's son, who answers that the cuckoo's call is the finest music.
The Birth of Bran
Son of Fionn and Saeve, brother to Bran.
Oisín's Mother
Oisín is the son of Fionn and Saeve, found by Fionn after being raised in the wild.
V
The boy found on the mountain is implied to be Oisín, Fionn's son, though not named in this excerpt.
VI
The boy, revealed as Oisín, learns speech and tells Fionn his story, though his memories are blurred between worlds.
VII
The boy found by the Fianna, who lived with a deer and is named Oisín, meaning Little Fawn.
I
Fionn's son, present at the banquet and gives gifts to Fergus.
IV
Oisín is among the Fianna who are captured and bound.
V
Released from enchantment after Goll's victory.
VI
Refuses to fight the hag, feeling too weak, which surprises Fionn.

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