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Uail mac Baiscne

Father of Fionn, a leader of the Fianna before his death.

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Also known as Uail, Baiscne

Uail mac Baiscne shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Fionn's father, former captain of the Fianna, killed by the clann-Morna.

Uail mac Baiscne first appears in 0014 the boyhood of fionn.

In I: Fionn's father, former captain of the Fianna, killed by the clann-Morna.

Later, in III: Fionn's father, the most famous and beautiful of men, chief of the Fianna, whose heroic deeds and downfall are central to the chapter.

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I
Fionn's father, former captain of the Fianna, killed by the clann-Morna.
III
Fionn's father, the most famous and beautiful of men, chief of the Fianna, whose heroic deeds and downfall are central to the chapter.
VI
Fionn's father, mentioned as the great captain whose son Fiacuil honors.
VIII
Fionn's deceased father, mentioned by the King of Kerry when he identifies Fionn as Uail's son.
XI
Fionn's father, referenced when Fionn announces his lineage.
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Mentioned in a note correcting the version of his death.

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