Another Ordnance Survey folklore nugget, or should we say stone! Across Ireland, ancient stones tell stories of the Fianna. Watch our video to learn about John O’Donovan’s efforts to link Fionn and the placename Áth Liag (Ford of the Flagstone)! @folkloresociety.bsky.social ety.bsky.social

Watch our latest video to uncover the folklore hidden beneath the landscape in Crossboyne, Co. Mayo! These ancient sites were linked to Fionn Mac Cumhaill and schoolteachers and priests who secretly taught and ministered there during the Penal Era. @ria.ie #mythology #irishfolklore

Today's folklore nugget from the Ordnance Survey Letters comes courtesy of scholar Eugene O’Curry! O’Curry recalled a Fianna tale associated with Gleann an Smóil, in which Oisín tells Saint Patrick of the valley's astonishing abundance. fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4414

Conán agus Piast Locha Dheirg (Conán and the Monster of Loch Dearg) is our Ordnance Survey of Ireland Tale of the Week! Watch our video below to learn more! For more versions, see here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pld @fsg-dcu.bsky.social @ria.ie #irishfolklore #mythology #fiannaiocht

It’s July 1, and the summer solstice is just behind us! Here’s hoping Ossian’s prediction of enduring sunshine proves true! 🌞 For more version of Dàn Oisein na Grèine (Sun Hymn), see: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/msh0 #scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #mythology

According to local tradition in County Derry, Slaghtaverty takes its name from a battle in which Fionn defeats the great local enchanter Averty? See here to read the full story from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland! fionnfolklore.org/en/item/4447 @ria.ie @fsg-dcu.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #folklore

In our latest video, we turn to the Ordnance Survey correspondence of John O’Donovan! In this tale, he encounters a man named Donnelly in County Kildare, who was convinced he had discovered the location of Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s hidden treasure! @ria.ie #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #folklore

Our project director Natasha Sumner was in Milford, MA this weekend to take part in athought-provoking round table discussion of ‘strength’ in the Celtic World! Thank you for having us! @nofamegames @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore

Did you know that an early 1900s project "Survey of Dialects", also preserved Fianna songs and stories in Ireland? Check out the video below to uncover a version of a local legend concerning the Fenian warrior Feardhamhan. doegen.ie/LA_1256d1 fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio... @ria.ie #fiannaiocht

Where in Ireland do you think we have catalogued the most Fianna folklore? The answer is County Kerry! Explore one of Tomás Mac Gearailt's tales here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/po and read the original manuscript on Dúchas.ie: www.duchas.ie/en/cbe/90006.... @duchas-ie.bsky.social

Did you know that you can explore Fianna stories recorded on the Isle of Man on our database? The story in our video, Boddagh yn Cooat Laaghagh, was collected from Edward Faragher, a farmer and fisherman from Cregneach, Isle of Man. #fiannaiocht #peopleoftheisleofman #manxlanguage #folklore

If you want to dig into the remarkable story of how Irish revolutionaries used Fenian tales in the push for Irish independence, make sure to check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026)!: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhaill

Ba phleisiúr é bheith ag caint faoin mbunachar bhéaloideas na Féinne i mBaile Átha Cliath ar na mallaibh! Tá muid fíorbhuíoch d’Fhiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU agus Clár Léann na Gaeilge, Ollscoil Notre Dame as Comhdháil ar na Daonnachtaí Digiteacha a reachtáil.

Sean-nós singer and storyteller Joe Heaney shared Irish stories and songs in the USA! Ten of these collected tales about the Fianna are cataloged on our database: fionnfolklore.org/en/collectio... #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #scottishfolklore #irishfolklore #University of Washington Libraries

Seanchaí – Tradition Bearer 💫 Check out Fionn Folklore database to discover Fenian stories that have been passed down through the generations: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays #fionnmaccumhail #fiannaiocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore

There's a lot to say about 1,400 years of the Fenian tradition! Thank you to @bcirishstudies for hosting an enjoyable and thought-provoking discussion of our Project Director Natasha Sumner's book Heroes of the Gael! #anfhiannaíocht #fionnmaccumhaill #IrishFolklore #scottishfolklore

Thanks to Kneecap, we’ve been ag machnamh ar the term ‘Fenian’ and its links to Fionn agus na leideanna. For more information on the term’s origins, check out Natasha Sumner’s Heroes of the Gael (PUP, 2026) ~ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #fenian #gaeilge

Have you ever heard of the story of Carraig Ó gCoinneall (Carrigogunnell/The Rock of the Candle) in Co. Limerick? 🕯️🕯️ You can still see Cloughregan to this day! fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/secc ~ Carraig Ó gCoinneall #irishfolklore #limerick #fionnmaccumhaill #folklore #ireland

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! ☘️ fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/bo ~ Baisteadh Oisín (Oisín’s Baptism)   #láfhéilepádraig #agallamhidiroisínaguspatrick #seachtainnagaeilge #irishfolklore #stpatricksday

When Oisín was old, blinded with age and his strength nearly gone, he used to tell #StPatrick stories about the days of the Fianna. Let's just say Patrick was far from the easiest of audiences to sway! 🐦‍⬛☘️ fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/cap ~ Cailín Aimsire Phádraig #láfhéilepádraig

Sa mhir seo, cuireann Oisín ceist ar Phádraig an ligfidh sé a chuid cúnna isteach sna flaithis. Deir Pádraig nach féidir le duine ar bith dul ar neamh gan cead a fháil ó Dhia. Bhuel, ní dúirt sé nach raibh cead acu dul chun na bhflaitheas…😌🐾 #láfhéilepádraig #irishfolklore #béaloideas

Cothromaíocht na hAimsire | The balancing out of the weather.   De réir an tseanfhocail seo, deir Fionn go n-aimsíonn an aimsir cothramaíocht i gcónaí (cuir i gcás, cúitíonn earrach fliuch agus samhradh tirim a chéile de ghnáth).   #irishfolklore #seanfhocal #gaeilge #seachtainnagaeilge

Nuair a d’fhill Oisín ar Éirinn tar éis éachtraí Thír na nÓg, bhuail sé le Naomh Pádraig a’s mar sin, thosaigh an comhrá cáiliúil idir naomh a’s laoch. Le linn na míosa seo chugainn, cuirfimid blúiríní den agallamh idir Oisín a’s Pádraig suas ar ár meáin shóisialta! ☘️ #láfhéilepádraig

A huge congratulations to our project director Natasha Sumner on the launch of #HeroesoftheGael! 🥳 press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... (p.s. followers of the database can avail of a discount: P329 👀) #irishfolklore #feniancycle #scottishfolklore #fiannaíocht #medievalliterature

If the Fianna could but impart one piece of wisdom for the Year of the Horse, they would probably say 'don't mount an unfamiliar horse unless you're absolutely cool with being galloped far out to sea and left on a mythical island you have no immediately obvious way off'.

Happy publication day Natasha!!! 🥳

Fionn Folklore Database@fionnfolklore.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our very own Natasha Sumner's book will be published next week by Princeton University Press! Heroes of the Gael traces the evolution of the Fenian tradition of story and song over 1,400 years. You can pre-order now: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Our very own Natasha Sumner's book will be published next week by Princeton University Press! Heroes of the Gael traces the evolution of the Fenian tradition of story and song over 1,400 years. You can pre-order now: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Throughout Ireland, numerous rocks, tombs and caves are pointed out as places where Diarmuid and Gráinne sought refuge while on the run from Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Fianna. #láfhéilevailintín #valentinesday #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology

Unsure about some of the folklore terms we use on our website? Check out our glossary of terms related to folklore and the fenian tradition: fionnfolklore.org/en/glossary #fionnfolklore #irishfolklore #gluais #folklore #scottishfolklore

Mar eolas, foilseofar alt eile liom go luath, alt dar teideal ‘The Tuatha Dé in the Tales and Lays of the Later Fionn Cycle’. Bígí ag faire amach dó ;)

Fionn Folklore Database@fionnfolklore.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We often get asked for stories about the Fianna's encounters with the Tuath Dé (also known as the Túatha Dé Danann) and the answer changes depending upon whether we're talking about the literary or folk traditions surrounding Fionn and his gang.