The Celtic Monthly: A Magazine for Highlanders, Volumen21A. Sinclair, 1913 |
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Página 191
... Feinne , we should arrive more surely at the material facts underlying the diaphanous history , with which oral tradition and ancient Celtic super- stition have combined to surround the character and deeds of Fionn and his followers ...
... Feinne , we should arrive more surely at the material facts underlying the diaphanous history , with which oral tradition and ancient Celtic super- stition have combined to surround the character and deeds of Fionn and his followers ...
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... Feinne when they indulged in hunting or sports - fiadach agus fian - choseur . It seems that a six months ' holiday in summer or autumn was what Fionn used to call his vacation , " during which period he was sup- posed to be off duty ...
... Feinne when they indulged in hunting or sports - fiadach agus fian - choseur . It seems that a six months ' holiday in summer or autumn was what Fionn used to call his vacation , " during which period he was sup- posed to be off duty ...
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... Feinne that have come down to us it would not be difficult to conclude that in Fionn's lifetime Munster was regarded as an ideal resort for those in search of pleasure and out - door sport . Such a con- clusion is obvious , for whenever ...
... Feinne that have come down to us it would not be difficult to conclude that in Fionn's lifetime Munster was regarded as an ideal resort for those in search of pleasure and out - door sport . Such a con- clusion is obvious , for whenever ...
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... Feinne spending a peaceful holiday in Munster were remote indeed . And if , as the Yellow Book of Lecan states , the leader of the Feinne really fought several pitched battles in Kerry and Limerick , we may also be certain that they ...
... Feinne spending a peaceful holiday in Munster were remote indeed . And if , as the Yellow Book of Lecan states , the leader of the Feinne really fought several pitched battles in Kerry and Limerick , we may also be certain that they ...
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... Feinne , and Finn Bun , grandson of Bresal , chief of Hy - Kinsellach's Feinne . The mention of a Decian chief of Munster among them suggests that his admission to the Feinne may have occurred some time subsequent to A.D. 265 , in which ...
... Feinne , and Finn Bun , grandson of Bresal , chief of Hy - Kinsellach's Feinne . The mention of a Decian chief of Munster among them suggests that his admission to the Feinne may have occurred some time subsequent to A.D. 265 , in which ...
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