#uirne — Public Fediverse posts
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`According to ancient Brehon law, ownership of #Irish Wolfhounds was governed by status. Only the nobility were permitted to own the hounds. The Fili, a classification of bard and poet, was limited to the possession of only two hounds, for example. Contrast this with the legendary hero of the Fianna, #Fionn mac Cumhaill, who famously loved the Irish Wolfhound. He was said to have owned in excess of five hundred!
Source: Ali Isaac
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#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: #Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch who gave birth to Bran and Sc…
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#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: In the chase of #Diarmaid and #Grania, it is #Fionn's hound Bran that warns Diarmaid of Fionn's approach.
Source: http://socrates.freeshell.org/Animals.html
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#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: #Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch who gave birth to Bran and Sceolan. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake …
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#Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch who gave birth to Bran and Sceolan. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celt…
https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1556010543374278656