186:
Cumhall's wife Muirne was already pregnant with his son, Fionn, and Muirne's furious father Tadg not only refused to accept her back, but ordered her burnt to death. Cumhall's wife however seeks Conn's protection, and in exile she delivers a child which she names Demni. Demni (Demne) later became
166:
Tadg, slighted by Cumall's sweeping away his daughter, appealed to Cumall's lord, Conn of the
Hundred Battles, and Conn gave choice of either relinquishing the daughter or suffer banishment. Cumall refused to give up his wife, and Conn made war against Cumhall, and Cumhall was killed by
217:
means "female slave", and it is possible that a noble father was invented for Fionn to obscure an ignoble origin. Alternatively, some early texts call the hero "Fionn mac Umaill", which may indicate his father's name was originally Umall.
150:. Also where the former work gives Almu daughter of Becan as Nuadat's wife, the latter treats Almha the daughter of Brecan as a virgin daughter who bore Cumall a son then died in childbirth.
771:
764:
1113:
573:
757:
652:
620:
110:"of the Hundred Battles". Cumhall was also Conn's half-uncle, his mother being the mother of Conn's father,.
1099:
92:
685:
601:
583:
484:, pp. 180–181 and verse: "'Tis for the chieftancy of Erin's fian / That they waged the stout battle".
856:
740:
17:
906:
265:
Note that the name is corrupted to "Cumall son of
Tredhorn son of Cairbre" in the one passage of
1127:
718:
605:
565:
546:
432:
412:
367:
1182:
689:
642:
587:
665:
172:
146:
104:
1003:
962:
8:
1018:
881:
707:
191:
1106:
952:
818:
141:
886:
728:
69:
43:
1148:
871:
632:
932:
828:
648:
569:
554:
244:
107:
749:
1162:
1060:
861:
84:("The Cause of the Battle of Cnucha"), as it is contained in the ancient parchment
866:
90:(LU), dated to the 12th century. Otherwise, the next most important tract is the
1075:
982:
942:
780:
624:
121:
86:
61:
891:
714:
610:
592:
207:
168:
38:
137:
124:, but Tadg refused him, so Cumhall forcibly carried away Muirne in elopement.
1176:
1055:
1034:
972:
896:
1070:
833:
784:
57:
1008:
1134:
1120:
80:
The most important text regarding the family of Finn (son of
Cumaill) is
158:
Cumhall had a brother, Crimmal mac Trénmhoir, who was an ally of Fionn.
1141:
937:
661:
561:
136:
Cumhall's wife was the granddaughter to Nuadat who was a druid to king
967:
922:
56:("son of Trénmór/Tréanmór" meaning "strong-great") is a figure in the
1050:
957:
823:
211:
210:
of war known from Roman-era inscriptions, are now largely rejected.
194:, supposedly under a hill upon which an old water tower now stands.
96:("The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn") copied in a 15th-century manuscript.
927:
813:
947:
901:
203:
103:, Cumhall mac Trénmhoir was son of a petty king, and served the
1065:
1013:
977:
848:
838:
808:
803:
798:
176:
114:
65:
987:
118:
403:
401:
423:
421:
287:
398:
511:
418:
332:
318:
316:
314:
256:
or Muirne Muincháem "of the Lovely Neck"; Cf. Windisch.
564:; Roe, Harry. Oxford University Press. 1999. pp.
190:
Cumhall is reputed to be buried within the grounds of
779:
451:
356:
299:
644:
Fionn mac
Cumhail: Celtic Myth in English Literature
439:
311:
706:" , tr. "The Cause of the Battle of Cnucha here").
171:in this Battle of Cnucha, located at what is today
553:
532:, p. 183: "Demne shall be named Finn (the Fair)".
1174:
568:–154, 155–158, 174–176 (and endnote) p. 171ff.
269:, but is "Cumall son of Trénmór" in the other.
765:
600:
582:
427:
407:
372:
362:
140:, but she was granddaughter to Núadu of the
117:Muncaim "of the fair neck", daughter of the
353:, p. 142: mun-caim 'die Schönhalsige'.
772:
758:
626:Acallamh na Seanórach; Tales of the Elders
640:
552:
517:
380:
338:
293:
713:
684:
615:, Williams and Norgate, pp. 101–265
505:
493:
457:
392:
350:
322:
305:
175:. Goll then took over leadership of the
723:. Leipzig: S. Hirzel. pp. 121–123.
596:, Williams and Norgate, pp. 94–232
496:, pp. 90–91 and commentary, p. 87.
14:
1175:
619:
376:
113:Cumhall became suitor for the hand of
753:
660:
647:, London: Syracuse University Press,
529:
481:
469:
445:
413:Cumall son of Tredhorn son of Cairbre
37:
221:
1114:The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
161:
24:
25:
1194:
202:Attempts to connect Cumhall with
606:"The Colloquy with the Ancients"
523:
499:
487:
475:
463:
386:
259:
556:Tales of the Elders of Ireland
344:
250:
237:
228:
144:according to a passage in the
13:
1:
666:"The Boyish Exploits of Finn"
276:
197:
75:
7:
436:, Almha daughter of Bracan.
10:
1199:
1100:The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn
686:Hennessy, William Maunsell
1158:
1084:
1043:
1027:
996:
915:
847:
791:
641:Mackillop, James (1985),
27:Figure in Irish mythology
720:Fotha Catha Cnucha in so
704:Fotha Catha Cnucha inso
613:, translation and notes
381:Dooley & Roe (1999)
339:Dooley & Roe (1999)
247:LU being Conn's father.
47:
588:"Agallamh na Senórach"
329:, pp. 88–89 and notes.
234:cummal mac trenmóir LU
179:, as explained in the
1128:Agallamh na Seanórach
433:Cumall son of Trénmór
54:Cumhall mac Trénmhoir
1161:part of a series on
792:Supernatural figures
710:via Internet Archive
602:O'Grady, Standish H.
584:O'Grady, Standish H.
147:Acallamh na Senorach
35:Irish pronunciation:
1093:Fotha Catha Chnucha
1019:Salmon of Knowledge
547:Acallam na Senórach
368:Acallam na Senórach
327:Fotha Catha Chnucha
267:Acallmh na Sénorach
192:Castleknock College
134:Fotha Catha Chnucha
101:Fotha Catha Chnucha
82:Fotha Catha Chnucha
690:"Battle of Cnucha"
629:, Irische Texte IV
70:Fionn mac Cumhaill
68:and the father of
64:, a leader of the
1170:
1169:
1107:Fionn and Gráinne
1004:Bran and Sceólang
963:Fintan mac Bóchra
933:Cairbre Lifechair
670:Macgnimartha Find
575:978-0-192-83918-3
472:, p. 180, note 3.
383:, p. 183–184
296:, pp. 19–20.
245:Fedelmid rechtaid
222:Explanatory notes
108:Conn Cet-Chathach
99:According to the
93:Macgnímartha Finn
16:(Redirected from
1190:
1163:Celtic mythology
953:Fíacha Sroiptine
819:Manannán mac Lir
774:
767:
760:
751:
750:
745:, with glossary.
744:
738:
734:
732:
724:
701:
681:
657:
635:via CELT corpus.
630:
616:
597:
579:
560:. Translated by
559:
533:
527:
521:
518:Mackillop (1985)
515:
509:
508:, pp. 90–91
503:
497:
491:
485:
479:
473:
467:
461:
460:, pp. 88–91
455:
449:
443:
437:
435:
425:
416:
415:
405:
396:
395:, pp. 86–89
390:
384:
360:
354:
348:
342:
336:
330:
320:
309:
303:
297:
294:Mackillop (1985)
291:
270:
263:
257:
254:
248:
241:
235:
232:
181:Magnímartha Finn
162:Battle and death
142:Tuatha Dé Danann
41:
39:[kuːl̪ˠ]
36:
21:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1187:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1154:
1149:Cath Finntrágha
1080:
1039:
1023:
992:
983:Tadg mac Nuadat
943:Cormac mac Airt
911:
872:Conán mac Morna
843:
787:
781:Irish mythology
778:
748:
736:
735:
726:
725:
715:Windisch, Ernst
655:
621:Stokes, Whitley
604:, ed. (1892b),
586:, ed. (1892a),
576:
536:
528:
524:
516:
512:
506:Hennessy (1875)
504:
500:
494:Hennessy (1875)
492:
488:
480:
476:
468:
464:
458:Hennessy (1875)
456:
452:
444:
440:
431:
428:O'Grady (1892b)
426:
419:
411:
408:O'Grady (1892b)
406:
399:
393:Hennessy (1875)
391:
387:
379:ed. 6546–6562;
373:O'Grady (1892b)
363:O'Grady (1892a)
361:
357:
351:Windisch (1879)
349:
345:
337:
333:
323:Hennessy (1875)
321:
312:
306:Hennessy (1875)
304:
300:
292:
288:
279:
274:
273:
264:
260:
255:
251:
242:
238:
233:
229:
224:
200:
164:
122:Tadg mac Nuadat
87:Lebor na hUidre
78:
62:Irish mythology
34:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1196:
1186:
1185:
1168:
1167:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1135:Agallamh Bheag
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1000:
998:
994:
993:
991:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
919:
917:
913:
912:
910:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
853:
851:
845:
844:
842:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
795:
793:
789:
788:
777:
776:
769:
762:
754:
747:
746:
717:, ed. (1879).
711:
694:Revue Celtique
688:, ed. (1875),
682:
658:
653:
638:
637:
636:
623:, ed. (1900),
617:
611:Silva Gadelica
598:
593:Silva Gadelica
580:
574:
542:
541:
540:
535:
534:
522:
510:
498:
486:
474:
462:
450:
448:, p. 185.
438:
417:
397:
385:
355:
343:
341:, p. 184.
331:
310:
298:
285:
284:
283:
278:
275:
272:
271:
258:
249:
236:
226:
225:
223:
220:
199:
196:
169:Goll mac Morna
163:
160:
156:
155:
130:
129:
77:
74:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1195:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1165:
1164:
1157:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1061:Connla's Well
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1051:Binn Ghulbain
1049:
1048:
1046:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1026:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
995:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
973:Liath Luachra
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
920:
918:
914:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
897:Liath Luachra
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
867:Conán mac Lia
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
852:
850:
846:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
796:
794:
790:
786:
782:
775:
770:
768:
763:
761:
756:
755:
752:
742:
730:
722:
721:
716:
712:
709:
705:
699:
695:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
656:
654:9780815623533
650:
646:
645:
639:
634:
628:
627:
622:
618:
614:
612:
607:
603:
599:
595:
594:
589:
585:
581:
577:
571:
567:
563:
558:
557:
551:
550:
549:
548:
544:
543:
538:
537:
531:
526:
520:, p. 20.
519:
514:
507:
502:
495:
490:
483:
478:
471:
466:
459:
454:
447:
442:
434:
429:
424:
422:
414:
409:
404:
402:
394:
389:
382:
378:
377:Stokes (1900)
375:tr., p. 245,
374:
370:
369:
364:
359:
352:
347:
340:
335:
328:
324:
319:
317:
315:
308:, p. 87.
307:
302:
295:
290:
286:
281:
280:
268:
262:
253:
246:
240:
231:
227:
219:
216:
213:
209:
205:
195:
193:
188:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
159:
153:
152:
151:
149:
148:
143:
139:
135:
127:
126:
125:
123:
120:
116:
111:
109:
106:
102:
97:
95:
94:
89:
88:
83:
73:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
50:
45:
40:
32:
19:
1183:Fenian Cycle
1160:
1147:
1140:
1133:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1092:
1091:
876:
834:Plor na mBan
785:Fenian Cycle
719:
703:
697:
693:
677:
673:
669:
668:[tr. of
643:
625:
609:
591:
555:
545:
539:Bibliography
530:Meyer (1904)
525:
513:
501:
489:
482:Meyer (1904)
477:
470:Meyer (1904)
465:
453:
446:Meyer (1904)
441:
388:
366:
358:
346:
334:
326:
301:
289:
266:
261:
252:
239:
230:
214:
201:
189:
185:
180:
165:
157:
145:
133:
131:
112:
100:
98:
91:
85:
81:
79:
58:Fenian Cycle
53:
48:
30:
29:
1121:Cath Gabhra
1056:Cnoc Alúine
737:|work=
662:Meyer, Kuno
562:Dooley, Ann
430:tr. p. 131:
410:tr. p. 245:
173:Castleknock
138:Cathair Mór
1142:Fianshruth
1076:Tír na nÓg
938:Cas Corach
371:, p. 216,
277:References
208:Celtic god
1044:Locations
1009:Caoránach
997:Creatures
958:Finn Eces
824:Mug Ruith
739:ignored (
729:cite book
680:: 180–190
282:Citations
212:Old Irish
198:Parallels
105:High King
76:Genealogy
44:Old Irish
1177:Category
1071:Teamhair
1066:Fionntrá
1035:Sunburst
928:Bodhmall
882:Diarmuid
814:Finvarra
708:archived
664:(1904),
154:Siblings
18:Cumhaill
1028:Symbols
968:Gráinne
923:Baíscne
877:Cumhall
862:Caoimhe
700:: 86–93
672:],
204:Camulus
128:In-laws
31:Cumhall
1014:Enbarr
978:Muirne
916:Others
857:Caílte
849:Fianna
809:Aillen
804:Aengus
799:Abarta
783:: the
702:(ed. "
651:
633:e-text
572:
187:Finn.
177:Fianna
115:Muirne
66:fianna
49:Cumall
1085:Texts
988:Uirne
948:Dáire
907:Oscar
902:Oisín
887:Fionn
829:Niamh
243:King
215:cumal
119:druid
52:) or
892:Goll
839:Sadb
741:help
674:Ériu
649:ISBN
570:ISBN
365:ed.
206:, a
566:152
132:In
60:of
1179::
733::
731:}}
727:{{
696:,
692:,
676:,
631:.
608:,
590:,
420:^
400:^
325:,
313:^
183:.
72:.
46::
42:;
773:e
766:t
759:v
743:)
698:2
678:1
578:.
33:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.