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The Fenian Cycle (/ ˈ f iː n i ə n /), Fianna Cycle or Finn Cycle (Irish: an Fhiannaíocht [1]) is a body of early Irish literature focusing on the exploits of the mythical hero Finn or Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warrior band the Fianna.
The Jubilee Plot was a supposed assassination attempt by radical Irish nationalists on Queen Victoria during the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, on 20 June 1887. Those who presented the idea of a plot claimed that the radicals intended to blow up Westminster Abbey , Queen Victoria and half the British Cabinet.
The Salmon of Knowledge (Irish: An Bradán Feasa) is a creature in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, sometimes identified with Fintan mac Bóchra, who was known as "The Wise" and was once transformed into a salmon.
The word Fenian (/ ˈ f iː n i ə n /) served as an umbrella term for the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and their affiliate in the United States, the Fenian Brotherhood. They were secret political organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic .
Understandably so as the play possesses a sort of Fenian hero, and the United States is credited as the country where the Fenian movement was first initiated. It was met with equal success in its London production (1875) [5] at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in a production staged by F. B. Chatterton.
The story begins with the ageing Fionn, leader of the warrior band the Fianna, grieving over the death of his wife Maigneis.His men find that Gráinne, the daughter of High King Cormac mac Airt, is the worthiest of all women and arrangements are made for their wedding.
It is a retelling of the stories of Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fenian Cycle. [1] According to her own statements in the introduction, these stories are closer to Folklore and Fairytale , being timeless and contradictory, having organically grown from generations of storytellers; she contrasts them to the Ulster Cycle stories of Cuchulainn ...
Oscar (oscara = "deer/god friend") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.He is the son of Oisín (the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail) and Niamh, and the brother of Plúr na mBan and Finn; his bride is called Malvina. [1]