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They evade him several times with the help of other Fianna members and Aengus Óg, Diarmuid's foster father, who conceals Gráinne in his cloak of invisibility while Diarmuid leaps over the pursuers' heads. [1] Different variants from Ireland and Scotland contain different episodes, sending Diarmuid and Gráinne to all manner of places ...
The story of Gráinne and Diarmuid is one of a number of instances in Irish mythology of a love triangle between a young man, a young woman and an aging suitor, the other most famous instance being between Naoise, Deirdre and Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle.
Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (10 May 1950 – 28 August 2013) was an Irish-language writer and journalist from the County Galway Gaeltacht. He wrote for the newspaper, Lá and featured on Raidió na Gaeltachta. He released a number of books, perhaps best known works are his semi-autobiographical novel writings An Traimp and Muintir na Coille.
Moore had ambitions for Elgar to write him an opera, but initially asked him to start with the music in the third act, for the death of Diarmuid "..when words can go no further and then I would like music to take up the emotion...". [2] Elgar was enthusiastic, and before even reading the play wrote the lengthy, slow Funeral March. [2]
In the well-known story "The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne", Gráinne was betrothed to Fionn, but instead ran off with a young warrior of the fianna, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. Diarmuid and Fionn were eventually reconciled, but Fionn later contrived Diarmuid's death during a boar hunt, but was shamed by his son Oisín into making amends to Gráinne.
Diarmuid is best known as the lover of Gráinne, the intended wife of Fianna leader Fionn mac Cumhaill in the legend The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne. Among his sons were Donnchadh, Iollann, Ruchladh and Ioruad. [5] Diarmuid Ua Duibhne is said to be the founder of the Scottish Clan Campbell. On the Campbell crest is a boar's head, a ...
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Eachtach (Ireland) was the daughter of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and Gráinne. [1] [2] In The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne the High King Cormac mac Airt promises the aging Fionn mac Cumhail his daughter Gráinne as a bride, but Gráinne falls in love instead with Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. The pair runs away together with Fionn in pursuit.