Fintan's Grave Explained

Fintan's Grave
Other Name:Fert Fintain, Dun Tulcha
Map:Ireland
Entrance Count:1

Fintan's Grave is a mythological cave on the Irish mountain (now hill) Tul Tuinde[1] (Hill of the Wave) in the Arra Mountains near Lough Derg.[2] [3]

Supposedly, Fintan mac Bóchra waited out the Flood here.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mountain, Harry. The Celtic Encyclopedia. 16 January 2011. May 1998. Universal-Publishers. 978-1-58112-892-5. 679.
  2. Book: Annals of the Four Masters. CELT: The Corpus of Electronic Texts. 5. Annal M2242.1.
  3. Book: Joyce, Patrick Weston. The origin and history of Irish names of places. Longmans, Green and Company. 16 January 2011. 1875. 253. 9780806345390 .
  4. Encyclopedia: R. A. S. Macalister. §26-38: The Invasions of Cessair and of Partholon. Lebor Gabála Érenn: Book of the Taking of Ireland. Irish Texts Society. Dublin. 1941. §28.

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