Demne

Stories tagged Demne:

• The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn Aug 20, 2025

  

  In the mountains of Sliabh Bladhma, where the morning mist clings to ancient oaks and the streams run clear and cold from hidden springs, there once lived a boy whose true name was Demne, though the world would come to know him by another name entirely. This is the story of how that boy became Fionn mac Cumhaill, the greatest hero Ireland has ever known.

  Demne’s father was Cumhal, leader of the Fianna and the finest warrior of his generation. But Cumhal had been killed in battle when Demne was still an infant, slain by his enemies who feared his growing power and influence. The victors scattered Cumhal’s followers and put a price on the head of his infant son, determined that no child of their enemy should live to seek revenge.