Oisin

Stories tagged Oisin:

• Sadhbh and the Birth of Oisín Aug 25, 2025

  

  In the years when Fionn mac Cumhaill was at the height of his powers, leading the Fianna through Ireland as protectors of the realm, there came to him a love so deep and a loss so profound that it would mark him for the rest of his days. This is the story of Sadhbh, the enchanted woman who captured the great hero’s heart, and of their son Oisín, whose very name means “Little Deer.”

• The Colloquy of the Ancients Aug 23, 2025

  

  In the early years of the fifth century, when Christianity was taking root in Ireland like seeds in fertile soil, a remarkable meeting took place that would be remembered for all time. Saint Patrick, the great missionary who had brought the new faith to the emerald isle, encountered two ancient warriors who were the last living remnants of a vanished age.

  The warriors were Caílte mac Rónáin and Oisín mac Finn, survivors of the legendary Fianna who had somehow lived far beyond the span of mortal men. They had wandered Ireland for centuries, watching their world change, seeing the old gods fade and new beliefs take hold, carrying within their memories the stories of heroes and deeds that might otherwise be lost forever.

• Oisín's Lament for the Fianna Aug 22, 2025

  

  In the gray dawn of a world grown old and strange, when the mist hung heavy over the hills of Ireland and the wind carried whispers of forgotten names, there stood upon a lonely height an ancient man whose eyes held the weight of centuries. This was Oisín, son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, last survivor of the mighty Fianna, returned at last from the Otherworld to find his homeland transformed beyond recognition.