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1. The Story of Fionn Mac Cumhaill in Kerry - His Last Great Fight, Athletic Feat and His Burial (continued)

   

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   to the east, at the entrance to the glen, where two large flag-stones mark his final resting place.
   Thus Kerry can proudly boast that within it repose the remains of two great legendary characters, that of Queen Scota, the warrior Queen of our ancestors the Milesians, in Gleann Scotheen near Tralee, and that of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Ireland's renowned athlete and chief of Fianna Eireann in Glean-na-Léime, midway between Listowel and Tralee.

   Some bards sing the praises of Old Ireland
   Of its glens and dells and vales
   Of old historic places,
   Where lie the leaders of our race.
   But there is a spot there in
   That just seems dim to all
   Where lies Fionn Mac Cumhaill
   The leader of the Fianna all.

   Just visit this spot in Kerry
   And see for yourself today
   The leap of the fearless and mighty
   In the days long passed away.
   Hush! Listen! the wind you will hear
   Whistling a dirge o'er the grave where the hero is laid.

   Be it Autumn time when you visit this place

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maitias Mac Suibhne

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Pádhruigh Ó Muircheartaigh

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 30

   Occupation

   Táilliúir