#Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch who gave birth to Bran and Sceolan. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celt…
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#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: #Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch who gave birth to Bran and Sceolan. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celt…
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#FinnMacCool’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch. After whelping Bran and Sceolan, Uirne was restored to human form, but her twin children (variously described as daughters or sons), remained trapped in canine bodies. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic…
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#Celtic #Mythology: In the chase of Diarmaid and Grania, it is Fionn's hound Bran that warns Diarmaid of Fionn's approach. On #Samhain, the night before Diarmaid met his death, he was kept awake by the eerie sound of hounds howling in the dark. Grania advised him not to follow that sound, for it was unwise to follow after hounds in the night. There are many tales in folklore of supernatural dogs. They are more often heard than seen, especially on stormy nights. These are the 'Cu Sith', the fairy dogs that are the size of a young bull and are considered very dangerous if crossed.
Source: http://socrates.freeshell.org/Animals.html
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic …
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Bran was born a dog because #FinnMacCool’s sister, Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch. After whelping Bran and Sceolan, Uirne was restored to human form, but her twin children (variously described as daughters or sons), remained trapped in canine bodies. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic wa…
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#FinnMacCool’s sister, #Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch. After whelping Bran and Sceolan, Uirne was restored to human form, but her twin children (variously described as daughters or sons), remained trapped in canine bodies. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #FinnMacCool (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a 1/2 https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1556009114173669378

#Celtic #FolkloreThursday: In order not to let the enchanted pigs of #AngusOg come back to life, they were to be burned over a fire, otherwise they would have fought the #Fianna again the next day. At first the attempt failed. Eventually Bran, the #Otherworldly hound of #FinnMacCool, fetched three logs (three types of wood that could combat enchantments) and the pigs were burned on the fire from these logs. Then there was a great sorrow on Angus, for the pigs had been his people, one of them his own son.” 
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #FinnMacCool (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a 1/2 https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1556009114173669378

Bran was born a dog because #FinnMacCool’s sister, Uirne, was cursed by a jealous rival and turned into a bitch. After whelping Bran and Sceolan, Uirne was restored to human form, but her twin children (variously described as daughters or sons), remained trapped in canine bodies. Yellow-footed and red-eared, Bran became Fionn’s favorite dog, so fast she could overtake flying birds.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #FinnMacCool (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a 1/2 https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1556009114173669378

Bran was one of the primary hunting hounds of #FinnMacCool. This #Irish mythological beast had one offspring, a black female pup who was fed on milk. The woman who tended her was instructed to feed her all the cow’s daily output, but she secretly held back some for herself. The hungry pup attacked a flock of wild swans and was killed when she could not be stopped.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #FinnMacCool (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a groove around the base of the stone with its colossal chain and they say you can still hear its ghostly howls.
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: #GlenEtive is said to be the dwelling place of Naoise and Deidre.
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Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #FinnMacCool (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a 1/2 https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1556009114173669378 https://twitter.com/NeuKelte/status/1556010543374278656/photo/1

Nua-#CelticSoulJourney: In a field near #DunollieCastle stands Clach a Choin, the “Dog Stone”. Legend has it that this was where the ancient heroic warrior of #Celtic #mythology #FinnMacCool (Fingal) would chain his massive dog #Bran. As it circled and struggled it wore a 1/2