#Fintan mac Bochra (= his mother or a reference to the ocean), not only escaped the pestering of 50 women but also the Deluge by turning into a salmon. When the water masses had receded, he turned into an eagle, then a hawk, afterwards into all the different animals of #Ireland and finally back to human form.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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#FintanmacBóchra
Known as 'the wise' he was a seer who accompanied Cessair to Ireland before the deluge. He was one of three men on the …
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