If you're looking for a project to work on this weekend, why not enter our wee competition? #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology #artcompetition #digitalart

What were the seasons like in the time of the Fianna? 🍂 Well, according to Oisín, they tended to have: “A foggy winter, A frosty spring, A varied summer and a sunny autumn.” Here’s to hoping we have a sunny autumn! #autumn #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #irishmythology

A luchd-ealain didseateach! Ma tha sibh a’ sireadh brosnachaidh, tha co-fharpais againn. Bu toil leinn gun cruthaich sibh obair-ealain air a bhrosnachadh le sgeulachd no caractar bhon stòr-dàta againn. #artcompetition #gaelicfolklore #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #cofharpais

Buenos días! Did you know that Spain often features in the tales of the Fianna? Check out some examples of Fionn’s encounters with Spain: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/mre fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/lni #gaelicfolklore #feniancycle #fionnfolkloreproject #irishmythology #spain

Ealaíontóirí digiteacha! Má tá sibh ag lorg inspioráid, tá comórtas againn! Ní mór iarratais don chomórtas a chur isteach faoin dáta deiridh (15ú Deireadh Fhómhair) is fógrófar na buaiteoirí go gairid ina dhiadh sin. Cuirfimid na saothair bhuaiteacha ar ár meáin shóisialta. Go n-éirí libh!

Have you ever heard of Loscadh na Teamhrach (‘The Burning of Tara’)? Check out some of the versions of this fiery tale available in our database by following the links below: fionnfolklore.org/en/item/789 fionnfolklore.org/en/item/787

Attention all digital artists! We’re inviting you to create a piece of art inspired by a story or character from our database! Entries close 15th October 2025 and winners will be notified shortly thereafter.

If you’re wondering whether to get out of bed on this mid-harvest Monday, perhaps it’s worth consulting Fionn mac Cumhaill’s sleep schedule, which according to the folklore in our database, revolves around the reddening of the sky – Find out more: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvf09

Tidsearan! 🎓🍎 fionnfolklore.org/gd/education... #tidsearan #tidsear #oilean #sgoil #gàidhlig #scottishgaelic #gaelicfolklore #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #feniancycle #fionnfolkloreproject #fiannaíocht #fianna #gaeilge #beulaithris #gaelic #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín #oscar

Meabhrúchán beag 👀👀 fionnfolklore.org/ga/education... #múinteoir #múinteoirí #oideachas #scoil #gaeilge #gaelicfolklore #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #feniancycle #fionnfolkloreproject #fiannaíocht #fianna #gàidhlig #beulaithris #gaelic #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín #oscar

We might be biased, but we think Bran and Sceolang are frontrunners for the best dogs in folklore 🐾 #internationaldogday

A very interesting article by @emmettaylor.bsky.social about coercion of Naoise and Diarmaid in medieval recensions of these tales: www.brepolsonline.net/doi/full/10.... It will certainly make us rethink oral retellings! #fianna #celticstudies

(Gd) A-rèir seanchas Ìle, bha taigh-grùide aig an Fhèinn anns an dèanadh iad leann-fraoich. Carson nach eil fèill mhòr aig an naidheachd? (En) According to Islay folklore, the Fianna had a brewery to make heather-ale. This should be at the heart of Celtic Studies. #fianna #fionnfolklore #folklore

An Ossianic riddle heard yesterday in Lewis (also here: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/rf01) : Chaidh Fionn dhan bheinn is cha deach idir, bha a bhean tinn is cha robh idir. (Fionn went to the mountain and didn't at all, his wife was sick and wasn't at all) Freagairt gu h-ìosal / Answer below ;)

An interesting exchange today with a man in Steòrnabhagh, talking about the Fianna. He mentioned Oisean still being a first name in Lewis, and Osgar being used not as a first name but as a nickname. He was not sure why, though it may have been due to the man's strength. #fionnfolkloreproject #ossian

Triad of the day: Three Conans who fill our hearts with awe: Conan Maol, Conan Meriadoc, and Conan the Cimmerian. www.instagram.com/p/DIy7xq4sFZ... We didn’t make it up. Promise. #conan #fionnfolkloreproject #fianna

In Czech, they have this amazing saying: To si z prstu nevycucám (I can't suck it out of my finger) to say that they cannot make an answer out of thin air. Fionn wouldn’t get it, he’d probably just say “Well, I can.” #fionnfolkloreproject #salmonofknowledge #czech

We've posted a set of Gaelic Ossianic proverbs on our Instagram (shameless plug, wink wink) and wonder who were the heroes in the proverbs the Fianna themselves used. Or did they just constantly refer to themselves? www.instagram.com/p/DH89PhtOXtL/ #proverbs #fianna #fionnfolkloreproject

Saying "Is e mo charaid a th' ann an caraid mo charaid" (The friend of my friend is my friend) is long and boring. But saying "Mur e Bran, 's e a bhràthair" (If it's not Bran, it's his brother) is to the point, and suggests your friend is such a good boy. #gàidhlig #learngaelic #fionnfolkloreproject

Béaloideas-ception (how old is that joke?) is when we at the database collect lays from people who collected lays from seanchaidhean about St Patrick collecting lays from Ossian. Now that’s folklore collection for you. fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/aop #stpatrick #ossian #fionnfolkloreproject

Saint Patrick’s most challenging conversion was likely Oisín/Oisean, the most stubborn of his friends. Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! The excerpt is from a version of Ùrnaigh Oisein, Database ID:408. fionnfolklore.org/en/item/408 #stpatricks #gàidhlig #ossian #gaelic

“Bhíodh Geimhreadh ceomhach, Earrach reomhach, Samhradh riabhach, agus Fómhar grianach” (Bunachar ID:36). Seo na séasúir in am na Féinne de réir Oisín. Feicfidh muid an mbeidh siad difriúil againne i mbliana! fionnfolklore.org#/lays/sdf #ossian #gaeilge #irishweather #fionnfolkloreproject

Seo sinn. We are looking forward to seeing the bright blue sky and to lead everybody to the brink of madness with just how much we love Fionn Mac Cumhaill! Follow us if Fenian folklore is your thing – and if it isn’t, what are you doing? #CelticStudies #FionnMacCumhaill #Fianna #Folklore #Gaelic