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− | * '''Fintan MacBóchra:''' a character in Irish mythology, who alone survived the Flood | + | * '''Fintan MacBóchra:''' a character in Irish mythology, who alone survived the Flood and was preserved to be a witness to Irish history; he lived for 500 years as a salmon; identified with the Salmon of Knowledge which [[Macool|Finn MacCool]] caught and ate; the name ''Fintan'', has been interpreted as meaning "white ancient" |
** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001600160183&q1=Fintan Third Census of Finnegans Wake] | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001600160183&q1=Fintan Third Census of Finnegans Wake] |
Revision as of 12:00, 14 December 2006
- ancient throughout the ages
- Fintan MacBóchra: a character in Irish mythology, who alone survived the Flood and was preserved to be a witness to Irish history; he lived for 500 years as a salmon; identified with the Salmon of Knowledge which Finn MacCool caught and ate; the name Fintan, has been interpreted as meaning "white ancient"