This man dove into a lake to find a red ring for a young girl, but instantly became an old man afterstepping out.
This man dove into a lake to find a red ring for a young girl, but instantly became an old man afterstepping out. He tricked a giant into thinking he had super-strong teeth by eating a normal griddle cakewhile the giant struggled on one with irons in it. Water poured from this man's hands had the power to healwounds, but he let it slip through his fingers rather than heal his rival in love, Diarmuid. Credited withcreating the Giant's Causeway, he also defeated the fire-breathing Aillen and gained the respect of hisenemy, Goll mac Morna. While a student of Finegas, he accidentally gained the ability to receiveknowledge by sucking his thumb. For 10 points, name this Irish hero who ate part of the Salmon ofWisdom.
This man dove into a lake to find a red ring for a young girl, but instantly became an old man afterstepping out.
Fionn mac Cumhaill [or Finn MacCool]