Diarmuid and Grainne

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Diarmuid and Grainne

• The Chase

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• Fionn was leader of the Fianna.
• Cormac, High King of Ireland, was afraid that
  the Fianna might some time turn against him.
• While this was going on, Fionn was sad because
  his two wives had died and he wanted to re-marry.

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Diarmuid and Grainne

• He heard what Cormac thought.
• When he was advised to marry Grainne, Cormacs
  daughter, he was delighted.

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• So Fionn sent a message to Cormac asking for his
  daughters hand in marriage.
• It was agreed because now Cormac knew that Fionn
  would never turn against him.
• But Grainne didnt want to marry Fionn because
  Fionn was too old.

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• But Cormac made Grainne do as she was told.
• Cormac sent a message to Fionn saying he would
  let his daughter marry Fionn.
• Grainne was angry.
• She wanted to wait until she met someone younger
  that she really loved.

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• There was a wedding feast prepared at Tara.
• On the night of the feast Grainne sat sadly
  among the crowd.
• Then she saw Diarmuid.
• j She went to him merrily and said Diarmuid
  ODuibhne, my heart is filled with love for you.

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• Diarmuid looked at Grainne the same way.
• But he said No man of Fionns would ever betray
  him
• Grainne said Do as you shall Diarmuid but if do
  not you shall leave here a dishonoured man.

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• Then Diarmuid grew pale.
• Very well he said.
• So that night when everyone was asleep the two of
  them sneaked out.

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• Next day, and for many days they ran away,
• The Fianna were after the two of them for a long
  time.
• Sometimes Diarmuid even thought he recognised
  coming behind them the scent of Bran or Sgeolan,
  Fionns hounds.

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• Diarmuids foster father, Aengus Og, sometimes
  rescued them when the Fianna were very close.

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• Some while later Aengus want to Fionn and asked
  him would he give up the chase, for Fionn was
  growing old.
• He said yes as long as Diarmuid stays away
  from Almhain.

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• Next Aengus went to Cormac and asked the same.
• Cormac wasnt pleased that daughter had run away
  with one of Fianna but he still said yes.
• Diarmuid built a house on his fathers land.

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• A long time after Diarmuid asked Fionn and the
  Fianna to come hunting for a boar, Diarmuid had a
  dream of the boar and wanted to kill it.
• The Fianna came to hunt for the boar but they
  were not able to kill it.
• One night Diarmuid went to kill the boar.

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• He saw Fionn. Diarmuid asked Have you come to
  kill me?
• Fionn answered One of the hounds escaped in the
  night, we are looking for it, there is a great
  boar? It has already killed two of our hounds.
  You should go home. Diarmuid did not go home.

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• He heard something moving behind him in a bush,
  it was the boar.
• It ran for Diarmuid and Diarmuid ran towards the
  boar.
• Diarmuid stuck a spear in it but also the boar
  hit Diarmuid.
• The rest of Fianna came with Fionn.

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• Diarmuid asked Fionn for some water out of his
  hand for Fionn had the power heal anyone by
  giving them water out of his hand.
• The rest of the Fianna wanted Fionn to give him
  the water out of his hand.

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• Fionn was just letting the water drop out of his
  hand deliberetly.
• At the end he was going to give Diarmuid water
  but it was too late.
• Diarmuid was already dead.

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