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Macgnímartha Find - § 2
[3. battle of Cnucha (Cumall and Goll)]

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§ 2, on the battle of Cnucha fought between Cumall and Urgriu, ed. Kuno Meyer, ‘Macgnímartha Find’, Revue Celtique 5 (1882); discussed e.g. by Joseph Falaky Nagy, The wisdom of the outlaw: the boyhood deeds of Finn in Gaelic narrative tradition (1985): 86–88.
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Cumall is wounded by the man carrying his treasure-bag (corr-bolg) and finished off by Goll. Goll carries off his spoils and head. The deed is cited as the cause of the later enmity between Finn and the sons of Morna.

# 3. battle of Cnucha (Cumall and Goll) Macgnímartha Find
Cumall is wounded by the man carrying his treasure-bag (corr-bolg) and finished off by Goll. Goll carries off his spoils and head. The deed is cited as the cause of the later enmity between Finn and the sons of Morna.
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Cumall mac Trénmóir <strong>Cumall mac Trénmóir</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn mac Cumaill) <br>father of Finn mac Cumaill; a fían-leader who fell in the battle of Cnucha.
Goll mac Morna <strong>Goll mac Morna</strong> <br><em class="text-muted">No short description available</em>
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Clann Morna<strong>Clann Morna</strong> – No short description available <small>(link to subject index)</small>., Finn mac Cumaill<strong>Fionn mac Cumhaill,Find úa Báiscni</strong> (ass. time-frame: Finn Cycle,Id) – Finn mac Cumaill (earlier <i>mac Umaill</i>?), Find úa Báiscni: central hero in medieval Irish and Scottish literature of the so-called Finn Cycle; warrior-hunter and leader of a <i>fían</i> <small>(link to subject index)</small>.
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