About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Cumal
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
Father of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle; chief of the Fianna before being slain by Goll mac Morna at the Battle of Cnucha.
The story behind Cumhall
Cumhall was killed at the Battle of Cnucha by his rival Goll mac Morna before his son Fionn was born; Fionn's whole life was shadowed by the duty of avenging his father, a cycle that ended only generations later at the Battle of Gabhra.
Mythology & legend
Father of Fionn in the Fenian Cycle.
Did you know?
Cumhall mac Trénmóir was the father of Fionn mac Cumhaill — Fionn's name means 'son of Cumhall'.
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