This person receives the answer “because a poem is a revelation” after he asks, “Why do you live on the bank of a river?” in a version of his story recorded by James Stephens. This man’s mentor tells him about a hazel bush that makes people wise but cannot be found without the knowledge it imparts because it hangs over a hidden pool. This man offers food to a man who refuses it because he is the son of (*) Uail (“OO-uhl”) and Baoisgne (“BEESH-gnuh”). This person called himself Deimne (“DIHM-nyuh”) when he met the fisherman Finnegas on the Boyne Water. This person built the Giant’s Causeway in order to cross into a nearby island to fight the giant Benandonner. This person gained wisdom after burning his thumb cooking the Salmon of Knowledge. For 10 points each, name this leader of the Fianna (“FEE-uh-nuh”) from Irish mythology. ■END■
ANSWER: Fionn mac Cumhaill [or Finn McCool or Finn McCool or Fionn mac Cumhaill]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
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