Question

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 (10[1])on the Boyne Water. This person built the Giant’s (-5[1])Causeway in order to cross (10[1]-5[1])into a nearby (10[1])island to fight (10[1])the giant (-5[1])Benandonner. (10[1])This person gained wisdom after burning his thumb cooking the Salmon (10[1])of Knowledge. For 10 points each, name this leader of the Fianna (“FEE-uh-nuh”) from Irish mythology. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Fionn mac Cumhaill [or Finn McCool or Finn McCool or Fionn mac Cumhaill]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
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