Fionn Mac Cumhal and the Children of
Turrean
Art by Carmon
Deyo
Story
by DeborahAnne Mac Gillivray
Turrean,
the most beautiful of Goddesses, was turned into a scruffy Irish
wolfhound by a jealous faery queen, Uchtdealbh. The spell somehow
was flawed, instead turning Turrean into the most magnificent
hound on earth. Kept prisoner at the faery's home in Galway Bay,
she and her two sons, Bran and Sgeolon, were rescued by her brother,
Fionn MacCumhal, the great warrior-chief. Turrean and the evil
faery represent the maiden and the crone, the theme echoed in
the children's tale of Snow White.
Her sons
retained their shape as dogs for the rest of their lives, often
portrayed as guard dogs near Fionn. One day while hunting, they
came upon a beautiful red deer that the hounds refused to attack.
The deer followed them back to the Dun, and when it passed through
the gates, a mallachd (curse) was broken and she was transformed
into a beautiful woman, Sabd. She became Fionn's wife until the
faeries tricked her and transforming her into a red deer again.
36"
X 36" handpainted silk wallhanging. Signed & dated (2/5)
Limited edition of five.
$500.00
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