Fintan's Grave is a mythological cave on the Irish mountain (now hill)
Tul Tuinde (Hill of the Wave) in the
Arra Mountains near
Lough Derg.
Supposedly,
Fintan mac Bóchra
In Irish mythology Fintan mac Bóchra (modern spelling: Fionntán), known as "the Wise", was a seer who accompanied Noah's granddaughter Cessair to Ireland before the deluge. Bóchra may be his mother, or may be a poetic reference to the sea.
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waited out the
Flood
A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant con ...
here.
References
External links
MountainViews: Info on Tountinna Tonn Toinne (457m) in area Shannon
{{Irish mythology (mythological)
Caves of the Republic of Ireland
Irish mythology
Mythological Cycle