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21-488: The Ossianic Society was an Irish literary society founded in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day, 1853, taking its name from the poetic material associated with the ancient narrator Oisín . Founding members included John O'Daly , William Elliot Hudson , John Edward Pigot , Owen Connellan , John Windele and William Smith O'Brien , the antiquary Standish Hayes O'Grady was a principal member and later became its president. By 1860

42-449: A common noun enbarr is glossed as "froth" in the medieval Cormac's glossary . The modern Irish form Aonbharr is glossed as "One Mane" by O'Curry , "the one or unrivalled mane" by O'Curry and O'Duffy, and "unique supremacy" by James Mackillop's dictionary. Welsh scholar John Rhys thought the name meant "she had a bird's head", and evidently considered it a mare . In the romance Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann (OCT, The Fate of

63-458: A large stone. Niamh had given him her white horse Embarr and warned him not to dismount because if his feet touched the ground, those 300 years would catch up with him and he would become old and withered. Another legend has Oisín returning to the hill of Almu , Fionn's home, abandoned and in disrepair. Later, while trying to help some men who were building a road in Gleann na Smól lift a stone out of

84-513: A minor character in the Nate Temple series by Shayne Silvers . He is the horse of Manannán mac Lir and is responsible for removing the main character, Quinn MacKenna, from the Otherworld and taking her to Fae. Enbarr is the namesake of Enbarr Ltd, an Irish startup company that developed equine health management software, StablePro. In the 2019 video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses , "Enbarr"

105-729: Is located on a hillside in Lubitavish, near the Glenann River, outside the village of Cushendall on the North Antrim Coast, and is believed to be the ancient burial place of Oísín. Ossian , the narrator and purported author of a series of poems published by James Macpherson in the 1760s, is based on Oisín. Macpherson claimed to have translated his poems from ancient sources in the Scottish Gaelic language . Macpherson's poems had widespread influence on many writers including Goethe and

126-401: Is said that they were both angered by their differences. St. Patrick attempted to convert Oisín, but Oisín hated St. Patrick's teachings. One of the stories of the two involves Oisín fighting a bull for St. Patrick. Oisín kills the bull and when St. Patrick comes to see how the results of the fight, Oisín is asleep in the bull's hide. In return for killing the bull, Oisín asks to be buried facing

147-643: The Children of Tuireann), the Tuatha Dé Danann oppressed by tribute enforced by the Formorians gather an assembly on a hill, and Lugh arrives among an army of the "Fairy Cavalcade from the Land of Promise " ( Irish : an Marcra Sidh ó Thir Tairrngire ). Aonbharr of Manannán was the horse Lugh was riding. The horse was quicker than the "naked cold wind of spring", and could travel over land or sea with equal ease. It also had

168-523: The east on Slieve Gullion, Co. Armagh. It is said that he was buried in the bull's hide on Curran Mountain near Manorhamiltion. In the tale Acallam na Senórach ( Tales of the Elders ), Oisín and his comrade Caílte mac Rónáin survived to the time of Saint Patrick and told the saint the stories of the Fianna. This is the source of William Butler Yeats 's poem The Wanderings of Oisin . In different versions of

189-647: The first time as an adult and contend over a roasting pig before they recognise each other. In Oisín in Tir na nÓg , his most famous echtra or adventure tale, he is visited by a fairy woman called Niamh Chinn Óir (Niamh of the Golden Hair or Head, one of the daughters of Manannán mac Lir , a god of the sea). Niamh's father turned her head into a pig's head because of a prophecy. She tells this to Oisín and informs him she would return to her original form if he marries her. He agrees and they return to Tir na nÓg ("the land of

210-532: The list of subscribers numbered 746, six volumes of Transactions were produced, and the preparations for further issues were extant when it ceased operations in 1863. The group of Irish scholars emerged from competing societies, such as the Celtic Society and the Irish Archaeological Society , focusing on the translation of Irish literature from the "Fenian period of Irish history", specifically,

231-447: The loan of a loan, but in making this refusal, was later trapped into lending the self-navigating currach ( coracle boat) called the "Besom of the Sea" ( Irish : scuab tuinné ), also called Sguaba Tuinne or Wave-sweeper. Enbarr appears in the 2013 video game, Final Fantasy XIV . Enbarr can be obtained through the extreme level on The Whorleater, as a random drop. Enbarr appears as

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252-635: The local ascendancy and their royal (English) patrons. The correspondence of members of the Society reveals a fractious relationship with other important figures of the time, Eugene O'Curry and those of the Royal Irish Academy , and were often frustrated in their attempts to access early manuscripts. Ois%C3%ADn Oisín ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈɔʃiːnʲ, ɔˈʃiːnʲ] ), Osian , Ossian ( / ˈ ɒ ʃ ən / OSH -ən ), or anglicized as Osheen ( / oʊ ˈ ʃ iː n / UH -sheen )

273-509: The mythological works of Oisín and the Fianna , and the revival of the Irish language . The manifesto stipulated the membership be entirely composed of Irish scholars, the intent being to distinguish itself from similar societies that catered to Anglo-Irish landlords' interests and influence. Though such societies had credible scholars as steering members the work produced was thought to be influenced by

294-419: The property that whoever was mounted on its back could not be killed. And Lugh was dressed in various armor from the sea-god adding to his invulnerability. Note that in P. W. Joyce 's retelling the fairy cavalcade appeared as "warriors, all mounted on white steeds", which suggests as embellishment that Lugh's horse was white also. Lugh refused to loan the horse to the sons of Tuireann, claiming that would be

315-656: The story Oidheadh Chloinne Tuireann ("The Fate of the Children of Tuireann"), Lugh refused to lend it to the sons of Tuireann, but was then forced to lend the self-navigating boat Sguaba Tuinne (Wave-sweeper) instead. Aenbharr or Aonbharr ( Irish : Aonbarr ) occur in Oidheadh Chloinne Tuireann . In P.W. Joyce 's retelling the horse is also called Enbarr of the Flowing Mane . The forms Énbarr , Enbhárr are given by James Mackillop's dictionary. The meaning of this name has been variously defined. As

336-674: The story Oisín either defends the Druid faith, or converts to Christianity. The location of the grave site of Oisín is disputed. It is rumoured to be in Glenalmond in Perth, Scotland. Wordsworth wrote a poem on the subject entitled "Glen-Almain, the Narrow Glen". Others say it is located in the Nine Glens of Antrim at a site that has been known for generations as "Oisín's Grave". The megalithic court cairn

357-412: The way onto a wagon, his girth breaks and he falls to the ground, becoming an old man just as Niamh had forewarned. The horse returns to Tir na nÓg. In some versions of the story, just before he dies Oisín is visited by Saint Patrick . Oisín tells Saint Patrick the stories of the Fianna and shortly after he dies. The interaction between St. Patrick and Oisín has also been said to be more complicated. It

378-495: The young Walter Scott , although their authenticity was widely disputed. Modern scholars have demonstrated that Macpherson based his poems on authentic Gaelic ballads, but had adapted them to contemporary sensibilities by altering the original characters and ideas and introduced a great deal of his own. ==References== Embarr The horse was the property of the sea-god Manannan mac Lir , but provided to Lugh Lamh-fada ( Irish : Luġ Lámhfhada ) to use at his disposal. In

399-504: The young", also referred to as Tir Tairngire, "the land of promise") where Oisín becomes king. Their union produces Oisín's famous son, Oscar , and a daughter, Plor na mBan ("Flower of Women"), as well as a second son, Finn. After what seems to him to be three years but in fact was 300 years, Oisín decides to return to Ireland to see his old comrades the Fianna. One tale describes him coming to Ballinskelligs Bay, not far from Ballaghisheen, where he fell off his horse while trying to help move

420-471: Was regarded in legend as the greatest poet of Ireland, a warrior of the Fianna in the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology . He is the demigod son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and of Sadhbh (daughter of Bodb Dearg ), and is the narrator of much of the cycle and composition of the poems are attributed to him. His name literally means "young deer" or fawn, and the story is told that his mother, Sadhbh,

441-434: Was turned into a deer by a druid , Fear Doirche (or Fer Doirich). A young hunter named Fionn caught Sadhbh, but did not kill her, and she returned to human form. Fionn gave up hunting and fighting to settle down with Sadhbh, and she was soon pregnant, but Fer Doirich turned her back into a deer and she returned to the wild. Seven years later Fionn found his child, naked, on Benbulbin . Other stories have Oisín meet Fionn for

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