Donn (son of Midhir)
Also known as: Donn, son of Midhir · Family: Tuatha de Danaan · Role: son of Midhir · First appears: The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1
Donn was a son of Midhir and Fionnchaem, and one of eight-and-twenty brothers. When Bodb Dearg demanded hostages from him and his brothers, they refused until the rest of the Men of Dea had given theirs. The brothers then left to seek a place of their own, searching Ireland until they found a secret refuge. Donn said, “we are here ever since.”
At the green outside, Donn killed Diangalach in battle. He and his brothers took the jewels, riches, treasures, horns, vessels, and cups of the Tuatha de Danaan; later, they sent a girl disguised as a fawn to bring Finn from Toraig. The Fianna stayed with the sons of Midhir through a year of attacks by the Men of Dea, fighting alongside them; after Caoilte promised a reward and threatened Luibra, the physician healed the two wounded comrades within nine days.
Relationship record
Life events
- Bodb Dearg demanded hostages from Donn and his brothers, but they refused until the other Men of Dea gave theirs.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1)
- With: Bodb Dearg
- “and he began to ask hostages of myself and of my brothers; but we said that till all the rest of the Men of Dea had given them, we would not give them.”
- Donn and his twenty-seven brothers left their home to seek a place of their own.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1)
- “So the eight-and-twenty brothers of us came out to look for a place for ourselves; and we searched all Ireland till we found this secret hidden place, and we are here ever since.”
- Donn killed Diangalach in battle.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1 · 📍 the green outside)
- With: Diangalach
- “It is the grave of Diangalach, a man of enchantments of the Men of Dea; and that is the greatest loss came on them yet,” said Donn; “and it was I myself killed him,” he said.”
- Donn and his brothers took the Tuatha de Danaan's jewels, riches, treasures, horns, vessels, and cups.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1)
- “All the Tuatha de Danaan had of jewels and riches and treasures, horns and vessels and cups of pale gold, we took from them at the one time.”
- Donn and his brothers sent a girl to Toraig disguised as a fawn to bring Finn to them.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1 · 📍 Toraig)
- “And we sent that bare-headed girl beyond to Toraig in the North in the shape of a foolish fawn, and you followed her here.”
- The defenders fought the Tuatha de Danaan, who lost ten hundred ten score and ten men.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 2)
- With: Aedh, son of Midhir Flann, son of Midhir
- “Then from the covering time of evening to the edge of the morning they fought the battle. And the loss of the Tuatha de Danaan was no less a number than ten hundred ten score and ten men.”
- The Fianna stayed in the hill with the sons of Midhir as the Men of Dea attacked three times and battles were fought.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 2)
- “And they stopped in the hill with the sons of Midhir through the whole length of a year, and three times in the year the Men of Dea made an attack on the hill, and a battle was fought.”
- Luibra healed the two wounded comrades after Caoilte promised a reward and threatened him.(The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 3)
The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 1
- parent: Midhir “And my own name,” he said, “is Donn, son of Midhir.”
- parent: Fionnchaem “Those eight-and-twenty armed men you see beyond,” said the tall man, “had the one father and mother with myself; and we are the sons of Midhir of the Yellow Hair, and our mother is Fionnchaem, the fair, beautiful daughter of the King of the Sidhe of Monaid in the east.”
- enemies with Diangalach “It is the grave of Diangalach, a man of enchantments of the Men of Dea; and that is the greatest loss came on them yet,” said Donn; “and it was I myself killed him,” he said.”
- protégé: Finn “And they sat down on the edge of a seat, and a girl having yellow hair came and brought them to a shining seat in the middle of the house, and the newest of every food, and the oldest of every drink was put before them.”
The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 2
- parent: Midhir “Then Bonn, son of Midhir, came to them.”
The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Donn Son of Midhir · Part 3
- parent: Midhir “And as to Finn and his men, they stopped in the House of the Two Birds till they had taken hostages for Donn, son of Midhir, from the Tuatha de Danaan.”
- protégé: Luibra “And Finn and Donn gave a great welcome to Luibra, the physician, and they showed him their two comrades that were lying in their wounds.”
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Extracted from the original text of Gods and Fighting Men. Made with Rho MD.