Gods and Fighting Men

Ronan

Role: father of Caoilte · First appears: The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Coming of Finn · Part 2

At the gathering described in “The Coming of Finn,” Caoilte, son of Ronan, sat at a feast in the great house of the Middle Court with Goll, son of Morna and Conan, son of Morna.

Relationship record

The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Coming of Finn · Part 2

  • child: Caoilte “And it was the law at that gathering, no one to raise a quarrel or bring out any grudge against another through the whole of the time it lasted. And the king and his chief men, and Goll, son of Morna, that was now Head of the Fianna, and Caoilte, son of Ronan, and Conan, son of Morna, of the sharp words, were sitting at a feast in the great house of the Middle Court; and the young lad came in and took his place among them, and none of them knew who he was.”

The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Best Men of the Fianna · Part 1

  • child: Caoilte “And while Oisin was in his young youth, Finn had other good men along with him, and the best of them were Goll, son of Morna, and Caoilte, son of Ronan, and Lugaidh's Son.”

The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Best Men of the Fianna · Part 2

  • child: Caoilte “And that was one of the best things Caoilte, son of Ronan, ever did.”

The Fianna · Finn's Helpers · The Hound · Part 1

  • child: Caoilte “And it was by a man of the Fianna, Caoilte son of Ronan, their father was killed in the battle of the Tuatha de Danaan on Slieve nan Ean, the Mountain of Birds, in the east.”

The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · The Great Fight · Part 1

  • child: Caoilte “‘What way is Caoilte, son of Ronan?’ said Finn.”

The Fianna · Huntings and Enchantments · Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh · Part 3

  • child: Caoilte “Bring Caoilte, son of Ronan, with you into some hidden place,” he said, “and do his cure, and let him be well served, for he has driven every danger from the Men of Dea and from the Sons of the Gael.”

The Fianna · Diarmuid and Grania · The Flight from Teamhair · Part 1

  • child: Caoilte “‘Who is that thin-legged man beside Osgar?’ ‘That is Caoilte, son of Ronan.’”

The Fianna · Diarmuid and Grania · The Pursuit · Part 2

  • child: Caoilte “Caoilte, son of Ronan, and the rest of the sons of Ronan along with him; and come out to us now, and we will give ourselves for your sake.”

The Fianna · Cnoc-an-air · Tailc, Son of Treon

  • child: Caoilte “And then another thousand of the best men of the Fianna, having blue and green shields, went out under Caoilte, son of Ronan, and they were worsted by Tailc and his people.”

The Fianna · The End of the Fianna · The Last of the Great Men

  • child: Caoilte “And the king knew it was Caoilte, son of Ronan, was in it.”

The Fianna · Oisin and Patrick · The Arguments · Part 2

  • child: Caoilte “Conan the Bald had Searc; Caoilte, son of Ronan, had Daol; Lugaidh's Son and Goll were holding Fuaim and Fothran.”

The Fianna · Oisin and Patrick · The Arguments · Part 3

  • child: Caoilte “Och! Caoilte, son of Ronan, think of our love, and travel to me!”

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