The Salmon of Knowledge
Bella Keogh
Many, many years ago, there was a magical salmon fish in the river Boyne in Ireland.
This magical salmon had eaten the nuts of knowledge that fell from the hazel trees, making it the wisest creature in the world.
Fionn Mac Cumhaill, a young warrior, was tasked with catching this magical salmon. He was told whoever ate this magical salmon would gain all of its knowledge.
Fionn spent a long time trying to catch the salmon of knowledge. Finally he caught it and gave it to his teacher, a poet named Finnegas de Coq.
While Finnegas was cooking the salmon of knowledge, Fionn was told to watch it with care, as he did. He burnt his thumb, so he instinctively put his thumb in his mouth to soothe the burn.
In doing so, Fionn digested some of the salmon’s essence and therefore gained its knowledge. Finnegas gave Fionn the salmon to eat and Fionn became a leader and shared his knowledge with loads of other people.
An Breac Eolais
Bella Keogh
Ffado ddi brodon dreta i nôl o’n aboen yn erioed.
Di nôl yn oles, eto, eg am brodon si o a hwt o na crog col. Rod ar hynna a crotor is oleg yn dofyn di.
Cwerdd sion macovel loc oeg ar an tasg an brodon siâ ag rofel. Dyrlesh gofog cyf tina a dit an brodon a chwed oes ar ffordd.
Cofion mh’o byl i ffad er ymbroton oles am ffodd er dyre gach seisi ac agos goll sgwrsor fel y dyre’r ffinnegais.
ac fe wnaeth ymgyrch y brwydr yn ddau llyfion ar ei gynnal ar gyfer, ac ar y dyniad hwnnw, fe ddododd i’r oedeg, a chymerodd yr oedeg i’w ddysgu ar y ddwy oedeg.
ac oedd y dyniad hwnnw’n gwneud peth am ymlaen â’r brif dyn a’i gael i’w gael yn ystod. Yn ymlaen â’r dyniad hwnnw, roedd yn gallu gwneud ffragrau ar y llyfr ac yn gallu gwneud un o’r rhwydwaith. Roedd yn gallu gwneud ychydig o oed yn y gorff ac yn y llawr mwy.