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<italic>Clann Mhic Grianna</italic> (the Greene family) are a famous family of writers, poets, storytellers, composers, and performers of traditional songs from <italic>Rann na Feirste</italic> in northwest Donegal.<fn id="j_scp.2022.7.1_fn_002" symbol="2">Coming from a long and accomplished line of storytellers on both sides of their family, <italic>Clann Mhic Grianna</italic> is taken, in this paper, and in general, as the children of Feidhlimidh Mac Grianna and Máire Eibhlín Néilín Ní Dhomhnaill (who had their family in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries). The most famous of this set of siblings are arguably Séamus and Seosamh.</fn> Their works are widely studied and discussed to this day. Saturated in Gaelic culture, their works draw from a well of language and heritage and they frequently refer to history, pseudohistory, myth, and legends. Among that discussed are traditions around saints and references to the mythological cycles of Ireland. This paper looks at how various members of the family used the tales and poetry of one such cycle, <italic>Fiannaíocht</italic> (translated as <italic>Fenian</italic>, <italic>Ossianic</italic>, or <italic>Finn-Cycle</italic> tales), in their novels, short stories, and autobiographies. They also spoke about the folklore of their area on various occasions and some tales have been recorded by <italic>Roinn Bhéaloidis Éireann</italic>. Some of this material was later published, <italic>Amhráin Hiúdaí Fheilímí agus Laoithe Fianaíochta as Rann na Feirste</italic> (Ó Baoighill 2001) for one example. The multi-faceted nature of their legacy results in several Ossianic tales being discussed in different genres by various combinations of the siblings and these varied viewpoints allow us to raise and discuss a number of questions regarding <italic>Fiannaíocht</italic>. This paper compares sources from a number of these siblings and question what their works tell us about when and why people told <italic>Fiannaíocht</italic> tales.
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<italic>‘Bhí,’ Arsa Mise, ‘Agus Tá Go Fóill’: Fiannaíocht</italic> in the Writings of the Mac Grianna Family

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While the field of fan studies is constantly growing, it has been scarcely researched in relation to minority languages and language revitalisation. In this paper we have undertaken to explore the small and previously unexplored realm of Welsh-language fanfiction, focusing on the motivations to read and write it. The aim was to explore the possible role of fanfiction in language revitalisation by investigating a relationship between these motivations and the cultural and national identity of the authors and readers, as well as their attitude towards the Welsh language. The article presents the results of a study conducted in 2022 through the use of online surveys on a sample of readers of Welsh-language fanfiction found on the Tumblr platform, and semi-structured interviews with authors of fanfiction posted on Archive of Our Own. The study revealed that the decision to participate in the fandom was strongly connected to the cultural, and in particular linguistic identity of authors and readers, and to a much lesser extent to their national identity. Two out of three major motivations emerging from the study: a wish to broaden the use of language online and the wish to learn it can be connected with language revitalization. Engagement with fanfiction was perceived as an accessible form of leisure available in Welsh and as a safe space for both learners and native speakers to creatively use the language without fear of criticism, which suggests the importance and possible use of fandom in language revitalisation. However, the study also points to some difficulties in developing a fan community around Welsh fanfiction, mostly due to technical limitations and the small amount of popular media created originally in Welsh.
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Welsh Language Fanfiction in Light of Welsh Cultural and National Identity and Language Revitalisation

Review: <italic>Sylfeini Cyfieithu Testun: Cyflwyniad i Gyfieithu Proffesiynol</italic> by Ben Screen, Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru 2021, 266 pp

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‘Bhí,’ Arsa Mise, ‘Agus Tá Go Fóill’: Fiannaíocht in the Writings of the Mac Grianna Family

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Review: Sylfeini Cyfieithu Testun: Cyflwyniad i Gyfieithu Proffesiynol by Ben Screen, Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru 2021, 266 pp

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