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website of the poet Elizabeth M Rimmer.In the kingdom of Lochlainn, in the far north, is a magic well, overhung by the hazel tree of knowledge. Its nuts fall into the pool where they are eaten by the salmon of wisdom. One such salmon was caught by the Irish poet Finegas, who lived on the banks of the Boyne.The young Finn MacCool had taken refuge with him and Finegas asked him to cook the salmon for him. While Finn was doing this, he pressed the salmon with his thumb to see if it was cooked. He burned his thumb and sucked it to ease the pain. At that moment, he gained all the wisdom of the salmon, and became able to understand all the languages of every living creature. An appropriate aspiration for a poet! |
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