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DESCRIPTION:A book symposium for Natasha Sumner's new publication\, Heroes 
 of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna\n\nWe're celebrating Natasha
  Sumner's (Harvard University) new work\, Heroes of the Gael: A History of 
 Fionn and the Fianna (Princeton University Press\, 2026). Joining Sumner fo
 r a discussion of Irish folklore are Geraldine Parsons (University of Glasg
 ow)\, Ciara Ní Riain (Harvard University)\, and Ray Cashman (Indiana Univer
 sity Bloomington).\n\nNatasha Sumner's research focuses on the Gaelic narra
 tive corpus about the hero Fionn Mac Cumhaill\, with particular regard for 
 Fenian folklore. She is interested in the historical development of the cor
 pus and the conditions for the transmission and narration of folklore. She 
 has also worked on intertextuality in eighteenth-century Scottish Gaelic li
 terature.\n\nGeraldine Prasons works primarily on the literature and langua
 ge of the medieval and early modern Gaelic-speaking world\, with a particul
 ar interest in the material centered on the legendary hero Finn mac Cumaill
  (later Finn/Fionn Mac Cumhaill/McCool)\, known as fíanaigecht literature. 
 Her research often focuses on the major Middle Irish text at the heart of t
 hat corpus\, Acallam na Senórach (The Colloquy of the Ancients).\n\nCiara N
 í Riain's research focuses on Irish language and literature on both sides o
 f the Atlantic\, particularly from the seventeenth century to the present d
 ay. These interests are linked by a shared concern with nationalism\, cultu
 re\, and identity. She has also worked on post-medieval manuscript transmis
 sion and preservation\, as well as biographical narratives on the history o
 f the American West. \n\nRay Cashman is Provost Professor of Folklore at In
 diana University Bloomington. he is the author of two prize-winning books: 
 Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border: Characters and Community (2008) 
 and Packy Jim: Folklore and Worldview on the Irish Border (2016)\, as well 
 as numerous articles and essays. Elected a fellow and board member of the A
 merican Folklore Society\, Cashman has served as editor of the Journal of F
 olklore Research and series editor for two book series published by Indiana
  University Press.
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SUMMARY:Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna
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