Ba í an chéad first Liath Luachra atar cheann de mháithreacha altrama Fhionn, a thóg é tar éis bás a athar, [[Cumhall]], maraithe ag [[Goll mac Morna]]. '' She is a great warrior and a companion of Fionn's aunt, the druidess [[Bodhmall]]; together they raise the boy in secret in the forest of [[Sliabh Bladhma]]. Eventually, Fionn's ever-spreading fame threatens to bring his father's killers to him, and his caretakers send him to find his own way. By this point they have taught him enough that he can survive on his own, and he goes into the king of [[Bantry]]'s service.
