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The
motif of the salmon as the oldest and wisest of
animals is common all over Europe.
In
the Irish story there was a sacred well in
Ireland, and over this well grew a hazel tree.
Every nine years the hazel tree would produce red
berries which fell into the well; berries that
contained all the wisdom of the world. There were
salmon living in the well that were as old as the
world itself. As the hazel berries fell into the
well the salmon would eat them. From these
berries they gained wisdom, and their
characteristic pink colour.
These
salmon come into later hero tales where they are
caught and accidentally eaten by various warrior
heroes such as Cuchullain and Finn MacCumhail.
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