Monday, May 22nd, 2017

The Salmon of Knowledge

The Legend of the wise old Salmon of Knowledge is known to every school child in Ireland.  Its such a beautiful story and we at JMH Jewellery were delighted to be able to interpret the Salmon of KNowledge Legend and create this stunning Celtic Pendant of the Salmon of Knowledge.  Our Salmon has a twinkling Blue Topaz eye to signify the depth of his knowledge.  These pendants make perfect graduation gifts for the scholars in your life. Packaged with a story cardso you can keep the legend close.

The Legend

Long ago in Ireland there lived a boy called Fionn McCumhaill.  He had such a desire for knowledge that his mother sent him to study with a wise man called Finnegas.  Finnegas lived by a river in which there swam a mystical fish, a salmon that was said to contain all the knowledge of the world.  Finally one day when they were studying by the river, Fionn and Finnegas saw the salmon, with its golden scales shimmering in the light, swim down the river.  They caught him and Finnegas instructed Fionn to cook the salmon, but he was not to taste it as only the first person to taste the fish would inherit its knowledge.  As the fish cooked a blister rose on its side from the fire, so without thinking Fionn reached out to press it down with his finger.  The hot flesh burned his thumb, which he put in his mouth to cool, and at that moment he inherited all the wisdom of the world from the salmon. 

Fionn McCumhaill went on to be a great Irish hero, leading the legendary Fianna in their adventures across Ireland.