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Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh
Roderick O'Flaherty (; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Tigerna, Lord of Iar Connacht, and the last recognised Chief of the Name of Irish clan, Clan O'Flaherty. He lost the greater part of his ancestral estates to Plantations of Ireland#Cromwellian land confiscation (1652), Cromwellian confiscations in the 1650s. The remainder was stolen through deception, by his son's Anglo-Irish father-in-law, Richard "Nimble Dick" Martin of Ross. As Martin had given service to some captured Williamite, officers he was allowed to keep his lands. It was therefore arranged that to protect from confiscation 200,000 acres of Connemara lands held by O'Flahertys, Joyces, Lees, and others that were transferred into Martin's name with the trust they would be returned. However, Martin betrayed his former friends and neighbours and kept all of their lands. Uniquely among th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census. There are several Gaeltacht, Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The traditional county includes the city of Galway, but the city and county are separate local government areas, administered by the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authorities of Galway City Council in the urban area and Galway County Council in the rest of the county. History The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived around the 5th millennium BC. Shell middens indicate the existence of people as early as 5000 BC. The county originally comprised several kingdoms and territories which predate the formation of the county. These kingdoms included , , , , and . County Galway became an official entity around 1569 AD. The region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogygia
Ogygia (; , or ''Ōgygíā'' ) is an island mentioned in Homer's ''Odyssey'', Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso (mythology), Calypso, the daughter of the Titan (mythology), Titan Atlas (mythology), Atlas. In Homer's ''Odyssey'', Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for seven years and kept him from returning to his home of Homer's Ithaca, Ithaca, wanting to marry him. Athena complained about Calypso's actions to Zeus, who sent the messenger Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to release Odysseus. Hermes is Odysseus's great grandfather on his mother's side, through Autolycos. Calypso finally, though reluctantly, instructed Odysseus to build a small raft, gave him food and wine, and let him depart the island. The ''Odyssey'' describes Ogygia as follows: Location A long-standing tradition begun by Euhemerus in the late 4th century BC and supported by Callimachus, endorsed by modern Malta, Maltese tradition, identifies Ogygia with the island of Gozo, the second-largest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mícheál Ó Cléirigh
Mícheál Ó Cléirigh (), sometimes known as Michael O'Clery, was an Irish chronicler, scribe and antiquary and chief author of the ''Annals of the Four Masters'', assisted by Cú Choigcríche ÓCléirigh, Fearfeasa ÓMaol Chonaire, and Peregrinus ÓDuibhgeannain. He was a member of the ÓCléirigh bardic family, and compiled with others the ''Annála Ríoghachta Éireann'' (Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland) at Bundrowse in County Leitrim on 10 August 1636. He also wrote the ''Martyrology of Donegal'' in the 17th century. Background and early life Grandson of Tuathal Ó Cléirigh, a chief of the sept of Uí Chléirigh in Donegal, he was born in Kilbarron near Creevy, between Rossnowlagh and Ballyshannon on Donegal Bay. He was baptised Tadhg Ó Cléirigh, and was known by the nickname Tadhg an tSléibhe (meaning "Tadhg of the mountain"), but took the name of Mícheál when he became a Franciscan friar. He was the youngest of four sons of Donnchadh Ó Cléirigh, and his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lughaidh Ó Cléirigh
Lughaidh Ó Cléirigh (fl. 1603 – 1616), sometimes anglicised as Lewey O'Clery, was an Irish Gaelic poet and historian. He is best known today as the author of ''Beatha Aodha Ruaidh Uí Dhomhnaill'', a biography of Red Hugh O'Donnell. Life Born in Tír Conaill (modern-day County Donegal), Lughaidh was the cousin of renowned Gaelic historian Mícheál Ó Cléirigh and one of five sons of Maccon Ó Cléirigh, a court poet to the O'Donnells. The Ó Cléirighs had a long tradition as one of Gaelic Ireland's foremost learned families, and the Tír Conaill branch had served the O'Donnells for over two hundred years. Lughaidh and his brothers are the last generation of their sept to be included in the Ó Cléirigh genealogies of the 17th-century. In the lead up to the Ulster Plantation, he was involved as a juror and commissioner in the land surveys in Donegal. Lughaidh participated in the Contention of the bards, an event which probably took place between 1616 and 1624. Of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannain
Peregrine(s), or (Latin) ''Peregrinus'' may refer to: The arts * ''Passing of Peregrinus'', a 2nd-century satire by Lucian * "The Peregrin", a story in ''The Psychotechnic League'' series * "Peregrine", a song by Donovan on the 1968 album ''The Hurdy Gurdy Man'' * ''The Peregrine'', 1967 book by J. A. Baker on peregrine falcons * ''Peregrine'' (album), 2006 album by the Appleseed Cast * Peregrine (band), Australian indie rock band * "Peregrines", a 2004 short story by Suzy McKee Charnas * Tonus Peregrinus, a British vocal ensemble * ''Tonus peregrinus'', reciting tone in Gregorian chant Fictional characters * Peregrine (name)#Fictional characters Biology * Peregrine falcon, a bird of prey * ''Peregrinus'' (planthopper), a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae Species * ''Erigeron peregrinus'', a flowering plant of the daisy family * ''Nicodamus peregrinus'', the red and black spider * ''Pinus peregrinus'', an extinct species of pine * '' Platycorynus peregrinus'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadhg Og Ó Cianáin
Tadhg, also Taḋg ( , ), (pronunciations given for the name ''Tadhg'' separately from those for the slang/pejorative ''Teague''.) commonly anglicized as "Taig" or "Teague", is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that was very common when the Goidelic languages predominated, to the extent that it is a synecdoche for Irish-speaking man. The name signifies "poet" or "philosopher". This was also the name of many Gaelic Irish kings from the 10th to the 16th centuries, particularly in Connacht and Munster. Tadhg is most common in southwest Ireland, particularly in County Cork and County Kerry. The name has had a surge in popularity in the early 21st century; As of 2000 it was the 92nd most common name for baby boys in Ireland, according to the Central Statistics Office, rising to 69th by 2005. By 2022, it had risen to the 7th most common name for newly registered male births. Etymology The commonly accepted meaning of Tadhg is "poet"Babies' Names, Oxford University Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiddal
Spiddal, also known as Spiddle (Irish language, Irish and official name: , , meaning 'the hospital'), is a village on the shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland. It is west of Galway city, on the R336 road (Ireland), R336 road. It is on the eastern side of the county's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) and of the Connemara region. According to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, approximately 75% of the population are Irish-speaking and, of these, approximately 40% speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. It is a centre for tourism with a beach, harbour, and shore fishing. The village is part of the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Moycullen (civil parish), Moycullen. Name The name of the village in Irish language, Irish, , derives from the word , which in turn derived from the Insular French, or Anglo-Norman language , Anglo-Normand, word . The name originates from a mediaeval leper hospital situated in (West Spiddal). A number of ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Archaeological Society
The Irish Archaeological Society (sometimes spelled as "Irish Archæological Society") was a learned society, founded in 1840. Among the founders were the scholar John O'Donovan and the Rev. Dr. Todd, who acted as secretary. The Irish Archaeological Society was one of the first text publication societies of Ireland. It published scholarly material on the history of Ireland from 1841 to 1855.. The publications appeared from 1840 to 1851, and in 1855. See: with 15 volumes online readable. In 1854 it merged with the Celtic Society, to form the Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society. Publications In 1841 the first publication of the Irish Archaeological Society appeared: * ''Tracts Relating to Ireland, printed for the Irish Archæological Society.'' Vol. I. Dublin. It contained: ** Minutes of the First Annual General Meeting of the Society. ** ''The Circuit of Ireland by Muircheabtach Mac Neill'', by Cormacan Eigeas (A.D. 942). Translation and Notes by John O'Donovan. ** ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles O'Conor (historian)
Charles O'Conor, RIA (; 1 January 1710 – 1 July 1791), also known as Charles O'Conor of Belanagare, was a member of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland and antiquarian who was enormously influential as a protagonist for the preservation of Irish culture and Irish mythology during the 18th century. He combined an encyclopaedic knowledge of Irish manuscripts and Gaelic culture in demolishing many specious theories and suppositions concerning Irish history. O'Conor was an activist for Catholic Emancipation during the eighteenth century. He worked relentlessly, first for the relaxation and then the complete repeal of the Penal Laws, and was a co-founder of the first Catholic Committee in 1757, along with his friend Dr. John Curry and Mr. Wyse of Waterford. In 1788 he became a member of the Royal Irish Academy. His collection of manuscripts and manuscript copies, annotated with his copious notes and comments, made up the first part of the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mackenzie (lawyer)
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scotland, Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. He was nicknamed Bloody Mackenzie. Early life Mackenzie, who was born in Dundee, was the son of Sir Simon Mackenzie of Lochslin (died c. 1666) and Elizabeth Bruce, daughter of the Reverend Peter Bruce, minister of St Leonard's, and Principal of St Leonard's Hall in the University of St Andrews. He was a grandson of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail, Kenneth, Lord Mackenzie of Kintail and a nephew of George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth. He was educated at the King's College, Aberdeen, King's College, University of Aberdeen (which he entered in 1650), the University of St Andrews, and the University of Bourges in France. Career Mackenzie was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1659, and spoke in defence at the trial of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll in 1661. He acted as justic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auraicept Na N-Éces
''Auraicept na nÉces'' (; "The Scholars' Primer" ) is an Old Irish text on language and grammar. The core of the text may date to the early eighth century, but much material was added between that date and the production of the earliest surviving copies from the end of the fourteenth century. The text is the first instance of a defence of a western European vernacular, defending the spoken Irish language over Latin, predating Dante's ''De vulgari eloquentia'' by several hundred years. Manuscripts # TCD H 2.16. (Yellow Book of Lecan), 14th century # RIA 23 P 12 (Book of Ballymote), foll. 169r–180r, ca. 1390 Contents The Auraicept consists of four books, The author argues from a comparison of Gaelic grammar with the materials used in the constructions of the Tower of Babel: Others affirm that in the tower there were only nine materials and that these were clay and water, wool and blood, wood and lime, pitch, linen, and bitumen ... These represent noun, pronoun, verb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogham
Ogham (also ogam and ogom, , Modern Irish: ; , later ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language ( scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries). There are roughly 400 surviving orthodox inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain, the bulk of which are in southern areas of the Irish province of Munster. The Munster counties of Cork and Kerry contain 60% of all Irish ogham stones. The largest number outside Ireland are in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The inscriptions usually consist of personal names written in a set formula. Many of the High Medieval '' Bríatharogaim'' (kennings for the ogham letters) are understood to reference various trees and plants. This interpretation was popularized by Robert Graves in his book '' The White Goddess''; for this reason, Ogham is sometimes known as the Celtic tree alphabet. The etymology of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
