Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh (1691–1756) was an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and historian. Born in

Aherla Aherla () is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, with a population of approximately 570. It is in the townlands of ''Aherla More'' and ''Rathard''. Aherla is built on a limestone shelf typical of County Cork's ridges and valleys. The village ...

(in the parish or Kilbonane) in

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, Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite who wrote in support of Charles McCarthy (Cormac Spáinneach Mac Cárthaigh) during the

Williamite War in Ireland The Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691; ga, Cogadh an Dá Rí, "war of the two kings"), was a conflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III. It is also called th ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Carthaigh, Eoghan An Mheirin Irish poets Irish-language poets People from County Cork 18th-century Irish people 1691 births 1756 deaths

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