Faifne an Filí,
Ollamh of
Leinster, died 958.
Faifne was an Irish poet who was regarded as the leading poet of the kingdom of
Leinster in Ireland, upon his death in 958. He died the same year as
Finshneachta Ua Cuill
Finshneachta Ua Cuill, Irish poet, died 958.
Finshneachta was an obscure Irish poet who was regarded as the leading poet of the kingdom of Munster in Ireland, upon his death in 958. He died on the same year that Faifne an Filí, ''chief poet of L ...
, a poet from the neighboring kingdom of Munster.
Annalistic references
* ''M958.10. Faifne the Poet, chief poet of Leinster, died.''
See also
*
Aedh Ua Raithnen, poet, died c. 954.
*
Eochaidh Ua Floinn
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/index.html
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Medieval Irish poets
10th-century Irish writers
10th-century Irish poets
958 deaths
Irish male poets