Flann Óge Ó Domhnalláin (died 1342) was Chief Poet of

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...

. Ó Domhnalláin was a member of an Irish family of

Bards In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise t ...

, originally located in Ballydonnellan,

County Galway "Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = ...

. A sept of the

Uí Maine U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pro ...

called Clann Breasail, they held the position of ''"Cathmhaol"'' or Battle Champion. His ancestry is given as ''"

Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi, Irish dynast, fl. c. 9th/10th century. Biography Domnallan was the son of Maelbrigdi, a member of the Ui Maine dynasty, located in south-east Connacht. His pedigree is given as ''Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi mic Grenain ...

mic Grenain mic Loingsich mic Domnallain mic Bresail mic Dluthaig mic Fithchellaig mic Dicholla mic Eogain Find"'', with Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi been the ancestor from whom the surname Ó Domhnalláin is derived. Ó Domhnalláin is recorded as ''"ollamh Connacht i n-dán"'', or chief poet of Connacht, in his obituary in the

Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...

. This indicates that his work was considered to be the very highest standard among his generation of poets in the province, yet none of his work is known to have survived. Descendants of the Uí Domhnalláin are still found in Galway and Roscommon under the surname

Donnellan Donnellan is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name Ó Domhnalláin or O'Donnellan. At least two unrelated families of the name existed in Gaelic Ireland. One in south-east Ulster, another in south-east Connacht in the kingdom of Ui Mai ...

. He was a descendant of King

Dluthach mac Fithcheallach Dluthach mac Fithcheallach (died 738) was the 18th King of Uí Maine. Lifetime There appears to be no details of his reign. During his reign, the following events occurred in Connacht and Ireland * 717 - ''"A battle was fought between the Conn ...

of Ui Maine.

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G105007/index.html * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/ * http://www.ballyd.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:O Domhnallain, Flann Oge People from County Galway People from County Roscommon Medieval Irish poets 1342 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century Irish writers 14th-century Irish poets Irish male poets

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