Gofraidh mac Briain Mac an Bhaird,

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- Irish bardic poet, fl. 16th-century. A member of the Mac an Bhaird family of professional poets, Gofraidh is known from three surviving poems, ''Lámh indiu im thionnsgnamh, a Thríonóid'', ''Dairt sonn dá seoladh go Tadhg'' and ''Doirbh don chéidsheal cinneamhuin tairngeartaigh''.

References

* ''The Surnames of Ireland'', Edward MacLysaght, 1978.

External links

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G402143/header.html * http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac an Bhaird, Gofraidh mac Briain 16th-century Irish-language poets Irish religious writers People from County Donegal Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown