Gilla Íosa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh ( fl. 1390 – 1418) was a historian, scribe and poet of the learned

Clan MacFhirbhisigh MacFirbis ( ga, Mac Fhirbhisigh), also known as Forbes, was the surname of a family of Irish hereditary historians based for much of their known history at Lecan, Tireragh (now ''Lackan'', Kilglass parish, County Sligo). They claimed descent fr ...

based at Lackan in Tír Fhíacrach, now part of

County Sligo County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the an ...

. He was the chief compiler of the ''

Yellow Book of Lecan The Yellow Book of Lecan (YBL; Irish: ''Leabhar Buidhe Leacáin''), or TCD MS 1318 (''olim'' H 2.16), is a late medieval Irish manuscript. It contains much of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, besides other material. It is held in the Librar ...

'' and the ''

Great Book of Lecan The (Great) Book of Lecan (Irish: ''Leabhar (Mór) Leacáin'') (RIA, MS 23 P 2) is a medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418 in Castle Forbes, Lecan (Lackan, Leckan; Irish ''Leacán''), in the territory of Tír Fhíacrach, nea ...

,'' both of which are valuable literary and historical texts.

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* ''The Celebrated Antiquary'',

Nollaig Ó Muraíle Nollaig Ó Muraíle is an Irish scholar. He published an acclaimed edition of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh's ''Leabhar na nGenealach'' in 2004. He was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009. Life and career A native of Knock, County Mayo, Ó ...

, Maynooth, 1996. * ''Irish Leaders and Learning Through the Ages'',

Paul Walsh (priest) Paul Walsh ( ga, An tAthair Pól Breathnach; 19 June 1885 – 18 June 1941) was an Irish priest and historian. Life and career Walsh was the eldest of the five sons and three daughters born to Michael Walsh and Brigid Gallagher of Ballina (aka B ...

, 2004. (ed. Nollaig Ó Muraíle). 15th-century Irish poets 15th-century Irish historians 14th-century births 15th-century deaths Irish chroniclers Writers from County Sligo Irish scribes Medieval European scribes Irish genealogists Irish male poets Irish-language writers {{Ireland-historian-stub