Liam Rua Mac Coitir (1675/90?–1738) was an Irish

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 ...

. A Jacobite poet, Mac Coitir was the president of ''Daimh-scola na mBlarnan'', at

Blarney Blarney () is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork City in Ireland. It is located approximately north-west of the city centre. It is the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone. Blarney is part of the Dáil ...

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* ''Ireland And The Jacobite Cause, 1685–1766: A Fatal Attachment'', p. 193, 228, 260, 276, 306,

Éamonn Ó Ciardha Éamonn Ó Ciardha is an Irish historian and writer. Biography Ó Ciardha is a native of Scotshouse, a village in the west of County Monaghan. He has an M.A. from the National University of Ireland and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. His ar ...

, Four Courts Press, 2001, 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Coitir, Liam Rua Irish Jacobites Writers from County Cork 17th-century Irish-language poets 18th-century Irish-language poets

Liam Liam is a short form of the Irish name Uilliam or the old Germanic name William. Etymology The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: ''willa'' ("will" or "resolution"); and ''helma'' ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these elem ...

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