Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hÚigínn () was an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
bardic poet.
Background
Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known 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 ...
or poets, based in
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 ...
. His surviving works include:
* ''
Foraire Uladh ar Aodh''
* ''Do bhriseas bearnaidh ar Bhrian''
* ''Each gan aradhain an fhearg''
See also
*
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angli ...
, died 1490
*
Philip Bocht Ó hUiginn
*
Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn
External links
Do bhriseas bearnaidh ar Bhrian
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13th-century Irish writers
Medieval Irish poets
Writers from County Mayo
People from County Sligo
People from County Galway
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Place of death unknown
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Irish male poets
Irish-language writers