Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin () 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 ...

scribe. Ó Dúgáin was a native of

Claregalway Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (anglicized Claregalway) is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of it ...

and related to Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin and

Liam Ó Dúgáin Liam Ó Dúgáin was an Irish scribe who flourished in the mid-19th century. A native of Claregalway, Ó Dúgáin was a relation of Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin and Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin, all of the same parish. His scribal work consists ...

, all of the same parish. His scribal work consists of songs.

References

*''Scríobhaithe Lámhscríbhinní Gaeilge I nGaillimh 1700-1900'', William Mahon, in "Galway:History and Society", 1996 {{DEFAULTSORT:O Dugain, Maolsheachlainn Writers from County Galway Irish-language writers Irish scribes