Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin (; ), was an early modern Irish poet.
Ó hIfearnáin was living in the Shronell district of
County Tipperary in the late 16th century, and wrote poems on the decline of the profession of poetry. His best-known poem, ''Ceist! Cia do cheinneóchadh dán?'', describes his journey across
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem. Another is .
See also
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Fear Flatha Ó Gnímh
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Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa
Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa (1567–1617) was a well-known Irish bardic poet.
Life
A native of Ulster, born probably in (Ballyhoo), in what is now County Fermanagh, Ó hÉoghusa was employed for much of his life by the Mág Uidhir (Maguire) chiefs of ...
References
*''Ceist! cia do cheinneóchadh dán?'' in Irish Bardic Poetry, Ed. Osborn Bergin. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 145-146
16th-century Irish writers
Irish-language poets
Irish poets
Writers from County Tipperary
People of Elizabethan Ireland
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