Micheál Ó Conghaile () was an

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. Ó Conghaile transcribed poetry, including ''Dán na Gaoithe Móire'' (

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) and ''Dán an

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.'' He also transmitted poetry by

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and old folk poems. He died ''ar thaoibh an bhóthair'' near the National School of Ballinderreen in the parish of Cummer,

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. One scholar who examined his manuscripts, Tomás de Róiste, despaired of understanding Ó Conghaile difficult script, saying "The handwriting is something terrible to make out ... I had it 4 years and found it a Chinese puzzle!"

References

* ''Scríobhaithe Lámhscríbhinní Gaeilge I nGaillimh 1700-1900'', William Mahon, in "Galway:History and Society", 1996 Writers from County Galway Year of death missing Year of birth missing Irish scribes {{Ireland-writer-stub

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