Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn 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 ...
poet.
Ó hUiginn was a member of a highly regarded
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 ...
O'Higgins family
O'Higgins (Irish: ''Ó hUiginn'') is an Irish noble family. Its Ballynary line is descended from Shean Duff O'Higgins ( fl. 1600 C.E.), Gaelic Baron of Ballynary, who was married to a daughter of the royal family of O'Conor at Ballintuber Cast ...
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 ...
. His surviving poems include:
* ''Gach éan mar a adhbha''
* ''Slán fat fholcadh''
See also
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O'Higgins family
O'Higgins (Irish: ''Ó hUiginn'') is an Irish noble family. Its Ballynary line is descended from Shean Duff O'Higgins ( fl. 1600 C.E.), Gaelic Baron of Ballynary, who was married to a daughter of the royal family of O'Conor at Ballintuber Cast ...
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Tadg Óg Ó hUiginn
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Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn
Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn (c. 1550 – c.1591) was an Irish poet.
Background
A well-known late-Gaelic era poet, Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn was a member of a family of professional poets from north Connacht. His mother's name is unknown. His father was Mat ...
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Philip Bocht Ó hUiginn
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Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn
Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hÚigínn () was an Irish bardic poet.
Background
Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known Irish family of bards or poets, based in Connacht. His surviving works include:
* '' Foraire Uladh ar Aodh''
* ''Do ...
External links
* http://celt.ucc.ie/published/G402121/index.html
* http://celt.ucc.ie/published/G402137/index.html
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Writers from County Mayo
Medieval Irish poets
Year of birth missing
Year of death unknown
Irish male poets