Fear Flaith Ó Gnímh (c. 1540 – c. 1630) was an early modern Irish poet. Little is known for certain of Ó Gnímh. He was born in Ulster, and his family located near Larne, County Antrim. His best known poem is "A Niocláis, nocht an gcláirsigh!" He was known as O'Gnive in English, and was the

bard 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 ...

of the O'Neill of Clannaboy.

References

*"Éireannaigh féin fionnLochlannaigh", ''Dioghluim Dána'', ed.

Lambert McKenna Lambert McKenna S.J. ( ga, An tAthair Lámhbheartach Mac Cionnaith) (16 July 1870 – 27 December 1956) was a Jesuit priest and writer. He was born Andrew Joseph Lambert McKenna in Clontarf, and studied in Europe. He collected and edited rel ...

, Dublin, 1938, pp. 290–293 *"Tairnig éigse fhuinn Gaoidheal", ''Dioghluim Dána'', ed. Lambert McKenna, Dublin, 1938, pp. 398–399 *"A Niocláis, nocht an gcláirsigh!", ''Irish Bardic Poetry'', ed.

Osborn Bergin Osborn Joseph Bergin (26 November 1873 – 6 October 1950) was a scholar of the Irish language and early Irish literature, who discovered Bergin's Law. He was born in Cork, sixth child and eldest son of Osborn Roberts Bergin and Sarah Reddin, a ...

, Dublin, 1970, pp. 112–114 *"Beannacht ar anmain Éireann", ''Irish Bardic Poetry'', ed. Osborn Bergin, Dublin, 1970, pp. 115–117 *"A dhuine chuirios an crann", ''Irish Bardic Poetry'', ed. Osborn Bergin, Dublin, 1970, 118-119 *"Mairg do-chuaidh re ceird ndúthchais", ''Irish Bardic Poetry'', ed. Osborn Bergin, Dublin, 1970, pp. 120–123 *''Irish Verse: An Anthology'', ed. Bob Blaisdell, 2002, pp. 26–29

External links

*http://www.ucc.ie/celt/itbardic.html#flathaognimh *http://www.standingstones.com/harppoem2.html Irish poets 17th-century Irish writers Irish-language poets 16th-century Irish poets 17th-century Irish poets People from County Antrim People of Elizabethan Ireland 1540s births 1630s deaths {{Ireland-hist-stub