Niníne Éces ( fl. 700) was an

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, thought to be a member of the Uí Echdach, a kindred known for learning, who were located in the south and west of what is now

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. They are recorded as producing several high-ranking ecclesiastics. Niníne's surviving compositions include ''Admuinemmar nóeb-Patraicc''. This poem, addressed to St. Patrick, was the basis for ''Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig'' by Tomás Ó Flannghaile (1846–1915).

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*''Oxford Concise Companion to Irish Literature'', Robert Welsh, 1996. 8th-century Irish people People from County Armagh 8th-century Irish poets Irish male poets 8th-century Irish writers Irish-language writers {{Ireland-writer-stub