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Ó Cobhthaigh
Ó Cobhthaigh is a Gaels, Gaelic-Irish surname, generally Anglicised as Coffey, Cofer, Coffer, Copher, Caughey, Coffee, Coffie, Coughey, Cauffey, Cauffy, Cauffie, Coffy, Coughay, Coffay, Coffeye, Couhig and many more. Overview Ó Cobhthaigh was the name of an Irish people, Irish Brehon family from County Westmeath and County Longford. They were known as the chief ollamhs or filà of Uisneach, where there is a Tuar Uà Cobhthaigh, Toorcoffey (Coffey's Tower). "There are several families in Ireland who derive their surnames from the hereditary professions of their ancestors, and especially of the bardic order......Thus we find in several passages in the Annals (of the Four Masters) that the O'Coffeys, O'Higgins, and O'Dalys were chief professors of poetry over the schools of Ireland; and many of those assumed the title of chief professors of the men of Ireland and Scotland, in Brehonism, Bardism, Minstrelsy etc"Transaction of the Ossianic Society 1860 The Annals of the Four Masters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaels
The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celts, Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Goidelic languages, Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish language, Irish, Manx language, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic language and culture originated in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland, extending to Dál Riata in western Scotland in the Middle Ages, Scotland. In antiquity, the Gaels Hiberno-Roman relations, traded with the Roman Empire and also End of Roman rule in Britain, raided Roman Britain. In the Middle Ages, Gaelic culture became dominant throughout the rest of Scotland and the Isle of Man. There was also some Gaelic settlement Wales in the Roman era#Irish settlement, in Wales, as well as cultural influence through Celtic Christianity. In the Viking Age, small numbers of Early Scandinavian Dublin, Vikings raided and settled in Gaelic lands, becoming the Norse-Gaels. In the 9th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erainn
The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this settlement has the same name as the island as a whole, Ivernia (, '). These Iverni can be identified linguistically with the Érainn (Éraind, Érnai, Érna), a people attested in Munster and elsewhere in the early Middle Ages. The prehistoric Érainn royal dynasties are sometimes referred to as the Dáirine. Etymology The name Iverni has been derived from Archaic Irish ''*ĪwernÄ«'' meaning "folk of ''*ĪweriÅ«'' " (the island of Ireland). This is in turn derived from Proto-Celtic *''Φīwerjon-'' and further from Proto-Indo-European *''piHwerjon-'' (the fertile land), which is cognate with the Ancient Greek '' pÃeira'' and Sanskrit ''pÄ«vara'', which refer to fertile land. John T. Koch claims it was probably once the name given to all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh
Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh (fl. 1584) was an Irish poet. Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family, based in what is now County Westmeath but was once the heartland of the original kingdom of Mide. The family were from the district known as Fir Thulach. Dairmait was the author of a lament for his murdered relative, Uaithne Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1556), which begins ''Dá néll orcha ós iath Uisnigh''/''Two clouds of woe over the land of Uisneach''. His other work included five theological poems: * ("Safeguard of children in the death of their father"), which consisted of one hundred and sixty verses. * ("The cost of life the death of a lord") * ("Alas! the pleader is facing the judge") * ("Alas! that I did not go to the king's house") * ("A powerful argument the tributes of a king") Extant versions of some of these poems are held by the Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadhg Ó Cobhthaigh
Tadhg Ó Cobhthaigh (fl. 1554.) was an Irish poet. Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. All that is known of his parents is that his father's name was Aedh. Among his know surviving works is ''Crann seoil na cruinne an chroch naomtha'' (''The holy cross is the mast of the world'') and a lament of one hundred verses on the death of King of Uà Failghe, Brian mac Cathaoir Ó Conchubhair Fáilghe (reigned c. 1525-c. 1556). A third poem - ''Cia re ccuirfinn sed suirghe'' - in praise of Manus mac Aodh Dubh Ó Domhnaill is ascribed to him. It consists of twenty stanzas, which won him the gift of a mare for each stanza from Ó Domhnaill. He appears to be the same man that Captain Francis O'Neill, apparently incorrectly, associates with Geoffrey Keating Geoffrey Keating (; – ) was an Irish historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murchadh Bacagh Ó Cobhthaigh
Murchadh Bacagh Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1478. Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. His obit in the Annals of the Four Masters describe him as an ollamh An or ollamh (; anglicised as ollave or ollav), plural ollomain, in early Irish literature, was a master in a particular trade or skill. Bard Generally, ''ollam'' referred to a professional poet or bard of literature and history, and a membe ..., a professor of poetry, indicating that his verses were very highly regarded. No examples of his work is known to survive. See also * An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh, died 1415. * Aedh Ó Cobhthaigh, died 1452. References * ''Ó Cobhthaigh family'', pp. 435–436, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', volume 41, Norbury-Osbourne, September 2004. 15th-century Irish poets 1478 deaths People from County Westmeath Year of birth unknown Irish male poets Irish-language writers {{Ireland-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral tradition, oral or literature, written), or they may also performance, perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, expressing ideas either in a literal sense (such as communicating about a specific event or place) or metaphorically. Poets have existed since prehistory, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed over time, resulting in countless poets as diverse as the literature that (since the advent of writing systems) they have produced. History Ancient poets The civilization of Sumer figures prominently in the history of early poetry, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Ó Cobhthaigh
Tomás Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1474) was an Irish poet. Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a brehon family from County Westmeath. The Annals of the Four Masters contain his obit, ''sub anno'' 1474. * ''Thomas, the son of Donnell O'Coffey, died.'' See also * Charles Coffey (died 1745) * Aeneas Coffey Aeneas Coffey (1780–1852) was an Irish inventor and distiller. Biography Coffey was born in 1780. While his birthplace is disputed, some sources indicate he was born in Ireland, likely in County Dublin or County Wicklow, while others su ... (1780–1852) * William Coffey (VC) (1829–1875) * Brian Coffey (1905–1995) References * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/ * http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= People from County Westmeath 1474 deaths 15th-century Irish poets Year of birth unknown Irish male poets {{Ireland-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aedh Ó Cobhthaigh
Aedh Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1452) was an Irish poet. Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. He is recorded as dying of the plague at his house of hospitality in Fertullagh. See also * An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh, died 1415. * Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1446) was an Irish poet. A brother of Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1429) and a son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1415), Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family. However, he was also famou ..., died 1446. * Cà rn na Marbh References * ''Ó Cobhthaigh family'', pp. 435–436, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', volume 41, Norbury-Osbourne, September 2004. 1452 deaths People from County Westmeath 15th-century Irish poets Year of birth unknown 15th-century deaths from plague (disease) Irish male poets {{Ireland-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1446) was an Irish poet. A brother of Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1429) and a son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1415), Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family. However, he was also famous as a soldier. One of his surviving poems, '' T'aire riot, a mheic Mhurchaidh'' – addressed to the Mac Murchadha Caomhánach – urges the men of Leinster to resist the Anglo-Irish. He was killed, along with his two sons, on the island of Cróinis on Lough Ennell Lough Ennell () is a lake near the town of Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated beside the N52 road, off the Mullingar/ Kilbeggan road. The lake is part of the Lough Ennell Special Protection Area. It is long by wide, with an ..., by Art Ó Mael Sheachlainn and the sons of Fiacha Mag Eochagáin. References * ''Ó Cobhthaigh family'', pp. 435–436, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', volume 41, Norbury-Osbourne, September 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh
Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1429. A son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1415) and a brother of Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1446), Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bard In Celtic cultures, a bard is an oral repository and 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 a ...ic family. He was killed by Edmond Dalton, who had conquered his district. References * ''Ó Cobhthaigh family'', pp. 435–436, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', volume 41, Norbury-Osbourne, September 2004. 1429 deaths Irish male poets People from County Westmeath 15th-century Irish poets Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh
An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1415) was an Irish poet. A member of the Ó Cobhthaigh bardic family, An Clasach is noted in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as "a famous poet and man of learning." He had sons Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1429) and Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh (died 1446), who were also poets. The O' Cobhthaigh ( Coffey) were known as the heritary brehon (druidic) family of Uisneach The Hill of Uisneach or Ushnagh ( or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial site in the barony of Rathconrath in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is a protected national monument. It consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—prehistoric and medi ... References * ''Ó Cobhthaigh family'', pp. 435–436, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', volume 41, Norbury-Osbourne, September 2004. Irish male poets People from County Westmeath 15th-century Irish poets 1415 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ... and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its current Editor-in-Chief is Steve Wilson. Its former president and current President Emeritus is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
