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Giolla Íosa Mac Fir Bisigh
Gilla Isa Mac Fir Bisigh (died 1301) was an Irish historian, poet, mathematician and astronomer. ''Sub anno'' 1301, the Annals of Connacht record the death of ''Gilla Isa Mac Fir Bisig, ollam of the Ui Fiachrach Muaide, a master of history and tales and poetry, of the Computus and of many other arts.'' His family, the clan Mac Fhirbhisigh, were at the time resident in what is now County Mayo. His father was Gilla Isa Mor Mac Fir Bisigh. Other notable members of his family were * Amhlaoibh mac Fir Bhisigh, fl. c. 1200. * Domhnall na Sgoile Mac Fir Bhisigh, fl.c. 1250. * Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fhirbhisigh fl. 1390–1418. * Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, died 1671. External links * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100011/index.html References * ''The Celebrated Antiquary'', Nollaig Ó Muraíle, Maynooth Maynooth (; ) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (part of the National University of Ireland and also known as the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and Culture of Ireland, culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaels, Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also Norman invasion of Ireland, conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while Kingdom of England, England's 16th/17th century Tudor conquest of Ireland, conquest and Plantations of Ireland, colonisation of Ireland brought many English people, English and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish people, Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Republic of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
