Aonghus Ó Dálaigh (

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c. 1200) was an Irish poet. Aonghus was a grandson of

Cú Connacht Ua Dálaigh Cú Connacht Ua Dálaigh, (a.k.a. ''Cu Chonnacht na Sgoile'', "Cu Connacht of the school"), died 1139. Overview Cú Connacht was a member of the Ó Dálaigh bardic family, originally from County Westmeath. Branches of the family would settle in ...

(died 1139) and said to be ''the common ancestor of all the O'Dalys extant.'' He is recorded as having six sons: * 1 - Cearbhall Fionn Ó Dálaigh - ancestor of

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, poet to

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* 2 -

Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh was an Irish poet and master of the Irish classical style called Dán Díreach, who died in 1244. Mor is the Irish word for ''"great"''. Family background Donnchadh Mór was a member of the Ó Dálaigh family of poets ...

- ancestor to Ó Dálaigh of

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and

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* 3 -

Cormac na Casbhairne Ó Dálaigh Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as ''Kormákr''. Mac is Irish for "son", and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix ...

* 4 -

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poet of Lissadill,

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* 5 -

Gilla na Naemh Ó Dálaigh Gilla may refer to: People Irish masculine given name * (fl. 1072) * (died 1084) * (died 1143) * (died 1153) * (died 1172) * (died 1204) * (died 1224) * (died 1301) * (died 1405), Irish musician * (died 1442), Lord of Iar Connacht an ...

* 6 -

Tadhg Ó Dálaigh Tadhg, also Taḋg ( , ), (pronunciations given for the name ''Tadhg'' separately from those for the slang/pejorative ''Teague''.) commonly anglicized as "Taig" or "Teague", is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that was very common ...

- ancestor of Ó Dálaigh of

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and Connacht No obit of Aonghus is known to exist in any of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:O Dalaigh, Aonghus 13th-century Irish poets People from County Westmeath 12th-century births 13th-century deaths 12th-century Irish writers 13th-century Irish writers 12th-century Irish poets Irish male poets

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