Conor Carragh Ó Curnín
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Conor Carragh Ó Curnín (died 1498) was an Irish
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Ó Curnín Ó Cuirnín was the name of a brehon literary family of Breifne, related to its kings, the West Breifne, O'Rourkes. The surname is now rendered Cornyn ( most commonly used Anglacised form )still quite numerous in the vicinity of Dowra in West Cav ...
was a member of a
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Breifne The Kingdom of Breifne or Bréifne (), anglicized as Breffny, was a medieval overkingdom in Gaelic Ireland. It comprised what is now County Leitrim, County Cavan and parts of neighbouring counties, and corresponds roughly to the Roman Catho ...
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record his death, ''sub anno'' 1498: * ''O'Cuirnin, i.e. Conor Carragh, died.''


See also

* Cormac Ó Curnín, died 1474 * Ruaidrí Ó Curnín, died 1496 * Ferceirtne Ó Curnín, died 1519 * Domhnall Glas Ó Curnín, died 1519


References

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/ * http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= People from County Leitrim 1498 deaths Year of birth unknown 15th-century Irish poets Irish male poets {{Ireland-poet-stub