Domhnall Glas Ó Curnín (died 1519) was an Irish

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record his death, ''sub anno'' 1519: * ''Domhnall Glas Ó Curnín ... died.''

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/ * http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= 15th-century Irish poets People from County Leitrim 16th-century Irish writers 16th-century Irish male writers 1519 deaths Year of birth unknown 16th-century Irish poets Irish male poets {{Ireland-poet-stub

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