Donnchadh Mac Cruitín (
fl.
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1468) was an Irish scribe.
Biography
A member of Clann Chruitín of Thuadhmhumhain (now mainly
County Clare
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), Mac Cruitín's ("Donnchadh mhac Matha alias Dionisius Cyriton") name is found in marginalia of a Latin medical text, ''De Medicinis Libellus''. He stated he was "scolaris in phisica apud Sotone in comit’ Kanc anno gratie, 1468" ('medical student at
Sutton
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in the county of
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in the year 1468'). At the end of the ''Libellus'', another note by him reads "finit amen finit qui scripsit sit benedictus. Quod Dionisius Cyriton" ('He who wrote this is truly blessed. That is Dionisius Cyriton'). (McInerney, 2014, p. 21).
Luke McInerney, who has written on the origins and history of Clann Chruitín, stated "It is uncertain why he was working as a scribe there but he may have travelled to England to further his education." (McInterny 2014, p. 24).
Another part of the manuscript contains work by the mid-sixteenth century scribe, Conchubhar Mór Mac Cruitín, a member of the same lineage.
See also
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Curtin (surname)
Curtin is a surname which is most common in the Munster, Province of Munster in Ireland. It takes several variant forms transliterated from the Irish language, such as: ''Mac Cruitín'', ''Mac Curtain'' or ''Ó Cruitin'', most of which are anglic ...
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Gilla Duibin Mac Cruitín
Gilla Duibin Mac Cruitín, Irish musician, died 1405.
The Annals of Ulster note his death:
''U1405.1 Gilla-Duibin Mac Cruitin died this year, namely, the ollam of Ua Briain, to wit, one eminent in music and in history and in literary distinction ...
, musician, died 1405.
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Aindrias Mac Cruitín, c. 1650 – c. 1738, poet.
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Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín
Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín (Irish pronunciation: /eː bˠi mˠakɾˠəˈtʲiːnʲ/; Classical Irish: Aodh Buidhe Mac Cruitín, ) (1680–1755) was an Irish poet, tutor, and soldier.
Biography
Mac Cruitín was a descendant of a bardic family of T ...
, poet and soldier, 1680–1775.
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Seamus Mac Cruitín, poet, 1815–1870.
References
* "The origins of Clann Chruitín: chronicler-poets of the learned Gaelic tradition", Luke McInerney, ''The Other Clare'', vol. 38, 2014, pp 19–30.
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Writers from County Clare
People from Sutton Valence
Irish scribes
15th-century Irish medical doctors
Irish writers in Latin
15th-century writers in Latin