Feardorcha Ó Mealláin was an Irish poet the reputed author of ''

An Díbirt go Connachta An Díbirt go Connachta is a lament attributed to Feardorcha Ó Mealláin who is claimed as ''staraí Éirí amach 1641/the historian of the 1641 Rising'', Tarlach Ó Mealláin. It is a lament in Irish inspired by the proposed scheme of the ear ...

''. He is said to have been a

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...

, possibly from

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, but both of these claims are in doubt. It is suggested that his name may be a 'pet-name' for two of his kinsmen, Henry Ó Mealláin or

Tarlach Ó Mealláin Tarlach Ó Mealláin (floruit, fl. 1641–1650) was an Irish people, Irish Franciscan, author of Cín Lae Uí Mhealláin. Origins and background Ó Mealláin was of a Tír Eoghain ecclesiastical family who were the hereditary keepers of the Bell ...

, who may also be its author.

References

* Charles Dillon, ''Cín Lae Uí Mhealláin'', pp. 337–95 ''Tyrone:History and Society.'' * Diarmaid Ó Doibhlin (2000) ''Tyrone's Gaelic Literary Legacy'', pp. 414–17, op.cit. {{DEFAULTSORT:O Meallain, Feardorcha 17th-century Irish-language poets People of the Irish Confederate Wars Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Irish Franciscans Writers from County Down

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