Gilla na TrÃnóite Ua Dálaigh,
Irish poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...
, killed 1166.
Gilla na TrÃnóite was an early member of the
Ó Dálaigh
The Ó Dálaigh () were a learned Irish Bardic poetry, bardic family who first came to prominence early in the 12th century, when Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh was described as "The first ''Ollamh'' of poetry in all Ireland" (''ollamh'' is the title g ...
family of poets. At the time of his death, he was
Ollamh
An or ollamh (; anglicised as ollave or ollav), plural ollomain, in early Irish literature, was a master in a particular trade or skill.
Bard
Generally, ''ollam'' referred to a professional poet or bard of literature and history, and a membe ...
of
Kingdom of Desmond
The Kingdom of Desmond () was a historic kingdom in southwestern Ireland. It was founded in 1118 by Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh, King of Munster when the Treaty of Glanmire formally divided the Kingdom of Munster into Desmond and Thomond (, "North ...
.
The
Annals of Inisfallen
The ''Annals of Inisfallen'' () are a chronicle of the medieval history of Ireland.
Overview
There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between 433 and 1450. The manuscript is thought to have been compiled in 1092, as the chronic ...
state, ''sub anno'' 1166, that:
* ''Gilla na TrÃnóite Ua Dálaig, ollav of Desmumu, was slain.''
He does not appear in the Daly family genealogies.
See also
*
Cú Connacht Ua Dálaigh, died 1139.
*
Ragnall Ua Dálaigh, died 1161.
*
Tadhg Ua 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 ...
, died 1181.
*
Aonghus Ó Dálaigh
Aonghus Ó Dálaigh (fl. c. 1200) was an Irish people, Irish poet.
Aonghus was a grandson of Cú Connacht Ua Dálaigh (died 1139) and said to be ''the common ancestor of all the Ó Dálaigh, O'Dalys extant.'' He is recorded as having six sons:
...
, fl. c. 1200.
External links
''Annals of Loch Cé''''The Tribes of Ireland: A Satire'' by Aengus O'Daly
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People from County Westmeath
12th-century Irish writers
1166 deaths
Year of birth unknown
12th-century Irish poets
Irish male poets