Maoilsheachlainn Óg Ó Dálaigh (died 1578) was a 16th-century

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

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, from the bardic

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, who served Gerald Fitzgerald, the 14th Earl of Desmond as his court poet. Due to this position, which he had inherited from his father Maoilsheachlainn Mac Donnchadh Ó Dálaigh, he was provided with land in Kilsarkan,

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. While none of his works survive, he is mentioned in the

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poet Eoghan Ó Dubhthaigh's vituperative satire ''Leig dod' choimh-meas dúinn'', which was composed shortly after his death. While Ó Dubhthaigh writes critically about several poets for them being overly dedicated to wordly poetic concerns; however, he exempts Ó Dálaigh from this criticism. Ó Dálaigh was the father of the poets Conchubhar Ó Dálaigh and Cú Chonnacht Ó Dálaigh, as well as the grandfather of

Daniel O'Daly Daniel O'Daly (1595 – 30 June 1662), also known as Dominic Ó Dálaigh and Dominic de Rosario, was an Irish Dominican priest, diplomat and historian. He established the College of Corpo Santo in Lisbon, Portugal for Irish students wishing to s ...

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