Aindrais MacMarcuis
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Aindrais MacMarcuis, Irish
poet
, fl. c. 1608.
MacMarcuis is mainly known for This Night Sees Ireland Desolate, a lament concerning the Flight of the Earls
. John Montague
published a version of it in the Faber Book of Irish Verse
in 1974.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, fl. c. 1608.
MacMarcuis is mainly known for This Night Sees Ireland Desolate, a lament concerning the Flight of the Earls
Flight of the Earls
The Flight of the Earls took place on 14 September 1607, when Hugh Ó Neill of Tír Eóghain, Rory Ó Donnell of Tír Chonaill and about ninety followers left Ireland for mainland Europe.-Background to the exile:...
. John Montague
John Montague
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published a version of it in the Faber Book of Irish Verse
Faber Book of Irish Verse
The Faber Book of Irish Verse was a poetry anthology edited by John Montague and first published in 1974 by Faber and Faber. Recognised as an important collection, it has been described as 'the only general anthology of Irish verse in the past 30 years that has a claim to be a work of art in itself...
in 1974.