Brian Mac Con Midhe
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Brian Mac Con Midhe, Irish
poet
and writer
, fl 1590s.
A son of Aonghus Mac Con Midhe
, Brian was a member of an Irish brehon
family, and chief poet to Turlough Luineach O'Neill
.
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...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, fl 1590s.
A son of Aonghus Mac Con Midhe
Mac Con Midhe
Mac Con Midhe was the name of a family of poets in Gaelic Ireland. The name is also now rendered as MacNamee, Conmee, and Conway.-Overview:There was a branch of this Ulster sept who were erenaghs of Comber on the river Foyle in the deanery of Derry, and they are recorded as such as late as 1606...
, Brian was a member of an Irish brehon
Brehon
Brehon is the term in Gaelic-Irish culture for a judge. The Brehons were part of the system of "Brehon Law". The Brehons wore yellow robes when delivering verdicts. Several dozen families were recognised as hereditary brehon clans.-See also:* Mac an Bhaird...
family, and chief poet to Turlough Luineach O'Neill
Turlough Luineach O'Neill
Toirdhealbhach Luineach Mac Néill Chonnalaigh Ó Néill , the earl of the Clan-Connell, was inaugurated as the King of Tyrone, upon Shane O’Neill’s death...
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See also
- Giolla Brighde Mac Con MidheGiolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe-Background and family:Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe was a descendant of the Cenél nEógain; Ceart Uí Néill places the Mac Con Midhe family in the area of Ardstraw. His mother was of the Cenél Chonaill, so he addressed poems to the Ó Domhaills as well as the Ó Néills...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1210?-1272?) - Teige Mac Con MidheTeige Mac Con MidheTeige Mac Con Midhe, Irish poet and writer, died 1493.Mac Con Midhe was a member of an Irish brehon family. According to the Annals of the Four Masters:...
- Cormac Mac Con MidheCormac Mac Con MidheCormac Mac Con Midhe, aka Cormac mac Cearbhaill Mac Con Midhe, early Modern Irish poet, died 1627.Manuscript H.5.6, held at Trinity College, Dublin, contains a poem of 24 stanzas apparently written by Mac Con Midhe for Toirealach Ó Néill of Sliocht Airt Óig of Tyrone and his wife, Sorcha. It...
(d.1627)
External links
- http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/family.htm?FamilyId=997