Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin
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Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin (died 1143) was an Irish
poet
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Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin, ollamh of Connacht
in poetry, who died in 1143.
No surviving poems by him are known to still exist, except perhaps anonymously. A later bearer of the name, who died in 1438, is listed as O'Clumain, Chief Poet to O'Hara
, a Chief of the Name in County Sligo. The name was later rendered as Ó Chlúmháin
and Cloonan.
His son, Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin
, was chief poet of Connacht upon his death in 1170.
Irish people
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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...
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Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin, ollamh of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
in poetry, who died in 1143.
No surviving poems by him are known to still exist, except perhaps anonymously. A later bearer of the name, who died in 1438, is listed as O'Clumain, Chief Poet to O'Hara
O'Hara
O'Hara is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó hEaghra. The death of the eponyum is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters - 926. Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, lord of Luighne, in Connaught .....
, a Chief of the Name in County Sligo. The name was later rendered as Ó Chlúmháin
Ó Chlúmháin
Ó Cluanáin was the name of a brehon family from what is now County Galway - MacLysaght calls it "Essentially a Co. Galway name."Joseph Mannion notes that in 1551 one Nicholas O Clowan, an official of Tuam, was granted custody of the Franciscan friary at Clonkeenkerrill, County Galway. A townland in...
and Cloonan.
His son, Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin
Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin
Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin was an Irish poet.Aindileas was the son of Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin, ollamh of Connacht in poetry, who died in 1143.No surviving poems by either are known to still exist, except perhaps anonymously...
, was chief poet of Connacht upon his death in 1170.