Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh
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Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish
poet
, died 1429.
A son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh
(died 1415) and a brother of Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
(died 1446), Ó Cobhthaigh
was a member of a hereditary bard
ic family. He was killed Edmond Dalton, who had conquered his district.
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...
, died 1429.
A son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh
An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh
An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poets, died 1415.A member of the Ó Cobhthaigh bardic family, An Clasach is noted in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as "a famous poet and man of learning." He had sons Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh and Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh , who were also...
(died 1415) and a brother of Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh
Domhnall Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1446.A brother of Maeleachlainn Ó Cobhthaigh and a son of An Clasach Ó Cobhthaigh , Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family. However, he was also famous as a soldier...
(died 1446), Ó Cobhthaigh
Ó Cobhthaigh
-Overview:Ó Cobhthaigh was the name of an Irish Brehon family from what is now County Westmeath and County Longford.There were at least three other families of the name, located in the regions of Limerick-Kerry, Down, west Cork, and Galway....
was a member of a hereditary bard
Bard
In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...
ic family. He was killed Edmond Dalton, who had conquered his district.