Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin
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Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin, Irish
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, fl. mid-19th century.
A native of Claregalway
, Ó Dúgáin was a relation of Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin
and Liam Ó Dúgáin
, all of the same parish. His scribal work consists of songs.
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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...
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Scribe
A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
, fl. mid-19th century.
A native of Claregalway
Claregalway
Claregalway is a village situated about 10 km from the city of Galway in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway"...
, Ó Dúgáin was a relation of Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin
Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin
Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin, Irish scribe, fl. 1848-1858.William Mahon devotes pages 636-37 of his article on this scribe. He was a descendant of the same family as Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin, Irish scribe, fl. 1848-1858.William Mahon devotes pages 636-37 of his article (cited below) on...
and Liam Ó Dúgáin
Liam Ó Dúgáin
Liam Ó Dúgáin, Irish scribe, fl. mid-19th century.A native of Claregalway, Ó Dúgáin was a relation of Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin and Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin, all of the same parish...
, all of the same parish. His scribal work consists of songs.