Patrick Donnelly
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Patrick Donnelly was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop who was also known as The Bard of Armagh
. He was born in Desertcreaght, Cookstown
, County Tyrone
in 1650 and died in 1716.
Eoghan Ó Donnghaile
, author of Comhairle Mhic Clámha and Mo choin do theacht Fheidhlime.., may have written the latter as a saultation to Donnelly, who was his kinsman.
The Bard of Armagh
The Bard of Armagh is an Irish ballad. It is often attributed to Patrick Donnelly. He was made Bishop of Dromore in 1697, the same year as the enactment of the Bishops Banishment Act...
. He was born in Desertcreaght, Cookstown
Cookstown
Cookstown may refer to either of the following:*Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland*Cookstown, Ontario, Canada*Cookstown, New Jersey, United States...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
in 1650 and died in 1716.
- Dr Patrick Donnelly ministered in South Armagh,
- He assumed the title of Phelim Brady, the Bard of Armagh.
- Educated by the Jesuits at their hedge-school in Drogheda.
- Studied in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
sometime between 1673 and 1679
Eoghan Ó Donnghaile
Eoghan Ó Donnghaile
Eoghan Ó Donnghaile, aka Owen O'Donnelly, Irish poet, fl. c. 1690.Eugene O'Curry wrote of Ó Donnghaile in his Manners and Customs , saying that:...
, author of Comhairle Mhic Clámha and Mo choin do theacht Fheidhlime.., may have written the latter as a saultation to Donnelly, who was his kinsman.