Proinsias Ó Doibhlin
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Proinsias Ó Doibhlin was an Irish poet, died c. 1724
Possibly from Muinterevlin (now Ardboe
), he was a prominent member of the Franciscan community at the Irish College in Prague
where he lectured in Philosophy
in 1697, where he remained as late as 1712. By 1714 he had returned to Ireland where he had become the guardian of the Dungannon
/Donaghmore
Franciscan house; in 1717 he was transferred to Drogheda
but was back as guardian at Dungannon in 1720.
In 1724 he was appointed by the Franciscans as confessor to the Poor Clares in Dublin and seems to have died shortly after.
He is the author of a poem, Gach croiceann libh dar feannadh (Every skin you have fleeced), criticising Gearóid Mac Coinmhí for the latters apparent slurs on the O'Neills of Tyrone. Composed sometime between 1716 and 1718, it was known among members of the Ó Neachtáin literary circle, as a letter survives from Seán MacSolaidh to Risteard Tipper where MacSolaidh asks for a copy of the poem.
Gach croiceann libh dar feannadh remains the only piece in Irish which can be ascribed to Ó Doibhlin.
Possibly from Muinterevlin (now Ardboe
Ardboe
Ardboe is a small village in the north east of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is near the western shore of Lough Neagh and lies within the Cookstown District Council area...
), he was a prominent member of the Franciscan community at the Irish College in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
where he lectured in Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in 1697, where he remained as late as 1712. By 1714 he had returned to Ireland where he had become the guardian of the Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
/Donaghmore
Donaghmore
Donaghmore is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, about five kilometres northwest of Dungannon. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 947 people...
Franciscan house; in 1717 he was transferred to Drogheda
Drogheda
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
but was back as guardian at Dungannon in 1720.
In 1724 he was appointed by the Franciscans as confessor to the Poor Clares in Dublin and seems to have died shortly after.
He is the author of a poem, Gach croiceann libh dar feannadh (Every skin you have fleeced), criticising Gearóid Mac Coinmhí for the latters apparent slurs on the O'Neills of Tyrone. Composed sometime between 1716 and 1718, it was known among members of the Ó Neachtáin literary circle, as a letter survives from Seán MacSolaidh to Risteard Tipper where MacSolaidh asks for a copy of the poem.
Gach croiceann libh dar feannadh remains the only piece in Irish which can be ascribed to Ó Doibhlin.