Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn
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Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn, Irish
poet
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Ó hUiginn was a member of a highly regarded Connacht
family of bards. His surviving poems include:
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...
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Ó hUiginn was a member of a highly regarded 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...
family of bards. His surviving poems include:
- Gach éan mar a adhbha
- Slán fat fholcadh
See also
- Tadg Óg Ó hÚigínnTadg Óg Ó hÚigínnTadg Óg Ó hÚigínn, Irish poet, died 1448.-Life and background:Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known Irish family of bards, based in Connacht. His father, Tadhg, died in 1391, while all that is known of his mother is her first name, Aine. He had an elder brother, Fearghal Ruadh O hUiginn, who's...
- Tadhg Dall Ó hÚigínnTadhg Dall Ó hÚigínn-Background:One of the most well-known of the late-Gaelic era poets, he was a member of a family of professional poets from north Connacht. He was called dall because he was blind. His mother's name is unknown. His father was Mathghamhain mac Maolhmuire, directly descended from Tadg Óg Ó hÚigínn ....
- Philip Bocht Ó hUiginnPhilip Bocht Ó hUiginn-Background:Ó hUiginn was a member of a Connacht-based family of bards. His father was Conn Crosach, but nothing else is known of his place within the family, or where he lived. His obituary in the Annals of Ulster describes him as an observanntine Franciscan brother...
- Gilla na Neamh Ó h-UiginnGilla na Neamh Ó h-UiginnGilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn, Irish poet, died 1349.Gilla na Neamh was member of the Ó hUiginn family of poets and historians, based in Connacht....
, d.1349 - Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginnMaol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginnMaol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, fl. c. 1400.Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known Irish family of bards, based in Connacht...
External links
- http://celt.ucc.ie/published/G402121/index.html
- http://celt.ucc.ie/published/G402137/index.html