Fearghail mheic Dhomhnaill Ruaidh Mac an Bhaird
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Fearghal mac Domhnuill Ruaidh mac an Bhaird, Gaelic
-Irish
bardic poet
, died 1550.
A member of the Donegal
branch of the learned Mac an Bhaird
family. His son was the poet Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird
.
He is known as the author of only one surviving composition, Olc íocthar ar luagh leighis, a poem of one hundred and forty-eight lines which concludes thus:
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
-Irish
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...
bardic 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 1550.
A member of the Donegal
Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
branch of the learned Mac an Bhaird
Mac an Bhaird
The Mac an Bháird family was one of the learned families of late medieval Ireland. The name has evolved over many centuries, the anglicized forms coming down to us as MacAward, McWard, MacEward, MacEvard, Macanward, M'Ward, and its most commonly used variant today: Ward...
family. His son was the poet Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird
Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird
Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, Gaelic-Irish bardic poet, born by 1550, died after 1616.A member of the Donegal branch of the learned Mac an Bhaird family, he was the son of Fearghail mheic Dhomhnaill Ruaidh Mac an Bhaird, who died in 1550....
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He is known as the author of only one surviving composition, Olc íocthar ar luagh leighis, a poem of one hundred and forty-eight lines which concludes thus:
- Cóir linn fa lár do leigeadh;
- don Chóir ní tráth dá teagar;
- fuil bhas is chígh ad chogar
- obadh sídh as nach eagal.
External links
- http://www.celt.dias.ie/publications/celtica/c24/c24-252-263.pdf
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G402071/index.html