Gilla Isa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh
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Gilla Íosa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh (fl.
1390 – 1418) was a historian, scribe and poet of the learned Clan MacFhirbhisigh
based at Lackan in County Sligo
. He was the chief compiler of the Yellow Book of Lecan
and the Great Book of Lecan
, both of which are valuable literary and historical texts.
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1390 – 1418) was a historian, scribe and poet of the learned Clan MacFhirbhisigh
Clan MacFhirbhisigh
Mac Fhirbhisigh was the surname of a family of Irish hereditary historians based for much of their known history at Leckan, Tireagh, Co. Sligo. They claimed descent from Dathí , said to be one of the last pagan Kings of Connacht, and were thus one of the many families who sprang from the Uí...
based at Lackan in County Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
. He was the chief compiler of the Yellow Book of Lecan
Yellow Book of Lecan
The Yellow Book of Lecan , or TCD MS 1318 , is a medieval Irish manuscript written no later than the dawn of the 15th century. It is currently housed at Trinity College, Dublin and should not be confused with the Great Book of Lecan.-Overview:The manuscript is written on vellum and contains 344...
and the Great Book of Lecan
Great Book of Lecan
The Book of Lecan is a medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418. It is in the possession of the Royal Irish Academy....
, both of which are valuable literary and historical texts.
Sources
- The Celebrated Antiquary, Nollaig Ó MuraíleNollaig Ó MuraíleNollaig Ó Muraíle is an Irish scholar. He published an acclaimed edition of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh's Leabhar na nGenealach in 2004. He was conferred with the honour of admittance to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009.-Life and career:...
, Maynooth, 1996. - Irish Leaders and Learning Through the Ages, Paul Walsh (priest), 2004. (ed. Nollaig Ó Muraíle).