Liam Rua Mac Coitir
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Liam Rua Mac Coitir, Irish
poet
, 1675/90?–1738.
A Jacobite
poet, Mac Coitir was the president of Daimh-scola na mBlarnan, at Blarney
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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...
, 1675/90?–1738.
A Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
poet, Mac Coitir was the president of Daimh-scola na mBlarnan, at Blarney
Blarney
Blarney is a town and townland in County Cork, Ireland. It lies north-west of Cork and is famed as the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone.-Tourism:Blarney town is a major tourist attraction in County Cork...
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See also
- Cotter family
- Diarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac CárthaighDiarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac CárthaighDiarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac Cárthaigh, Irish poet, died 1705.Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite poet, and a native of County Cork.-See also:* Dónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh, fl...
- Dónall na Buile Mac CárthaighDónall na Buile Mac CárthaighDónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh, Irish poet, fl. 1730s–40s.Mac Cárthaigh was a member of an ancient Munster dynasty. He was a supporter of the Jacobite cause.-See also:* MacCarthy dynasty* Kings of Munster* Kings of Desmond...
, fl. 1730's–40's. - Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac CárthaighEoghan an Mhéirín Mac CárthaighEoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh, Irish poet, 1691–1756.Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite poet from County Cork-See also:* Diarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac Cárthaigh, d. 1705* Dónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh* Liam Rua Mac Coitir, 1675/90?–1738....
, 1691–1756.
External links
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