Mael Sechlainn Ó Domhnalláin
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Mael Sechlainn Ó Domhnalláin, Irish
poet
, died 1375.
Ó Domhnalláin was a member of the Ó Domhnalláin
bard
ic family of Ui Maine (now south-east County Galway
. The Annals of the Four Masters
recorded him as a good poet, but who died of a scrofulous ulcer. The condition is now known as Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis.
It is unknown if any examples of his work survive.
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...
, died 1375.
Ó Domhnalláin was a member of the Ó Domhnalláin
Donnellan
Donnellan is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name Ó Domhnalláin.At least two unrealated families of the name existed in Gaelic Ireland. One in south-east Ulster, another in south-east Connacht in the kingdom of Ui Maine....
bard
Bard
In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...
ic family of Ui Maine (now south-east County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
. The Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
recorded him as a good poet, but who died of a scrofulous ulcer. The condition is now known as Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis.
It is unknown if any examples of his work survive.
External links
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See also
- Domnallan mac MaelbrigdiDomnallan mac Maelbrigdi-Biography:Domnallan was the son of Maelbrigdi, a member of the Ui Maine dynasty, located in south-east Connacht. His pedigree is given as Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi mic Grenain mic Loingsich mic Domnallain mic Bresail mic Dluthaig mic Fithchellaig mic Dicholla mic Eogain Find.-Descendants:The...
- Brian Mac Eoghain Ó Domhnalláin, poet.
- Nehemiah DonnellanNehemiah DonnellanNehemiah Donnellan , Archbishop of Tuam, fl. c. 1560-1609.-Background:Donellan was born in the county of Galway, a son of Mael Sechlainn Ó Dónalláin, by his wife Sisly, daughter of William Ó Cellaigh of Calla...
, Archbishop of TuamArchbishop of TuamThe Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
, died 1609. - Ainglioch Ó DónalláinAinglioch Ó Dónalláin-Origins:Ó Dónalláin was a member of a minor family of bards based at Ballydonnellan, Loughrea, County Galway, in what was then the kingdom of Uí Maine...
, poet, fl. mid-14th or mid-15th century. - Sir James Donnellan, fl. 1607-1665.
- Nehemiah Donnellan, lawyer.
- Muircheartach Ó Domhnallain (fl. 1695-1706), Bishop of Clonfert.
- Captain John DonnellanJohn DonnellanJohn F. Donnellan is a former Irish politician and sportsperson. He served as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Dáil Éireann for twenty-five years. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dunmore McHales and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1960s.-Early & private life:John...
, fl. 1777-1781. - Seosamh Ó DónalláinSeosamh Ó DónalláinSeosamh Ó Dónalláin, , member of the Irish Republican Army, died 1920.Ó Dónalláin was a native of Kilkerrin, Ballinasloe, and came to be involved with the volunteer movement via his brother, Tom Donnellan, who was principal teacher at Brierhill.He was shot dead in an ambush at the Old Gallows near...
, RepublicanIrish RepublicanismIrish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, died 1920. - Michael DonnellanMichael DonnellanMichael Donnellan was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician.Michael Donnellan was born in Dunmore, County Galway in 1900. He joined Sinn Féin after the Easter Rising in 1916 and was elected as a councillor on Glenamaddy District council in 1917...
(1900–1964), Clann na TalmhanClann na TalmhanClann na Talmhan , abbreviated CnaT, was an Irish agrarian political party active between 1939 and 1965.- Formation and Growth :Clann na Talmhan was founded on 29 June 1939 in Athenry, County Galway, in the wake of the breakdown of unification talks between the Irish Farmers Federation and...
politician.