Mael Ísu Ó Brolcháin
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Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin, died 1086.
Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin was a member of a high-class ecclesiastical family, based in what is now Donegal
. Besides holding a number of benifices and wielding considerable political influence, he was the author of the poem To an Elderly Virgin. He died as a member of the religious community of Armagh
in 1086, recorded as being the chief sage of Ireland.
His descendants bear the surname Ó Brolcháin, and in its anglacised form, Bradley.
Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin was a member of a high-class ecclesiastical family, based in what is now 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" ....
. Besides holding a number of benifices and wielding considerable political influence, he was the author of the poem To an Elderly Virgin. He died as a member of the religious community of Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
in 1086, recorded as being the chief sage of Ireland.
His descendants bear the surname Ó Brolcháin, and in its anglacised form, Bradley.
Source
- pp.48-50; 396, The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse, edited, with translations, by Thomas KinsellaThomas KinsellaThomas Kinsella is an Irish poet, translator, editor, and publisher.-Early life and work:Kinsella was born in Lucan, County Dublin. He spent much of his childhood with relatives in rural Ireland. He was educated in the Irish language at the Model School, Inchicore and the O'Connell Christian...
, 1986.