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Aonghus Fionn Ó Dálaigh Irish

Irish people

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Poet

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, fl. 1520-1570.

Thought to have been born County Meath

County Meath

County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Aonghus Fionn was the head of the branch of the Ó Dálaigh

Ó Dálaigh

The Ó Dálaigh were a learned Irish bardic family who first came to prominence early in the 12th century, when Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh was described as "The first Ollamh of poetry in all Ireland" .-Name derivation:The name Ó Dálaigh means 'descendant of Dálach'...

family who were poets to the MacCarthy of Desmond

Desmond

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. Only three of his poems are extant: Cionnus dhíolfad mo luach leighis?, Grian na Maighdean Máthair Dé and Ná déana díomas, a dhuine

External links

http://www.ucc.ie/celt/itbardic.html#athairne
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=

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