Baothghalach Mór Mac Aodhagáin
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Baothghalach Mór Mac Aodhagáin (1550–1600) was an Irish
poet.
Reputedly from Duniry
, he was of the Mac Aodhagáin
clan of poets. In his lifetime, his family were keepers of Leabhar Breac
. His poems were edited by Lambert McKenna
in 1939.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
poet.
Reputedly from Duniry
Duniry
Duniry is a small village between Tynagh and Abbey. It was built beside a large bog known now as Limehill bog. This was the main trade of Duniry at the time....
, he was of the Mac Aodhagáin
Mac Aodhagáin
Mac Aodhagáin was the name of an Irish family of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde....
clan of poets. In his lifetime, his family were keepers of Leabhar Breac
Leabhar Breac
Leabhar Breac is an Irish language publisher based in Indreabhán in the County Galway Gaeltacht of Cois Fharraige.Specialising in fiction, and named after the 15th century manuscript Leabhar Breac, the publishing house was founded in 1995 by Darach Ó Scolaí and Caomhán Ó Scolaí...
. His poems were edited by Lambert McKenna
Lambert McKenna
Lambert McKenna S.J. was a Jesuit priest and writer.He was born Andrew Joseph Lambert McKenna in Dublin and studied in Europe. He collected and edited religious and folk poetry in the Irish language...
in 1939.