Brian Ó hUiginn
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Brian was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginnÓ hUiginn
Ó hUiginn is the surname of a Gaelic-Irish family of poets, scribes and historians located in Connacht.Originally part of the southern Uí Néill based in the Irish midlands, they moved west into Connacht...
brehon
Brehon
Brehon is the term in Gaelic-Irish culture for a judge. The Brehons were part of the system of "Brehon Law". The Brehons wore yellow robes when delivering verdicts. Several dozen families were recognised as hereditary brehon clans.-See also:* Mac an Bhaird...
family, based in what is now County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo 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 village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
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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 his death, sub anno 1476, as follows:
- Brian, the son of Farrell Roe O'Higgin, head of his own tribe, superintendent of the schools of Ireland, and preceptor in poetry, died on Maunday-Thursday, and was interred at Ath-leathanStrade-See also:*List of towns and villages in Ireland...
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He may have been related to the Bishop O hUiginn
Bishop of Mayo
The Bishop of Mayo was an episcopal title which took its name after County Mayo in Ireland. After the Reformation, the title was briefly used by the Church of Ireland until 1559 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1631...
who died in 1478.
Brian had at least one son, Aed mac Brian Ó hUiginn
Aed mac Brian Ó hUiginn
Aed mac Brian Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1487.Aed was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family.The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1487, as follows:* Hugh, the son of Brian, son of Farrel Roe O'Higgin, died....
, who died in 1487. Another may have been Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn
Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn
-Biography:The Annals of Connacht, sub anno 1502, state that Domnall son of Brian O hUiginn, teacher of the schools of Ireland in Poetry, died.He may have been the Chief Ollam of Ireland, but his obituary does not make this clear.-See also:...
, as well as Cairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginn
Cairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginn
Cairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1505.Aed was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family.The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1505, as follows:...
, who died in 1505.
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/