Donnchadh Ruadh Mac Conmara
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Donnchadh Ruadh Mac Conmara, Irish
poet
, 1715-1810
A Jacobite
poet, Mac Conmara
was a native of Cratloe
, County Clare
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...
, 1715-1810
A Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
poet, Mac Conmara
McNamara
McNamara is a surname of Irish origin. It originated from the region of County Clare. The name began with the chieftain Cumara, of Maghadhair in county Clare. Cumara is a contracted form of Conmara - hound of the sea. His son, Domhnall, who died in 1099, adopted the surname Mac Conmara, or son of...
was a native of Cratloe
Cratloe
Cratloe is a village in County Clare, Ireland, situated between Limerick City and Shannon in the midwest of Ireland. It is possible that the name derives from Croit-shliabh meaning "hump-backed hill", referring to Woodcock Hill.-Places of interest:...
, County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
See also
- Clan MacNamaraClan MacNamaraMac Conmara is the surname of a family of County Clare in Ireland. It is anglicised MacNamara or McNamara-Background:The name means "Hounds of the Sea"...
- Diarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac CárthaighDiarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac CárthaighDiarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac Cárthaigh, Irish poet, died 1705.Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite poet, and a native of County Cork.-See also:* Dónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh, fl...
- Dónall na Buile Mac CárthaighDónall na Buile Mac CárthaighDónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh, Irish poet, fl. 1730s–40s.Mac Cárthaigh was a member of an ancient Munster dynasty. He was a supporter of the Jacobite cause.-See also:* MacCarthy dynasty* Kings of Munster* Kings of Desmond...
, fl. 1730's-40's. - Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac CárthaighEoghan an Mhéirín Mac CárthaighEoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh, Irish poet, 1691–1756.Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite poet from County Cork-See also:* Diarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac Cárthaigh, d. 1705* Dónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh* Liam Rua Mac Coitir, 1675/90?–1738....
, 1691-1756.
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