Fear Feasa Ó'n Cháinte
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Fear Feasa Ó'n Cháinte, Irish poet, fl. 16th century.

Native of Munster
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...

, and a member of the Ó an Cháintighe
Ó an Cháintighe
Ó an Cháintighe, an Irish Bardic family of west Cork. The medieval poet Fear Feasa Ó'n Cháinte was the composer of the following poems:* A shaoghail ón a shaoghail* Bean dá chumhadh críoch Ealla* Gluais a litir go Lunndain...

 bardic family. His known poems include the following:
  • A shaoghail ón a shaoghail
  • Bean dá chumhadh críoch Ealla
  • Gluais a litir go Lunndain


He is thought to have been related to Tadhg Olltach Ó an Cháinte
Tadhg Olltach Ó an Cháinte
Tadhg Olltach Ó an Cháinte, Irish poet, fl. c. 1601.A member of the Ó an Cháintighe bardic family, and a relative of Fear Feasa Ó'n Cháinte, Tadhg Olltach is probably to be identified with 'Teige on Canty, of Clansheane', mentioned in a fiant of Elizabeth I dated 14 May 1601, along with his wife,...

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External links

  • http://celt.ucc.ie/itbardic.html#tadhgog
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