Flann Óc mac Séoan Ó Domhnalláin Ollamh Síol Muireadaigh for an unknown time in 1404.

The annals record an unusual number of bard

Bard

In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...

ic deaths in 1404. Donnchad Baccach Ó Maolconaire

Donnchad Baccach Ó Maolconaire

Donnchad Baccach Ó Maolconaire, Ollamh Síl Muireadaigh from 1385 to 1404.Very little is known about Donnchad Baccach. The Annals of Connacht merely relate that he was Ollam of the Síol Muireadaigh in history. Given that all known past holders of the office had been drawn from the clan Ó...

 died, leaving the office of Ollamh vacant. His death was followed by Gilla Duivin Mac Curtin, Ollamh of Thomond

Thomond

Thomond The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond is County Clare, County Limerick and north County Tipperary; effectively most of north Munster. The name is used by a variety of establishments and organisations located in , or associated with the region...

 in music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

, Carroll O'Daly, Ollav of Corcomroe; Donnell, the son of Donough O'Daly, who was usually called Bolg-an-Dana ... William O'Doran, Ollav of Leinster

Leinster

Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled...

 in judicature ... Teige, the son of boethius Mac Egan, intended ollav of Lower Connacht in law.

Flann Óc became Ollamh, but was dead himself before the year was out. His place was due to be taken by Tuathal, the son of Melaghlin O'Donnellan, intended ollav of Sil-Murray in poetry but Tuathal himself died before gaining the office.

The eventual successor was Dauid mac Tanaide Ó Maolconaire

Dauid mac Tanaide Ó Maolconaire

Dauid mac Tanaide Ó Maolconaire, Ollamh Síol Muireadaigh, died 1419.The Annals of Connacht state:1419. Dauid son of Tanaide O Mailchonaire ollav of the Sil Muiredaig, died of the plague in his own house at Kilmore, after Unction and Penance, and was buried in the monastery of John Baptist at Trim,...

, who held the office till 1419. Flann Óc seems to be the only member of the clan Ó Domhnalláin

Donnellan

Donnellan is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name Ó Domhnalláin.At least two unrealated families of the name existed in Gaelic Ireland. One in south-east Ulster, another in south-east Connacht in the kingdom of Ui Maine....

 who held the office.

Sources

• The Encyclopaedia of Ireland 2003; ISBN 0-7171-300-2.
• Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family Dermot Mac Dermot, 1996.
• A New History of Ireland VIII: A Chronology of Irish History to 1976 - A Companion to Irish History Part I edited by T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin and F.J. Byrne, 1982. ISBN 0-19-821744-7
• The Celebrated Antiquary Nollaig O Muralie, Maynooth, 1996.
• Irish Leaders and Learning Through the Ages Fr. Paul Walsh, 2004. (ed. Nollaig O Muralie).

External links

• List of Published Texts at CELT — University College Cork's Corpus of Electronic Texts