Niall mac Fergal Óge Ó hUicinn
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Niall mac Fergal Óge Ó hUicinn, Irish
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...

, died 1461.

The Annals of Connacht
Annals of Connacht
The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin....

 sub anno 1461 note the death of a number of Irish poets, including Niall:
  • O Dalaig of Corcomroe, Niall Oc O hUicinn and Niall son of Fergal Oc O hUicinn died.


His sister, Elec Ní hUicinn
Elec Ní hUicinn
Elec Ní hUicinn, was an Irish noblewoman, murdered 1471.The Annals of Connacht, sub anno 1471,* An attack was made by Mac Gosdelb after his own kinsmen and they killed Elec daughter of Fergal Oc O hUiginn, wife of Conchobar son of Ruaidri Oc O hUiginn, in her own house at Machaire na nAilech, most...

, was murdered at her home in 1471, while his brother Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hÚigínn
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hÚigínn
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn was an Irish poet.Ó hUiccinn was an Irish poet who held the post of Chief Ollam of Ireland. His father was Farrell Óg Ó hUiccinn. His obit is given in the Annals of the Four Masters as follows: "M1490.16 O'Higgin, i.e...

, died as Chief Ollamh of Ireland in poetry in 1490.

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