Peirce Ó Caiside
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Peirce Ó Caiside, Gaelic
-Irish
physician
and writer
, died 1504.
Ó Caiside
was a member of a medical family of Fermanagh. The Annals of Ulster
, sub anno 1504, state:
His father bore the same name as the 18th-century friar, soldier and poet, Tomás Ó Caiside
, who's parents were natives of Ulster
.
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
-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...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and writer
Writer
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, died 1504.
Ó Caiside
Ó Caiside
Ó Caiside is the name of a Gaelic-Irish family. It is now usually anglicised as Cassidy.The surname Ó Caiside was found in all regions of medieval Ireland, it been the name of several unrelated families....
was a member of a medical family of Fermanagh. The Annals of Ulster
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years between AD 431 to AD 1540. The entries up to AD 1489 were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on the island of Belle Isle on Lough Erne in the...
, sub anno 1504, state:
- O'Caiside of Cuil died this year: namely, Pierce, son of Thomas O'Caiside; to wit, the medical ollam of Mag Uidhir and a recognised master in literature and in physic, in theory and in practice and a man that kept a general guest-house for everyone. And he died of the King's Game.
His father bore the same name as the 18th-century friar, soldier and poet, Tomás Ó Caiside
Tomás Ó Caiside
Tomás Ó Caiside, aka An Caisideach Bán, c. 1709 - 1773?, was an Irish friar, soldier, and poet.Ó Caiside's family were of Ulster stock, his parents settleing in Leacht na Drisheacain...
, who's parents were natives of Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. 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...
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External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001C/index.html