Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire
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Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire (fl.
1585) was an Irish
poet
.
A member of the Ó Maolconaire
bardic family of Connacht
, Tuileagna is known from a number of extant works, including Labhram ar iongnaibh Éireann, addressed to Sir Nicholas Walsh, Chief Justice
of the Common Pleas
and Speaker
of the third parliament convened in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Perrott’s parliament of 1585–6. It relates the Middle Irish story of the judgement
of King Niall Frossach
of Ailech
(died 778) concerning a young woman and her fatherless child.
The only manuscript in which it survives is Royal Irish Academy
23 L 17 (RIA 3). Two copies of the Middle Irish text that have survived, from Leabhar Mór Leacain and Liber Flavus Fergusiorum.
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1585) was an 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...
.
A member of the Ó Maolconaire
Ó Maolconaire
Ó Maolconaire was the surname of a family of professional poets and historians in Medieval Ireland. It is now rendered Mulconry, Conroy, Conaire.-Overview:...
bardic family of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west 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...
, Tuileagna is known from a number of extant works, including Labhram ar iongnaibh Éireann, addressed to Sir Nicholas Walsh, Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland was the senior judge of the Court of Common Pleas ,known in its early stage as the Common Bench or simply Bench, one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland. It was a mirror of the Court of Common Pleas in England...
of the Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
The Court of Common Pleas was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland. It was a mirror image of the equivalent court in England...
and Speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the third parliament convened in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Perrott’s parliament of 1585–6. It relates the Middle Irish story of the judgement
Judgement
Judgment is the evaluation of evidence in the making of a decision. The term has three distinct uses:* Informal - Opinions expressed as facts....
of King Niall Frossach
Niall Frossach
Niall Frossach was an 8th century Irish king of Ailech, sometimes considered to have been High King of Ireland. Brother of high king Áed Allán , Niall was the son of high king Fergal mac Máele Dúin and a member of the Cenél nEógain, a branch of the Northern Uí Néill...
of Ailech
Ailech
Ailech was a medieval kingdom in Ireland, roughly centred on modern-day County Tyrone and the Inishowen peninsula in Ulster....
(died 778) concerning a young woman and her fatherless child.
The only manuscript in which it survives is Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
23 L 17 (RIA 3). Two copies of the Middle Irish text that have survived, from Leabhar Mór Leacain and Liber Flavus Fergusiorum.
See also
- Ollamh Síl MuireadaighOllamh Síl MuireadaighOllamh Síl Muireadaigh was a hereditary post, held almost exclusively by members of the Ó Maolconaire family, from at least the 13th to the 17th century...
- 23 N 1023 N 10Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS. 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a Gaelic-Irish medieval manuscript.-Overview:MS 23 N 10 is a late sixteenth-century Irish manuscript currently housed in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin...
- John Fergus (scholar)John Fergus (scholar)Dr. John Fergus, Irish physician and man of letters, c.1700 – c.1761.A descendant of the Ó Fearghuis medical family of Connacht, Doctor Fergus a native of County Mayo but moved to Dublin city early in his adult life....
, died c. 1761, hereditary keeper of Liber Flavus Fergusiorum - Flaithri Ó Maolconaire
Reference
- Filí agus filidheacht Chonnacht, Tomás Ó RaghallaighTomás Ó RaghallaighTomás O Raghallaigh Irish short story writer, died 1966.O Raghallaigh was born near Moycullen, and became an organiser for the Galway Gaelic League in the early 1900’s. He was a regular contributor to An Stoc, the Irish monthly paper, which he edited with Tomas Ó Maille...
, Dublin, 1938 - * Dictionary of Irish Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2002, nine volumes, eds. James McGuire and James Quinn, CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, 2009. ISBN 0-521-63331-1 - http://www.ria.ie/RIA/files/e5/e526bd92-5bee-4284-90eb-5127a00796cd.pdf
- http://www.ria.ie/Publications/Journals/Eriu/Online-access/58-%282008%29.aspx