Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill
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Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill | |
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Born | 1691 Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 1754 Charleville, County Cork, Ireland |
Occupation | Poet |
Literary movement | The Maigue Poets |
Notable work | Mo Ghile Mear |
Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill (1691–1754) was an Irish language poet in the first half of the 18th century.
Early life
Seán Clárach Mac Dómhnaill was born in 1691 in
Career
MacDómhnaill was convenor of the "Maigue Poets" (refer to the basin of the
His song Mo Ghile Mear has been recorded by
Death
Mac Domhnaill died In 1754 and buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Charleville in the centre of the graveyard, on the site of the medieval parish church.[5]
Works
'Sé mo laoch, mo ghile mear, |
— Mo Ghile Mear by Seán "Clárach" Mac Dónaill |
In 1723, on the death of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Mac Domhnaill wrote a poem reproaching him for his indifference towards Ireland.[4] His other works include: De Bharr na gCnoc and Gráinne Mhaol.[citation needed]
Poetic style
While not a true bardic poet like
See also
- Aogán Ó Rathaille
- Piaras Feiritéar
- Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna
- Peadar Ó Doirnín
- Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta
- Art Mac Cumhaigh
- Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig
- Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin
References
Notes
- ^ Moore 1893.
- ^ Dineen 1910.
- ^ Ó Floinn 1995, p. 15.
- ^ a b c Morley 2009.
- ^ Cunningham 2004.
Sources
- Cunningham, Bernadette (2004). "Mac Dónaill, Seán Clárach (1691-1754)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
- Dineen, Rev Patrick (1910). Irish-English Dictionary. Irish Texts Society.
- Mangan, James Clarence; Ó Dálaigh, Seán, eds. (1850). The Poets and Poetry of Munster. John O'Daly.
- Moore, Norman (1893). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- Morley, Vincent (2009). Mac Domhnaill, Seán 'Clárach'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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ignored (help) - Ó Floinn, Críostóir (1995). The Maigue Poets / Fill na Mdighe. Dublin: Obelisk.