Cormacan Eigeas
Cormacan Eigeas mac Maelbrighdhe was Chief Ollam of Ireland. Eigeas denoted 'the Learned'. He was chief poet to Muirchertach mac Néill, King of Ulster.
Cormacan Eigeas
- Died
- 946
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages
- Irish
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He wrote a poem celebrating the king's tour of Ireland in 941–942, amongst others. Edward O'Reilly gives a full account of these in his Irish Writers, LXXXVI sq; d. anno 941. His obituary is given in the Annals of the Four Masters as follows: M946.7 Cormacan, son of Maelbrighdhe, the chief poet, the play-mate of Niall Glundubh, died.
• Annals of the Four Masters.
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Cormacan Eigeas (died 946) is described as a poet in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The death of Cormacan Eigeas is recorded in 946.
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