Eochaidh Ua Floinn
Eochaidh Ua Floinn was an Irish poet who held the post of Chief Ollam of Ireland. He died in AD 984. His poems are preserved in the Book of Lecan, Lebor Gabála Érenn and other manuscripts and include poems on the different invasions of Ireland.
Eochaidh Ua Floinn
- Died
- 984
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages
- Irish
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Eochaidh Ua Floinn. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q5381618 · wikipedia · Eochaidh ua Floinn
In this article
Biography
Edward O'Reilly gives a full account of these in his 'Irish Writers', XC sq; d. anno 984. Geoffrey Keating in his History of Ireland states- "Eochaidh Ua Floinn says in these verses: and he was the chief professor of poetry in Ireland in his time:— Four sons, (who) were fierce of voice, For noble children had Partholón: They took under direction among them The tribes of Ireland without objection
The recorded working language is Irish.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Eochaidh ua Floinn, revision 1274415259 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Enzo MainardiAuthor
- Enzo MaiorcaAuthor
- Eochaid ua FlannacáinAuthor
- Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusaAuthor
- Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac CárthaighAuthor
- Eoghan Carrach Ó SiadhailAuthor
- Eoghan Mac an BhairdAuthor
- Eoghan Ó DonnghaileAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Eochaidh Ua Floinn?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.