Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin
Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin, was an early modern Irish poet. Ó hIfearnáin was living in the Shronell district of County Tipperary in the late 16th century, and wrote poems on the decline of the profession of poetry. His best-known poem, Ceist! Cia do cheinneóchadh dán?, describes his journey across Munster in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem.
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Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin
- Died
- 1624
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- poet
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- Irish
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Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin, was an early modern Irish poet. Ó hIfearnáin was living in the Shronell district of County Tipperary in the late 16th century, and wrote poems on the decline of the profession of poetry. His best-known poem, Ceist! Cia do cheinneóchadh dán?, describes his journey across Munster in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem.
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