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Muircheartach Ó Cobhthaigh

Muircheartach Ó Cobhthaigh was an Irish poet, a member of the Ó Cobhthaigh clan of poets from County Westmeath. He is known as the author of six extant poems: • Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean • Dlighidh liaigh leigheas a charad, one hundred and forty verses, (edited by Lambert McKenna in 1949) • Mairg as dáileamh don digh bhróin, on the death of Garret Nugent, Baron of Delvin (NLI MS G 992 (Nugent Manuscript) f.33v) • Do-ní clú áit oighreachda one hundred and twenty-four verses on William Nugent (MS G 992, f.34v) • Geall re hairlachd ainm barúin on the death of Christopher Nugent, 14th Baron Delvin (MS G 992, f. 35v) • Séd fine teisd Thoirrdhealbhaigh (edited by Ó Cróinín) Other poems by him may yet survive but cannot now be ascribed.

Also recorded as Muircheartach O Cobhthaigh

Muircheartach Ó Cobhthaigh

Nationality
Kingdom of Ireland
Occupation
poet
Languages
Irish

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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