The tribes of Ireland: a satire, with poetical tr. by J. C. Mangan; together with An historical account of the family of O'Daly; and an introduction to the history of satire in Ireland, by J. O'Donovan1852 |
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... Hugh O'Daly , of Finny vara . 16. Anghus . 17. Cuchonnacht . 18. Muircheartach , d . 1466 . 19. Donnchadh , and six other sons . 13. Cear- bhall Buidhe d . 1245 . 14. Tadhg , chief poet of Conn- acht . 15. Cuch- onnacht . 16. Aen- ghus ...
... Hugh O'Daly , of Finny vara . 16. Anghus . 17. Cuchonnacht . 18. Muircheartach , d . 1466 . 19. Donnchadh , and six other sons . 13. Cear- bhall Buidhe d . 1245 . 14. Tadhg , chief poet of Conn- acht . 15. Cuch- onnacht . 16. Aen- ghus ...
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... Hugh O'Conor , King of Connacht . A.D. 1311 , died Gilla - Iosa O'Daly , an Ollamh in poetry . A.D. 1323 , we find one of the family in Ulster , for in that year Loghlin , the son of Owen O'Daly , was slain by the sons of Hugh [ Buidhe ] ...
... Hugh O'Conor , King of Connacht . A.D. 1311 , died Gilla - Iosa O'Daly , an Ollamh in poetry . A.D. 1323 , we find one of the family in Ulster , for in that year Loghlin , the son of Owen O'Daly , was slain by the sons of Hugh [ Buidhe ] ...
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... Hugh ) , a learned poet , died . A.D. 1493 , Conor , son of O'Daly of Breifny , died . A.D. 1496 , Owen Oge , son of Owen , son of Hugh O'Daly , died . A.D. 1507 , O'Daly Finn ( Godfrey , son of Donough ) , and O'Daly of Carbery ...
... Hugh ) , a learned poet , died . A.D. 1493 , Conor , son of O'Daly of Breifny , died . A.D. 1496 , Owen Oge , son of Owen , son of Hugh O'Daly , died . A.D. 1507 , O'Daly Finn ( Godfrey , son of Donough ) , and O'Daly of Carbery ...
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... Hugh O'Donnell , because he was , as he of the Saint who made the prophecy , but we suspect it was St. Aenghus Ceile - Dé - moin ! ! — # 66 " Ticfard do ceart * [ no ċairċ + ] an Charúnaiż , Go mad hartreaċ lsb a idéntāsde ; bud hiomda ...
... Hugh O'Donnell , because he was , as he of the Saint who made the prophecy , but we suspect it was St. Aenghus Ceile - Dé - moin ! ! — # 66 " Ticfard do ceart * [ no ċairċ + ] an Charúnaiż , Go mad hartreaċ lsb a idéntāsde ; bud hiomda ...
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... Hugh O'Neill , Earl of Tyrone ) wrote a letter2 to the English Government when he was confined in the tower of London , advising the bribing of the Bards to bring over the Irish gentry to the English interest ; and there can be but ...
... Hugh O'Neill , Earl of Tyrone ) wrote a letter2 to the English Government when he was confined in the tower of London , advising the bribing of the Bards to bring over the Irish gentry to the English interest ; and there can be but ...
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aċt Aenghus Aenghus's agus ancestor Angus O'Daly Annals Arán Bantry Bard Bard Ruadh barony beag bread Breifne butter Caier called Carew Castle chief chieftain Church Clann Clanrickard Connacht County of Clare County of Cork County of Galway County of Limerick Cuchonnacht d-tiġ Dermot descended Desmond died do'n Donnell Donough Dromtarriff Dublin Duhallow Dunmanus Bay Ealla Earl Eirin English Four Masters Fynes Moryson gaċ Galway head Herenach Hugh Hy-Many Ireland Irish John Kerry Kilcorban Kilcrohane king king of Connacht King's County lampoon land leat Limerick Lord Lough Mac Carthy Mac Mahon Mac Namara Mangan Muintir Muireadhach Munster naċ Neidhe Njor O'Brien O'Byrne O'Conor O'Daly's O'Dogherty O'Donnell O'Donoghue O'Donovan O'Hanlon O'Keeffe O'Reilly parish Patrick poem poet quatrain race Red Hugh O'Donnell rjaṁ satire satirist seat sept surname Tadhg Teige territory Thomond tribe tribe-name Ulster upper Bann William
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Page 78 - ... anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them; yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of watercresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast...
Page 78 - Mounster; for notwithstanding that the same was a most rich and plentiful! countrey, full of corne and cattell, that you would have thought they would have bene able to stand long, yet ere one yeare and a halfe they were brought to such wretchednesse, as that any stonye heart would have rued the same.
Page 19 - ... seldom use to choose unto themselves the doings of good men for the arguments of their poems, but whomsoever they find to be most licentious of life, most bold and lawless in his doings, most dangerous and desperate in all parts of disobedience and rebellious disposition; him they set up and glorify in their rithmes, him they praise to the people, and to young men make an example to follow.
Page 20 - ... cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives; and did light his candle at the flames of their houses to lead him in...
Page 21 - I have caused divers of them to be translated unto me, that I might understand them, and surely they savoured of sweet wit and good invention, but skilled not of the goodly ornaments of poetry ; yet were they sprinkled with some pretty flowers of their natural! device, which gave good grace and comeliness unto them...
Page 102 - It seemed incredible that by so barbarous inhabitants the ground should be so manured, the fields so orderly fenced, the towns so frequently inhabited, and the highways and paths so well beaten, as the Lord Deputy here found them.
Page 71 - ... sanguinis ; whereas rebels and malefactors which are tied to their leaders by no band, either of duty or blood, do more easily break and fall off one from another; and, besides, their cohabitation in one country or territory gave them opportunity suddenly to assemble and conspire and rise in multitudes against the Crown. And even now, in the time of peace, we find this inconvenience, that there can hardly be an indifferent trial had between the King and the subject, or between party and party,...
Page 102 - Our captains, and by their example (for it was otherwise painful) the common soldiers, did cut down with their swords all the rebels...
Page 20 - ... with the love of himself and his own lewd deeds. And as for words to set forth such lewdness, it is not hard for them to give a goodly and painted...
Page 45 - ... that now he is become a dangerous enemy to deale withall. Eudox. Surely I can commend him, that being of himselfe of so meane condition, hath through his owne hardinesse lifted himselfe up to the height, that he ' 0 Brin,] Or 0-Birne. SIR JAMES WARE. dare now front princes, and make tearmes with great potentates...