Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh
Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh (1691–1756) was an Irish poet and historian. Born in Aherla (in the parish or Kilbonane) in County Cork,[1] Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite who wrote in support of Charles McCarthy (Cormac Spáinneach Mac Cárthaigh) during the Williamite War in Ireland.[2]
See also
[edit]- Diarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac Cárthaigh, d. 1705
- Dónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh
- Liam Rua Mac Coitir, 1675/90?–1738.
- Donnchadh Ruadh Mac Conmara, 1715–1810.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography: MAC CÁRTHAIGH, Eoghan (1691–1756)". Ainm.ie (in Irish). Dublin City University. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Éamonn Ó Ciardha (2001). Ireland And The Jacobite Cause, 1685–1766: A Fatal Attachment. Four Courts Press. pp. 50, 254. ISBN 9781851825349.
Eoghan an Mhéirin [Mac Cárthaigh, the Munster Jacobite poet] rejoiced at Major General [Charles] McCarthy's return to Ireland ('Fáilte is fíche i gcrích Fáil do Major Cormac MacCárthaigh')
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