Urard mac Coise
Urard mac Coise(died 990) was anIrishpoetwho lived in the townland ofClare, County Westmeath.
Urard Mac Coise wasChief Ollam of Ireland.He was the author of poems on the kings ofConnacht,amongst others.Edward O'Reillygives a full account of these in his 'Irish Writers', XCI sq.; d. anno 990.[1]
His obit is given in theAnnals of Tigernachas follows- “Annal T990.1 Urard mac Coisse,{folio 15b1} prím-éces Góidhel, in penitentia mortuus est a Cluain Maic Noís. (Urard mac Coisi, the chief poet of the Gaels, died after a great penance inClonmacnoise)
His obit is given in theAnnals of Ulsteras follows- “U990.2 Urard son of Cos, chief poet of Ireland died.
His obit is given in the Chronicon Scotorum as follows- “Annal CS990 Kalends. Erard son of Coisi, chief poet of the Irish, dies in penitence in Cluain moccu Nóis. (Clonmacnoise) "
References
[edit]- ^Transactions of the Iberno-Celtic Society for 1820.Vol. I. Dublin: Iberno-Celtic Society. 1820.Retrieved11 June2010.
External links
[edit]- http:// ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/index.html
- https://archive.org/stream/journal15irelgoog#page/n381/mode/1up
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