Aonghus Ó Dálaigh

Irish poet

Aonghus Ó Dálaigh (fl. c. 1200) was an Irish poet.

Aonghus was a grandson of Cú Connacht Ua Dálaigh (died 1139) and said to be the common ancestor of all the O'Dalys extant. He is recorded as having six sons:

  • 1 - Cearbhall Fionn Ó Dálaigh - ancestor of Ó Dálaigh Fionn, poet to Ó Caoimh of Duhallow, County Cork
  • 2 - Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh - ancestor to Ó Dálaigh of County Clare and County Galway
  • 3 - Cormac na Casbhairne Ó Dálaigh
  • 4 - Muireadhach Albanach - crusader poet of Lissadill, County Sligo
  • 5 - Gilla na Naemh Ó Dálaigh
  • 6 - Tadhg Ó Dálaigh - ancestor of Ó Dálaigh of Breifne and Connacht

No obit of Aonghus is known to exist in any of the Irish annals.

See also

  • MacMhuirich bardic family

External links

  • Aengus O'Daly (1852). The Tribes of Ireland: A Satire. J. O'Daly. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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