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Cornelius Mac Curtain

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Cornelius Mac Curtain (Gaelic: Concubar Mac Curtain) (1658-1737), Catholic priest and Irish poet, celebrated from his Latin, Irish, and English prose composed in the late 17th and early 18th century.

Life

Mac Curtain allegedly descended from the Macartan clan of Ulster,[1] although the place of his birth is unknown. was ordained in Cork City, Ireland in 1684 by Pierce Creagh, the titular Bishop of Cork. He was the parish priest of Glanmire, residing at Coole, in County Cork. He was buried at Temple Loircte.[2]

References

  1. ^ "[Publications]". [Dublin, etc. Educational Co. of Ireland, etc.] 30 July 1899 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Ó Murchadha, Seán; Ó Donnchadha, Tadhg (30 July 1907). "Dánta Ṡeáin Uí Ṁurċaḋa na Ráiṫíneaċ". I mBaile Áṫa Cliaṫ : Ċonnraḋ na Gaeḋilge – via Internet Archive.