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Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha

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Teige MacDaire (In Irish: Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha) (1570 – 1652) was an Irish Gaelic poet and historian.

Biography

Born in County Clare to a family of chroniclers for the Earl of Thomond, MacDaire was most recognised for beginning the Contention of the bards. He attacked the bard Torna Eigeas by composing a poem that claimed superiority of the O’Briens over the O’Neills, or the southern septs of Ireland over the north. In 1652 MacDaire was assassinated by marauding soldiers of Oliver Cromwell’s army.[1]

References

  1. ^ [1] Teige MacDaire at Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved Sep. 24, 2007.
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