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Muireadhach Ua Cárthaigh

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Muireadhach Ua Cárthaigh (died 1067) was Chief Poet of Connacht.

Overview

Muireadhach Ua Cárthaigh, was in 1067 "drowned in Loch Calgaich." He was described as "the chief poet and chief ollamh of Connaught." No surviving poems are known.

The Uí Cárthaigh (anglicised Carthy) family were located in Ui Maine, though apparently not members of the dynasty.

See also

Preceded by Chief Poet of Connacht
?–1067
Succeeded by

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