About Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail
Lived 1430 – 1480 (aged 49–50). Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail was a Scottish writer and poet.
Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal was a medieval Scottish poet.
In 1470, she wrote an elegy to her husband, Niall Òg Mac Nèill, Constable of Castle Sween, Knapdale, which was the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman. It was written in the Classic Bardic meter and is one of only four existing poems written in this style by a woman.
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Who was Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail?
Scottish poet (1430-1480)
When was Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail born?
Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail was born in 1430.
When did Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail die?
Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail died in 1480.
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Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail was a writer and poet.
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Aithbhreac inghean Coirceadail was Scottish.
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