About Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa
Lived 1567 – 1617 (aged 49–50). Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa was a poet.
Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa, or O'Hussey in English, ( – 9 June 1612) was an Irish bardic poet. Ó hÉoghusa was employed for much of his life by the Mág Uidhir (Maguire) chiefs of Fermanagh.
Among his most well-known works are several poems included in the Leabhar Branach, a literary compendium of mostly Gaelic poets of Leinster, dedicated to the O'Byrne chiefs of Wicklow who "by their success in maintaining the independence and integrity of their mountainous territory against great odds until the final collapse, they were in a position to attract poets of repute from distant parts of Ireland."
Selected works Some of his compositions include:
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Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa was born in 1567.
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Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa died in 1617.
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