About Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin
Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin was a poet.
Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin (; ), was an early modern Irish poet.
Ó hIfearnáin was living in the Shronell district of County Tipperary in the late 16th century, and wrote poems on the decline of the profession of poetry. His best-known poem, , describes his journey across Munster in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem. Another is .
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Who was Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin?
Irish poet, fl. 1585
When did Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin die?
Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin died in 1624.
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Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin was a poet.
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