Philip O'Sullivan Beare

Philip O'Sullivan Beare

Philip O'Sullivan Beare (Irish: Pilib Ó Súilleabháin Béirre, c. 1590; died in Spain, 1660) was an Irish soldier who became more famous as a writer.

He was son of Dermot O'Sullivan and nephew of Donal O'Sullivan Beare, Prince of Beare. He was sent to Spain in 1602, and was educated at Compostela by Vendamma, a Spaniard, and John Synnott, an Irish Jesuit.

He served in the Spanish army. In 1621 he published his Catholic History of Ireland, a work not always reliable, but valuable for the Irish wars of the author's own day. He also wrote a Life of St. Patrick, a confutation of Gerald of Wales and a reply to James Usher's attack on his History.

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Works

References

  • Magee, Irish Writers of the Seventeenth Century (Dublin, 1846);
  • O'Sullivan, Catholic History of Ireland, ed. Kelly (Dublin, 1850);
  • O'Sullivan, History of Ireland, tr. Byrne (London, 1904)

Further reading

  • Philip O’Sullivan Beare (2009-05-15). Denis C. O'Sullivan. ed. Natural History of Ireland. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859184394. 

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 


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