Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin

Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin, early modern Irish poet, fl. 1585.

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 most well-known poem, Ceist! Cia do cheinneóchadh dán? describes his journey across Munster in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem. Another is A mhic, ná meabhraigh éigse.

See also

• Fear Flatha Ó Gnímh
• Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa

References

• Ceist! cia do cheinneóchadh dán? in Irish Bardic Poetry, Ed. Osborn Bergin. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 145-146

External links

• http://celt.ucc.ie/published/G402236/index.html
• http://frontpage.montclair.edu/dennisk/poetry/bearla/poem124.html