Murchadh Ó Cuindlis

Murchadh Ó Cuindlis

Murchadh Ó Cuindlis, Irish scribe, fl. 1398 – 1411.

Said to be a native of Bally Lough Deacker in what is now the extreme south of Co. Galway, Ó Cuindlis was one of the scribes of The Book of Lecan under the guidance of Gilla Isa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh, and later An Leabhar Breac at Duniry.

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