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Cormacan Eigeas (died 946) was an
Irish poet.
Cormacan Eigeas mac
Maelbrighdhe was
Chief Ollam of Ireland.
Eigeas denoted 'the Learned'. He was
chief poet...
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provinces of Ireland, namely, Aodh
Eigeas over the
district of
Breagh and over Meath,
Urmhaol chief eigeas over the two
provinces of Munster, Sanchan...
- Preceded by Bard
Boinne Chief Ollam of
Ireland 931–934 Succeeded by
Cormacan Eigeas...
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player (b. 880) Abu Bakr Shibli,
Persian official and Sufi (b. 861)
Cormacan Eigeas,
Irish poet (approximate date)
Daniel Ben
Moses al-Kumisi,
Jewish scholar...
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recognised for
beginning the
Contention of the bards. He
attacked the bard
Torna Eigeas by
composing a poem that
claimed superiority of the O'Briens over the O'Neills...
- Preceded by
Cormacan Eigeas Chief Ollam of
Ireland 946–975 Succeeded by
Eochaidh Ua Floinn...
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output was insignificant. His
fellow Munster poets gave him the
title Príomh-
Éigeas na
Mumhan (Chief Poet of Munster). MacDómhnaill was
unable to
sustain a...
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Eochaid Rígéiges
degiartaige ó Mongán?; MacKillop, p. 185, "Eochaid
Éigeas". Anderson, pp. 147–148;
Annals of Tigernach, AT 626.6.
Another different...
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player (b. 880) Abu Bakr Shibli,
Persian official and Sufi (b. 861)
Cormacan Eigeas,
Irish poet (approximate date)
Daniel Ben
Moses al-Kumisi,
Jewish scholar...
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translation of the 8th
century text The
Expulsion of the Déisi. Cormacán
Eigeas. Cormacán
Eigeas mac
Maelbrighdhe (died 946) was
Ollamh Érenn,
chief poet to Muirchertach...
