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Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal
Years active1470
Known forAuthor of the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman.

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal ( fl. 1470) was a medieval Scottish poet.

Biography

In 1470, she wrote an elegy to her husband, Niall Òg Mac Nèill, Constable of Castle Sween, Knapdale, which was the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman. [1] It was written in the Classic Bardic meter and is one of only four existing poems written in this style by a woman. [2]

References

  1. ^ Frater, Ann (2006). "Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal". In Ewan, Elizabeth L.; Innes, Sue; Pipes, Rose; Reynolds, Sian (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women: From Earliest Times to 2004. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN  0748617132.
  2. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Rendall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân, eds. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN  9781474436281.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal
Years active1470
Known forAuthor of the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman.

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal ( fl. 1470) was a medieval Scottish poet.

Biography

In 1470, she wrote an elegy to her husband, Niall Òg Mac Nèill, Constable of Castle Sween, Knapdale, which was the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman. [1] It was written in the Classic Bardic meter and is one of only four existing poems written in this style by a woman. [2]

References

  1. ^ Frater, Ann (2006). "Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal". In Ewan, Elizabeth L.; Innes, Sue; Pipes, Rose; Reynolds, Sian (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women: From Earliest Times to 2004. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN  0748617132.
  2. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Rendall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân, eds. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN  9781474436281.



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