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Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin (IPA: [ˈmˠa(h)ɣəwənʲ oː ˈhɪfʲəɾˠnˠaːnʲ]; fl. 1585), was an early modern Irish poet.

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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 best-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.[1]

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

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