Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin
Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (c.1715-1795), known in English as Timothy O'Sullivan, was a composer of mostly Christian poetry in the Irish language whose Pious Miscellany was reprinted over 40 times in the early 19th century.[1][2]
Ó Súilleabháin was born in Míntín Eoghain in the parish of Cill Íde near Tournafulla in County Limerick c.1715.[1][3] His early works were reflective of Munster Irish poetry of the period, including laments, eulogies, "drinking songs" and verses promoting the Jacobite cause.[4] Ó Súilleabháin lived in County Cork for a period and was friendly with fellow Jacobite poet Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill.[4] After later moving to County Waterford, he primarily composed religious poems.[1]
Ó Súilleabháin died in April 1795, and is buried in Ballylaneen.[4]
See also[]
- Aindrias Mac Cruitín
- Seán "Clárach" Mac Domhnaill
- Máire Bhuí Ní Laoghaire
- Séamus Mór Mac Mhurchaidh
- Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin
Further reading[]
- An Irish-Speaking Island: State, Religion, Community, and the Linguistic Landscape in Ireland, 1770–1870, 3. Nicholas M. Wolf, (Wisconsin, 2014).
- Print and Popular Culture in Ireland, 1750-1850, Niall Ó Ciosáin, (Dublin, 2010).
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin". ainm.ie (in Irish). Fiontar (DCU). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin". ricorso.net. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin". The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. 2000 – via Oxford Reference.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ó Súilleabháin, Tadhg 'Gaelach'". dib.cambridge.org. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- 1715 births
- 1795 deaths
- Irish Catholic poets
- Irish poets
- Irish Jacobites
- Irish-language poets
- Irish writers
- 18th-century Irish-language poets
- Irish-language writers
- People from County Limerick