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Irish poet and noble, 12th century
Mael Iosa Ua Dalaigh
was an
Irish
poet
. He died in 1185.
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Mael Iosa (meaning "Follower of Jesus") was a member of the
O Dalaigh
family of
bards
, of whom some forty are attested in
Ireland
and
Scotland
between the 12th and 17th century.
Upon his death, he was described as "Chief poet of Ireland and Scotland." He was also lord of the minor midland kingdom of Corca Raidhe in what is now
County Westmeath
. The
Irish annals
give his obit
sub anno
1185, stating:
"Maelisa O'Daly, ollave (chief poet) of Ireland and Scotland, Lord of Corcaree and Corca-Adain, a man illustrious for his poetry, hospitality, and nobility, died while on a pilgrimage at
Clonard
."
Mael Iosa would appear to have been the chief of the senior branch of the O Dalaigh, based in their ancestral home in Westmeath.
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Early progenitors
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O Dalaigh family members
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O Dalaigh Fionn family members
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O Dalaigh
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Mac Mhuirich
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