Murchadh Bacagh Ó Cobhthaigh

Murchadh Bacagh Ó Cobhthaigh
Died 1478
Occupation Poet
Language Irish

Murchadh Bacagh Ó Cobhthaigh, Irish poet, died 1478.

Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family based in what is now County Westmeath. His obit in the Annals of the Four Masters describe him as an ollamh, a professor of poetry, indicating that his verses were very highly regarded. No examples of his work is known to survive.

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