Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside

Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside (fl. 1147) was a Gaelic Irish poet. Closely associated with Tighearnán Ua Ruairc, King of Bréifne, he was attached to the monastery of Daminis, and possibly to the church of Ard Brecáin, apparently been a cleric. His two famous compositions are Éri óg inis na náem and the Banshenchas. The Ó Caiside family later became – from the 14th century – prominent in Fermanagh, and many of them became hereditary doctors to the Maguire chieftains. His known compositions are:

Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside

Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside (fl. 1147) was a Gaelic Irish poet. Closely associated with Tighearnán Ua Ruairc, King of Bréifne, he was attached to the monastery of Daminis, and possibly to the church of Ard Brecáin, apparently been a cleric. His two famous compositions are Éri óg inis na náem and the Banshenchas. The Ó Caiside family later became – from the 14th century – prominent in Fermanagh, and many of them became hereditary doctors to the Maguire chieftains. His known compositions are: