Aogán Ó Rathaille
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Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675? – 1729) was an Irish language poet. He was the first and greatest exponent of the aisling genre. Ó Rathaille was born in Screathan an Mhil, in the Sliabh Luachra region, County Kerry into a relatively prosperous family. He was educated in Latin and English as well as Irish literature and history. His best-known poem is the great aislinn Gile na Gile (Brightness Most Bright). Following the Treaty of Limerick, and the replacement of Gaelic Irish ruling class by the Anglo-Irish, wandering poets like Ó Rathaille found lesser demand for their work. His work reflects the chaotic nature of native Irish society and culture in the wake of the defeat of the Roman Catholic cause at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. External linksHe is buried along with the McCarthy's in Mucross Abbey , Kilarney, Co.Kerry. See also
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