Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, sometimes known as Michael O'Clery, was an Irish chronicler, scribe and antiquary and chief author of the Annals of the Four Masters, assisted by Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire, and Peregrinus Ó Duibhgeannain. He was a member of the O'Cleric Bardic family and compiled with others the Annála Ríoghachta Éireann at Bundrowse in County Leitrim on 10 August 1636. He also wrote the Martyrology of Donegal in the 17th Century.
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh was a celebrated Irish poet, and master of the Irish classical style called Dán Díreach, who died in 1244. Mor is the Irish word for "great".
The Mac an Bháird family was one of the learned families of late medieval Ireland. The name has evolved over many centuries, the anglicised forms coming down to us as MacAward, McWard, MacEward, MacEvard, Macanward, M'Ward, and its most commonly used variant today: Ward. The name means 'son of the bard' and has no connection with the English name Ward, which originated from the Saxon word weard meaning watchman or guardian. Additionally, considerable numbers of Latin, French, and Spanish variants can be found in Continental records: Vardeo, Bardeo, U Bart, Wardeum, Vyardes, Wardeus, not to mention Verdaeorum familiae: the Ward family.
The Ó Dálaigh were a learned Irish bardic family who first came to prominence early in the 12th century, when Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh was described as "The first Ollamh of poetry in all Ireland".
Bardic poetry is the writings produced by a class of poets trained in the bardic schools of Ireland and the Gaelic parts of Scotland, as they existed down to about the middle of the 17th century or, in Scotland, the early 18th century. Most of the texts preserved are in Middle Irish or in early Modern Irish, however, even though the manuscripts were very plentiful, very few have been published. It is considered a period of great literary stability due to the formalised literary language that changed very little.
Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, or Gilbride Mcnamee was an Irish poet.
Lochlann Óg Ó Dálaigh, early modern Irish poet, fl. ca. 1610.
Aodh mac Diarmada Mac an Bhaird, Irish poet, fl.c. 1200–1600.
Eoghan Mac an Bhaird was an Irish poet.
Eoghan Ruadh Mac an Bhaird Gaelic-Irish Bardic poet.
Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird was a Gaelic-Irish bardic poet.
Gofraidh mac Briain Mac an Bhaird, Gaelic-Irish bardic poet, fl. 16th-century.
Laoisioch Mac an Bhaird, Gaelic-Irish poet, fl.c. 16th-century.
Fearghus mac Rudhraighe Ó Fearghail, Irish scribe, fl. c. 1550.
Fearghal is an Irish, male given name. One possible derivation for the name is from the Gaelic words for "man" and ghal "valour", thus the name translates to "man of valour". The anglicized form is Fergal or Feargal.
Tadg Óg Ó hUiginn was an Irish poet.
Máel Íosa Ua Dálaigh was an Irish poet. He died in 1185.
Máel Ísu Mac in Baird was a Bishop of Clonfert.
Ruaidrí mac Donnchad Ó Dálaigh, Irish musician, died 1469.
Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha (Brody), Irish poet, died 1563.
