Brian Merriman

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1749 – 1805

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Who was Brian Merriman?

Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre was an Irish language poet and teacher. His single surviving work of substance, the 1000-line long Cúirt An Mheán Oíche is widely regarded as the greatest comic poem in the history of Irish literature.

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Born
1749
Ennistymon
Lived in
  • County Clare
  • County Limerick
Died
Jul 27, 1805

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on July 23, 2013

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