Cearbhall Óg Ó Dálaigh

Who is Cearbhall Óg Ó Dálaigh?

Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh was a 17th-century Irish language poet and harpist, who composed the song "Eileanóir a Rún".

Cearbhall was a common name amongst people of the Ó Dálaigh surname, and more than one poet of that surname bore the name Cearbhall. The Cearbhall Óg who composed 'Eileanóir a Rún' was from Pallas, near Gorey in County Wexford. The Eileanóir of the poem was the daughter of Sir Morgan Kavanagh of Poll an Mhóintigh in County Wexford. In folklore Cearbhall is commonly depicted as a womanizer.