Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal (fl. 1470) was a medieval Scottish poet.

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal
Years active1470
Known forAuthor of the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman.

Biography

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In 1470, she wrote an elegy to her husband, Niall Òg Mac Nèill, Constable of Castle Sween, Knapdale, which was the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman.[1] It was written in the Classic Bardic meter and is one of only four existing poems written in this style by a woman.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Frater, Ann (2006). "Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal". In Ewan, Elizabeth L.; Innes, Sue; Pipes, Rose; Reynolds, Sian (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women: From Earliest Times to 2004. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN 0748617132.
  2. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Rendall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân, eds. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh University Press. p. 8. ISBN 9781474436281.