Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic

Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic, Gaelic-Irish poet of the early Middle Ages, fl. c. 1150 - c.1170.

Biography

Gilla in Chomded was a poet, scribe and scholar at the monastery of Tulach Léis (Tullylisk, County Down).

He authored the poem A Rí richid, réidig dam, which has received extensive scholarly attention since the 19th century but still lacks a critical edition. It survives in the Book of Leinster.[1]

Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend is another surviving poem credited to him.

Notes and References

  1. TCD MS 1339, previously H.2.18

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