Cairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginn, Irish

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, who died in 1505. He was a member of a branch of the

Ó hUiginn Ó hUiginn is the surname of a Gaels, Gaelic-Irish people, Irish family of soldiers, poets, and historians located in Connacht. Originally part of the southern Uí Néill based in the Irish midlands, they moved west into Connacht. They were espec ...

brehon Brehon (, ) is a term for a historical arbitration, mediative, and judicial role in Gaelic culture. Brehons were part of the system of Early Irish law, which was also simply called " Brehon law". Brehons were judges, close in importance to the ...

family. The

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recorded his death, ''sub anno'' 1505, as follows: * ''Carbry, the son of Brian O'Higgin, Professor of Poetry, died in Westmeath.'' Mentioned in the same obituary was his kinsman,

Brian Óge Ó hUiginn Brian Óge Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1505. Brian Óge was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family. The Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are ...

. His father was Brian Ó hUiginn, whose other sons included the poets Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn and Aed mac Brian Ó hUiginn.

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/ {{DEFAULTSORT:O Huiginn, Cairbre Mac Brian Writers from County Mayo People from County Westmeath 16th-century Irish writers 16th-century Irish male writers 1505 deaths Year of birth unknown 15th-century Irish poets 16th-century Irish poets Irish male poets