Life
1774-1849; illiterate 19th c. folk-poet; b. nr. Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork; Bhuí branch of O’Leary, former land-owners; under the patronage of the MacCarthys; related to Art O’Leary, the folk hero, and the 18th c. poet Donnachadh Dall Ó Laoire; author of “Cath Cheim an Fhia [The Battle of Keimanegh” dealing with clash between local militia and the Whiteboys in 1822; evicted in 1847; moved with husband James Burke to live with son Micheal; bur. at Inchigeelagh Churchyard.
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Notes
Information supplied by Cary Shay (Kent Univ.)
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