Seamus Mac Cruitín [SEP] date of death
Seamus Mac Cruitín
Seamus Mac Cruitín (1815-1 September 1870), was a 19th-century Irish poet and bard.
Biography.
Mac Cruitín was a native of County Clare, apparently the area of Ennistymon. He was a member of the same family as Aindrias Mac Cruitín and Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín. Seamus claimed he was sixth in line of descent from Sean, a brother of Aindrias. He is thought to have been the product of an irregular union between a Tadhg Mac Mac Cruitín and an unknown
Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín
Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín () (1680–1755) was an Irish poet, tutor, and soldier,
Biography.
Mac Cruitín was a descendant of a bardic family of Thomond. Other members of his family included the musician, Gilla Duibin Mac Cruitín (died 1405), and the poets Aindrias Mac Cruitín (c.1650-c.1738) and Seamus Mac Cruitín (1815–1870).
See also.
- Piaras Feiritéar
- Dáibhí Ó Bruadair
- Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna
- Aogán Ó Rathaille