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Cáineadh Whaley ‘The abuse of Whalley’
verse beg. Créd an tocht nó an sprocht so ar Ghaodhlaibh?

Fear Dorcha Ó Dálaigh
  • Early Modern Irish, Modern Irish
  • verse
Irish poem composed in 1701 by Fear Dorcha Ó Dálaigh as a lampoon on Dublin astrologer and almanac-maker John Whalley.
First words (verse)
  • Créd an tocht nó an sprocht so ar Ghaodhlaibh?
Author
Ó Dálaigh (Fear Dorcha)
Ó Dálaigh (Fear Dorcha)
(fl. late 17th c.)
Irish poet based in Dublin, son of Cormac Ó Dálaigh; known for an Irish poem which vilifies astrologer John Walley.
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Manuscripts

This list is still incomplete. Manuscripts include:

Language
  • Early Modern Irish Modern Irish
Date

1701 (Mahon).

Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Subjects

Whalley (John)Whalley (John)
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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Keywords

SatireSatire
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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] OʼDonovan, John [ed.], and James Clarence Mangan [tr.], The tribes of Ireland: a satire by Aenghus O'Daly, Dublin: John O'Daly, 1852.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link>
27–32 Text only.

Secondary sources (select)

Mahon, William J., Seán Ó Neachtáin. The history of Éamon O'Clery, Inveran: Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 2000.
189 n. 114
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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July 2020, last updated: September 2023
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