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Máel Muru OthnaMáel Muru Othna
(d. 887)
Máel Muru of Othain
Early Irish poet and historian, who was apparently attached to the monastery of Othain (now Fahan, Inishowen barony, Co. Donegal), as his epithet suggests
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Máel Sechnaill mac DomnaillMáel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
(d. 1022)
Máel Sechnaill II
King of Mide and high-king of Ireland from the Clann Cholmáin branch of the Uí Néill.
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Maredudd ab OwainMaredudd ab Owain
(d. 999)
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Narcissus MarshMarsh (Narcissus)
(1638–1713)
English churchman in the Church of Ireland, who served as bishop of Ferns and Leighlin (1683–1689), archbishop of Cashel (1691–1694), archbishop of Dublin (1694–1703) and finally as archbishop of Armagh (1703–1713). He founded Marsh's Library in Dublin.
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William MauriceMaurice (William)
(d. 1680)
Welsh antiquary, collector of manuscripts
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Lewis Morris [d. 1765]Morris (Lewis) ... Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn
(1701–1765)
Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn ... d. 1765
Welsh scholar and land surveyor. He and his brother Richard founded the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion.
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Fynes MorysonMoryson (Fynes)
(1565/66–1630)
English official, traveller and travel writer born in Lincolnshire, who is best known for his Itenerary (1617),a multi-volume work in which he offers descriptions of and observations on the many lands he visited abroad. This includes an account of his experiences in Ireland, where he had been secretary to Lord Mountjoy, the Lord Deputy of Ireland.
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Muirchertach mac MuiredaigMuirchertach mac Muiredaig
Muirchertach mac Erca
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Muirchertach mac NéillMuirchertach mac Néill
(d. 943)
Muirchertach na Cochall Craicinin, Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks
King of Ailech from the Cenél nÉogain, son of Níall Glúndub mac Áeda.
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Muiredach of KillalaMuiredach of Killala
(supp. fl. early 6th century)
Muiredach mac Echdach, saint associated with Cell Alaid (Killala, Co. Mayo).
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Robert Morton NanceNance (Robert Morton)
(d. 1959)
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Saint NeotSaint Neot
(d. in or before 878)
Saint associated with St Neot, Cornwall. According to his first Life, he was an English monk of Glastonbury abbey who retreated to a life of isolation and private prayer in what became the location for the foundation of his monastery in Cornwall; his relics are said to have been translated to St Neots, Huntingdonshire.
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Níall mac EochadaNíall mac Eochada
(d. 1063)
king of Ulaid, son of Eochada mac Ardgair
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Níall NoígíallachNíall Noígíallach
(supp. fl. 4th/5th century)
Níall mac Echach Muigmedóin
high-king of Ireland in early and medieval Irish tradition
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NinianNinian
(supp. fl. 5th–6th century)
Saint Ninian
saint, missionary and reputed founder of Candida Casa (Whithorn, Galloway, Scotland).
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Dáibhí Ó BruadairÓ Bruadair (Dáibhí)
(fl. 1625–c.1698(?))
Ó Bruadair (Dáibhídh), Ó Bruadair (David)
Prolific Irish poet.
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Eoghan Ó CaoimhÓ Caoimh (Eoghan)
(1656–1726)
Munster poet and scribe.
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Aonghus Ruadh Ó DálaighÓ Dálaigh (Aonghus Ruadh)
(d. 1617)
Aonghus na n-Aor, an Bard Ruadh, O'Daly (Aengus)
Irish poet; composed a series of satirical verses on Gaelic families that is known collectively as Muintir fhiodhnacha na mionn.
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Rudhraighe mac Aodha meic Maghnusa Ó DomhnaillÓ Domhnaill (Rudhraighe mac Aodha meic Maghnusa)
(d. 1608)
Brother of Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill.
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Uilliam Ó DomhnaillÓ Domhnaill (Uilliam)
(d. 1628)
Irish churchman, archbishop of Tuam (Church of Ireland); scholar of Trinity College, Dublin; continued an Irish translation of the New Testament
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