Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal Explained

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal
Years Active:	1470
Known For:	Author of the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman.

Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal was a medieval Scottish poet.

Biography

In 1470, she wrote an elegy to her husband, Niall Òg Mac Nèill, Constable of Castle Sween, Knapdale, which was the earliest documented poem in Classic Scottish Gaelic, written by a woman.^[1] It was written in the Classic Bardic meter and is one of only four existing poems written in this style by a woman.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Frater. Ann. Ewan. Elizabeth L.. Innes. Sue. Pipes. Rose. Reynolds. Sian. Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women: From Earliest Times to 2004. 2006. Edinburgh University Press. 0748617132. 8. Aithbhreac Inghean Coirceadal.
2. Book: Ewan . Elizabeth . Pipes . Rose . Rendall . Jane . Reynolds . Siân . The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women . 2018 . Edinburgh University Press . 9781474436281 . 8.