Ruaidrí mac Donnchad Ó Dálaigh

Ruaidrí mac Donnchad Ó Dálaigh, Irish musician, died 1469.

Called the most musical-handed harpist in all Ireland, Ruaidrí was a member of the Ó Dálaigh of professional bards. While most notable members of the family in medieval Ireland were poets, a few such as Cearbhall Óg Ó Dálaigh (fl. c. 1630) were famed musicians.

His father's name was Donnchad. Nothing else appears to be known of him.

External links

• http://celt.ucc.ie/publishd.html
• http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=

References

• Music and musicians in medieval Irish society, Ann Buckley, pp. 165–190, Early Music xxviii, no.2, May 2000
• Music in Prehistoric and Medieval Ireland, Ann Buckley, pp. 744–813, in A New History of Ireland, volume one, Oxford, 2005.