Caitilin Dubh
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Caitilin Dubh
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Caitilin Dubh, Irish poet, fl. c. 1624. Caitilin Dubhh is one of a very small number of pre-18th-century Irish female poets. Her surname is unknown; dubh is a nickname. Liam P. O Murchu says "The absence of a surname points to her probable low social status; as the theme of wandering from place to place is found in some of the poems, it is possible that she was recognised as a semi-professional keening woman who went where her services were needed. She seems to have operated on the periphery of
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Irish poet
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2024-04-26T21:32:20Z
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