Composed in the early fifteenth century, it is an address to Aodh mac Art Mag Aonghusa, Chief of Uí Echach Cobo. It "... apparently became accepted as a masterpiece in the bardic schools, since it was the model for Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa's more tongue-in-cheek treatment, Bíodh aire ag Ultaibh ar Aodh.
Mag Aonghusa controlled the Newry Pass, which played an important part in preventing the forces of the Dublin government entering Ulster to contest the rebels of the province; this made him:
"literally the procective sentinel of the province. ...There was some factural basis for the imagery of the tireless watchman, since the Annals give evidence suggesting that during times of open hostility the frontiers of Ireland's small lordships were guarded by horse-patrols to give the inhabitants early warning of approaching cattle-raid. .. the image of the patron as a vigilant sentilel could be used to evoke a more radical symbolism of the king as cowherd or shepherd (buachaill or aoghaire) of his subjects, standing between them and all perils, natural and supernatural."
foraire, uladh, aodh, irish, poem, maol, sheachluinn, uirsgéal, huiginn, composed, early, fifteenth, century, address, aodh, aonghusa, chief, echach, cobo, apparently, became, accepted, masterpiece, bardic, schools, since, model, eochaidh, hÉoghusa, more, tong. Foraire Uladh ar Aodh is an Irish poem by Maol Sheachluinn na n Uirsgeal o hUiginn Composed in the early fifteenth century it is an address to Aodh mac Art Mag Aonghusa Chief of Ui Echach Cobo It apparently became accepted as a masterpiece in the bardic schools since it was the model for Eochaidh o hEoghusa s more tongue in cheek treatment Biodh aire ag Ultaibh ar Aodh Mag Aonghusa controlled the Newry Pass which played an important part in preventing the forces of the Dublin government entering Ulster to contest the rebels of the province this made him literally the procective sentinel of the province There was some factural basis for the imagery of the tireless watchman since the Annals give evidence suggesting that during times of open hostility the frontiers of Ireland s small lordships were guarded by horse patrols to give the inhabitants early warning of approaching cattle raid the image of the patron as a vigilant sentilel could be used to evoke a more radical symbolism of the king as cowherd or shepherd buachaill or aoghaire of his subjects standing between them and all perils natural and supernatural References EditThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Katherine Simms 1990 Images of Warfare in Bardic Poetry Celtica 21 Katherine Simms 1976 Gaelic lordships in Ulster in the later Middle Ages Ph D thesis TCD P Harbison 1976 native Irish arms and armour in medieval Gaelic literature 1170 1600 The Irish Sword 12 173 99 Lord Chancellor Gerrard s notes of his report on Ireland Analecta hibernica 2 1931 93 231 nbsp This Irish history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foraire Uladh ar Aodh amp oldid 1174801595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
