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Brian Merriman (irisch Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre; geb. 1747 oder 1749 in Ennistymon (Inis Diomáin), Irland; gest. 27. Juli 1805 in Limerick) war ein irischer Barde und Fiddler, Bauer und Heckenschullehrer. Skulptur von Brian Merriman, Ennistymon. Sie befindet sich außerhalb der St Andrew’s Church, die heute ein Kulturzentrum ist ...
Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre (c. 1747 – 27 July 1805) was an 18th-century Irish language bard, farmer, hedge school teacher, and Irish traditional musician from rural County Clare . Long after his death, Merriman's life drew wide attention after his single surviving work of substance was collected from the ...
Merriman, Brian. Contributed by. Ó hAnluain, Eoghan. Merriman, Brian ( c. 1749–1805), poet, was born in Ennistymon, Co. Clare. Very little is known with certainty about him. His name is more than likely a variant of the west Clare surname Marrinan.
Cumann Merriman is an Irish cultural organisation. It is named after Brian Merriman, author of the celebrated eighteenth century Rabelaisian poem, Cúirt an Mheán Oíche (The Midnight Court). Its aims since its foundation in 1967... Read more.
…17th-century satire by Brian Merriman, The Midnight Court (1945), which is considered by many to be the finest single poem written in Irish. It was included in O’Connor’s later collection of translations, Kings, Lords, and Commons (1959).
Brian Merriman ’TWAS MY CUSTOM to stroll by a clear winding stream, With my boots full of dew from the lush meadow green, Near a neck of the woods where the mountain holds sway, Without danger or fear at the dawn of the day.
Brian Merriman — his life. Professor Seán Ó Tuama says of Merriman’s poem: The Midnight Court is undoubtedly one of the greatest comic works of literature, and certainly the greatest comic poem ever written in Ireland ( Repossessions: Selected Essays on the Irish Literary Heritage, 1995).
