Patrick Greaney (fl. 18th century), was a Gaelic-Irish poet.
Life[]
Greaney was from Ballintleva, Tuam, co. Galway. H worked for Ulick Jennings of Ironpool in the parish of Kilconly, who was a member of the local gentry. Ulick's son was John Jennings.
Writing[]
Along with a composition called Seán Óg Ó Ciardhubháin, Greaney's lament for John Jenning's unexpected death, Doctúir Jennings, were among his most notable songs.
All of Greaney's known works were collected and published by Eibhlín Bean Ui Coisdealbha in 1923 in a compilation of traditional folk-songs from Galway and co. Mayo, titled Amhráin Muighe Seola.
See also[]
References[]
- Amhráin Muighe Seola, Eibhlín Bean Ui Coisdealbha, 1923.
- A Local Poet, by Phil Carney-Moran, in Sylane National School 150th Anniversary, ed. John Lardner, Margaret Murray, Phil Moran, Tuam, 2002.
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