Ferdomhnach Dall

Ferdomhnach Dall, Lector of Kildare and harpist, died 1110.

The Annals of Ulster for 1110 list the death of three Irish churchmen, including:

<blockquote> Ferdomhnach Dall fer leiginn Cille Dara .i. sui cruitirechta </blockquote>

<blockquote> Ferdomnach the blind, lector of Cell Dara, i.e. a master of harping </blockquote>

Ferdomhnach held the important post of fer leiginn (lector), an office associated with men such as <noinclude>Áed</noinclude> Ua Forréid (d. 1056) and Áed Ua Crimthainn (fl. 12th century), though it was also understood in the sense of a man of learning. He is perhaps the earliest attested Irish musician noted by name, specifically a sui cruitirechta/a master of harping.

See also

• Clàrsach
• Amhlaeibh Mac Innaighneorach, d. 1168.
• Aed mac Donn Ó Sochlachain, d. 1224.
• Maol Ruanaidh Cam Ó Cearbhaill, murdered 1329.
• Turlough O'Carolan, 1670-1738.

References

• Ann Buckley: "Musical Instruments in Ireland 9th–14th Centuries: A Review of the Organological Evidence", in: Musicology in Ireland (= Irish Musical Studies vol. 1), ed. G. Gillen & H. White (Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1990), pp.&nbsp;13–57.
• Ann Buckley: "Music and Musicians in Medieval Irish Society", in: Early Music 28 (2000) 2, pp.&nbsp;165–190.
• Ann Buckley: "Music in Prehistoric and Medieval Ireland", in: A New History of Ireland vol. 1, ed. Dáibhí Ó Cróinín (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp.&nbsp;744–813.

External links

• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100001A/index.html
• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/index.html
• http://www.irishharp.org/

<noinclude> None of Buckley's papers, given as sources, mention Ferdomhnach, Ferdomnach, cruitirechta (although there is some discussion of the cruit in "Musical Instruments"),leiginn, or lectors. I was unable to find a reference on the Irish Harp site for any of these keywords. </noinclude>