Ollamh

The Head bard or Ollamh, in the estimation of his tribesmen, stood next in importance to the chieftain or king -- higher, indeed, in some respects; for whereas to slay a king might, or might not be criminal, to slay an Ollamh entailed both outlawing in this life and a vaguer, but not the less terrible, supernatural penalty in another.

The Story of Ireland Emily Lawless 1879

The reciting of historic tales was one of the principal duties of the Ollamh, and he was bound to preserve the truth of history "pure and unbroken to succeeding generations."

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

According to this authority, the perfect Poet or _Ollamh_ should know and practise the _Teinim Laegha_, the _Imas Forosnadh_, and the _Dichedal do chennaibh_.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

'To the _Ollamh_,' says the ancient authority quoted in this passage in the Book of

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

Ollamh ranked, with royalty, and was permitted six -- another of the many proofs of extraordinary veneration for learning in pre-Christian Erinn.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

Connacht, an Ollamh in history and genealogies, &c., shortly before [76] the arrival of St. Patrick in Ireland, which happened about A.D.

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

Ollamh ( "the Wise") established the Convention of Tara, which assembled habitually every ninth year, but might be called oftener; it met about the October festival in honour of Beleus or _Crom_; Eocaid invented or introduced a new species of wicker boats, called _cassa_, and spent much of his time upon the sea;

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Volume 1 Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846

Ollamh ( "the Wise") established the Convention of Tara, which assembled habitually every ninth year, but might be called oftener; it met about the October festival in honour of Beleus or _Crom_; Eocaid invented or introduced a new species of wicker boats, called _cassa_, and spent much of his time upon the sea;

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846

Ollamh, or Recorder, whose duty it was to preserve the muster-roll, containing the names of all the living nobles.

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846

Ollamh, or Recorder, whose duty it was to preserve the muster-roll, containing the names of all the living nobles.

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Volume 1 Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846