page_title: Brian Merriman
hierarchical_section_title: Brian Merriman
caption_attribution_description: English: Sculpture of Brian Merriman, Ennistymon The sculpture is outside St Andrew's Church, which is now a cultural centre, a "House of Music". Brian Merriman, 1747-1805, was an Irish language poet and teacher. His single surviving work of substance is regarded as the greatest comic poem in the history of Irish literature. He was born in Ennistymon.Esperanto: Skulptaĵo de Brian Merriman en Ennistymo.
context_page_description: Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre was an Irish language Bard, farmer, and hedge school teacher from rural County Clare. His single surviving work of substance, the 1000-line long Cúirt An Mheán Oíche, which is often compared to the works of François Rabelais, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of comic verse and as being truly unique in the history of Irish poetry.
context_section_description: Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre (c. 1747 – 27 July 1805) was an Irish language Bard, farmer, and hedge school teacher from rural County Clare. His single surviving work of substance, the 1000-line long Cúirt An Mheán Oíche (The Midnight Court), which is often compared to the works of François Rabelais, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of comic verse and as being truly unique in the history of Irish poetry.
caption: A statue of Merriman at Ennistymon
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