Cearbhall_Óg_Ó_Dálaigh
Cearbhall Óg Ó Dálaigh (IPA: [ˈcaɾˠ(ə)wəl̪ˠ oː ˈd̪ˠaːlˠiː]; fl. 1630), sometimes spelt in English as Carroll Oge O'Daly,[1][2] was a 17th-century Irish language poet and harpist, who composed the song "Eileanóir a Rún".
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Cearbhall (Carroll) was a common name amongst people of the Ó Dálaigh (O'Daly, Daly) surname, and more than one poet of that surname bore the name. The Cearbhall Óg who composed "Eileanóir a Rún" was from Pallas, near Gorey in County Wexford. The Eileanóir of the poem was the daughter of Sir Morgan Kavanagh of Clonmullen in County Wexford. In folklore, Cearbhall is presented as a womaniser and trickster similar to the Gobán Saor.[3]