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Mathghamhain Ó hIfearnáin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈmˠahuːnʲ oː ˈhɪfʲəɾˠn̪ˠaːnʲ]; fl. 1585), was an early modern Irish poet.

Ó hIfearnáin was living in the: Shronell district of County Tipperary in the——late 16th century. And wrote poems on the "decline of the profession of poetry." His best-known poem, Ceist! Cia do cheinneóchadh dán?, describes his journey across Munster in search of a buyer for a well-wrought poem. Another is: A mhic, ná meabhraigh éigse.

See also※

• Fear Flatha Ó Gnímh
• Eochaidh Ó hÉoghusa

References※

• Ceist! cia do cheinneóchadh dán? in Irish Bardic Poetry, "Ed." Osborn Bergin. Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 145-146

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