Cathal Ó Matadain, Irish philosopher, died 1343. Ó Matadain is described in the Annals of Lough Ce as a sage of Ireland. In 1343, in unknown circumstances, he was killed by the Clann Ricairt, or the Burke family of Clanricarde in what is now County Galway. External links http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010A/index.html Medieval Gaels from Ireland Irish philosophers Irish murder victims People from County Galway 14th-century Irish people 1343 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century philosophers