▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town land ▁of ▁F igh , ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Tib oh ine , ▁bar ony ▁of ▁French park , ▁County ▁Ros common . ▁His ▁father ▁and ▁mother ▁were ▁F í th il ▁and ▁On ó ra ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire . ▁Two ▁other ▁sons ▁surv ived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood , ▁Ma o ile ch la inn ▁and ▁Fir bis igh . ▁They ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁well - known ▁family ▁of ▁histor ians ▁and ▁po ets ▁whose ▁principal ▁estate ▁was ▁at ▁Cl u ain ▁P loc á in ▁( B ally mul con ry ), ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Kil tr ust an , ▁County ▁Ros common . ▁F la ith rí ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁profession . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood ▁at ▁Sal aman ca , ▁entering ▁the ▁Irish ▁college ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 2 . ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁first ▁studied ▁the ▁liberal ▁arts ▁and ▁philosophy . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 5 9 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Sal aman ca . ▁A ▁year ▁earlier ▁he ▁had ▁translated ▁into ▁Irish ▁a ▁short ▁Cast ilian ▁c ate ch ism ▁by ▁Jer ón imo ▁de ▁R ip al da ▁S J . ▁The ▁original ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁c ate ch et ical ▁work ▁written ▁in ▁Arist ot elian ▁master - p up il ▁dialog ue . ▁According ▁to ▁M í che ál ▁Mac ▁Cra ith , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol