Geoffrey Keating | |
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Born | c. 1569 |
Died | c. 1644 (aged 74–75) |
Burial place | Tubrid Graveyard, Ballylooby-Duhill, Munster |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | University of Bordeaux |
Occupation(s) | Catholic priest and poet |
Notable work | Foras Feasa ar Éirinn (History of Ireland) |
Geoffrey Keating (Irish: Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c. 1644) was an Irish historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became a Catholic priest and a poet.