Urard mac Coise (died 990) was an Irish poet who lived in the townland of Clare, County Westmeath.
Edward O'Reilly gives a full account of these in his 'Irish Writers', XCI sq.
[1] His obit is given in the Annals of Tigernach as follows- “Annal T990.1 Urard mac Coisse,{folio 15b1} prím-éces Góidhel, in penitentia mortuus est a Cluain Maic Noís.
(Urard mac Coisi, the chief poet of the Gaels, died after a great penance in Clonmacnoise) His obit is given in the Annals of Ulster as follows- “U990.2 Urard son of Cos, chief poet of Ireland died.
Erard son of Coisi, chief poet of the Irish, dies in penitence in Cluain moccu Nóis.