Hula Hul

by Seán Mac Mathúna

Úrscéal suite i gCiarraí, 1923. Insíonn Seán Mac Mathúna scéal Mhait Dálaigh, fear nach raibh riamh le bean; scéal Cháit Bhric, bean óg a bhfuil a saol caite aici ag sclábhaíocht; agus scéal Bhreen, ógánach slachtmhar a bhfuil a chrois féin le hiompar aige trí shneachta shléibhte Chiarraí agus é ina chogadh dearg ar gach taobh de.

103 pages, Hardcover

First published November 5, 2007

About the author

Seán Mac Mathúna was born in Trá Lí, Co. Chiarraí (Tralee, Co. Kerry) in 1936. He attended St. Brendan's, Cill Airne (Killarney) and later Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh (University College Cork). He spent many years as a post-primary teacher. Short stories of Mac Mathúna's were published regularly in English in The Irish Times, The Irish Press, and in Irish in Comhar. His collection of short stories Ding (Dublin: An Comhlacht Oideachais, 1983) established Mac Mathúna as a recognised short story writer. The Abbey Theatre produced Gadaí Géar na Geamhoíche/The Winter Thief in 1992, four nights in English and two in Irish per week with the same cast, an innovative undertaking. The Arts Council nominated The Atheist, a translation by the author of his first book Ding agus Scéalta Eile, (Wolfhound, 1987), for the European Literary Prize. 1999 saw the publication of his second collection of short stories in Irish, Banana, which and won the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin / Irish Book of the Year 1999. An Taibhdhearc Theatre in Galway produced his play Hulla Hul in 1999.