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Cre Na Cille (Irish Edition) by Mairtin O Direain (2009) Paperback
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Máirtín Ó Direáin
18 books6 followersMáirtín Ó Direáin (November 29, 1910 - March 19, 1988) born in Sruthán on Inishmore in the Aran Islands was an Irish language poet.
The son of a small-farmer, Máirtín Ó Direáin spoke only Irish until his mid-teens. He worked as a civil servant from 1928 until 1975. His main works include the poetry collections:
* Rogha Dánta (1949)
* Ó Mórna agus Dánta Eile (1957)
* Ar Ré Dhearóil (1962)
* Cloch Choirnéil (1967)
* Crainn is Cairde (1970)
* Dánta 1939-79 (1980)
* Ceacht an Éin (1984)
* Béasa an Túir (1984)
* Tacar Dánta/Selected Poems (1984)
* Craobhóg: Dán (1986)
His autobiographical essays are collected as Feamainn Bhealtine (1961). His awards include the An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council Awards (1964 and 1971); the Butler Prize, with Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (1967); the Ossian Prize for Poetry, FVS Foundation, Hamburg (1977). He was a member of Aosdána.
Carraig agus cathair: Ó Direáin is a recent (2002) biography. Its title ('Rock and City') refers to Ó Direáin's journey from his native rocky island to Dublin, where he lived most of his life.
On 27 May, 2010, An Post (Ireland Post Office) issued a single stamp to commemorate the birth centenary of Máirtín Ó Direáin featurig a portrait of the poet.
The son of a small-farmer, Máirtín Ó Direáin spoke only Irish until his mid-teens. He worked as a civil servant from 1928 until 1975. His main works include the poetry collections:
* Rogha Dánta (1949)
* Ó Mórna agus Dánta Eile (1957)
* Ar Ré Dhearóil (1962)
* Cloch Choirnéil (1967)
* Crainn is Cairde (1970)
* Dánta 1939-79 (1980)
* Ceacht an Éin (1984)
* Béasa an Túir (1984)
* Tacar Dánta/Selected Poems (1984)
* Craobhóg: Dán (1986)
His autobiographical essays are collected as Feamainn Bhealtine (1961). His awards include the An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council Awards (1964 and 1971); the Butler Prize, with Eoghan Ó Tuairisc (1967); the Ossian Prize for Poetry, FVS Foundation, Hamburg (1977). He was a member of Aosdána.
Carraig agus cathair: Ó Direáin is a recent (2002) biography. Its title ('Rock and City') refers to Ó Direáin's journey from his native rocky island to Dublin, where he lived most of his life.
On 27 May, 2010, An Post (Ireland Post Office) issued a single stamp to commemorate the birth centenary of Máirtín Ó Direáin featurig a portrait of the poet.
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