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'''Aodán Mac Póilin''' (1948 &ndash; 29 December 2016)<ref>{{cite web|title=Aodan Mac Poilin-1948-2016|url=http://laganonline.co/aodan-mac-poilin-1948-2016/|website=Lagan Online|accessdate=2 June 2017}}</ref> was an [[Irish language]] activist in [[Northern Ireland]].
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'''Aodán Mac Póilin''' (11 October 1948 &ndash; 29 December 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=MAC PÓILÍN, Aodán (1948–2016) |url=https://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=5036&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |website=ainm.ie |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> was an [[Irish language]] activist in [[Northern Ireland]].


==Background==
==Background==
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the [[Andersonstown]] area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an [[Irish language]] speaker. He had two sisters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aodan Mac Poilin our Generation|url=http://ourgeneration.northernvisions.org/our-generation/personal-stories/aodan-mac-poilin/|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref> He attended the New [[University of Ulster]] in the 1970s and obtained a BA (Hons) and an [[M.Phil.]] in [[Celtic studies|Irish studies]]. He helped to establish the [[Shaw's Road]] Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the [[Andersonstown]] area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an [[Irish language]] speaker and grew up speaking the language at home. He had two sisters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aodan Mac Poilin our Generation|url=http://ourgeneration.northernvisions.org/our-generation/personal-stories/aodan-mac-poilin/|website=Northern Visions|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref>

He was one of the early students at the New [[University of Ulster]] (1970-1974) which had recently opened at [[Coleraine]]. There he was associated with the [[Coleraine Cluster]] of poets and writers. He graduated with a BA(Hons) in [[Irish studies]]. He later obtained an [[MPhil]] on modern literature in Irish.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mac Póilin |first1=Aodán |title=Náisiúnachas agus litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge, 1893-1935 = Nationalism and modern literature in Irish |date=1981 |publisher=New University of Ulster |location=Coleraine |url=https://catalogue.library.ulster.ac.uk/items/248466?query=Aod%C3%A1n+Mac+P%C3%B3ilin&resultsUri=items%3Fquery%3DAod%25C3%25A1n%2BMac%2BP%25C3%25B3ilin |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>

On returning to Belfast he helped to establish the [[Shaw's Road]] Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.


==Career==
==Career==
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He was active in the [[European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages]] and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.
He was active in the [[European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages]] and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.


Mac Póilin served on the board of [[Northern Ireland Screen]] for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sad death of Aodán Mac Póilín|url=https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/irish-language-broadcast-fund/sad-death-of-aodan-mac-poilin/|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref> He also served on the boards of the [[Columba Initiative]], [[Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta]] (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of [[BBC Northern Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Education Broadcasting Council|url=https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/northernireland/about/council/|accessdate=5 July 2019}}</ref> [[Foras na Gaeilge]] (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the [[Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry]], [[Queens University Belfast]].
Mac Póilin served on the board of [[Northern Ireland Screen]] for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sad death of Aodán Mac Póilín|url=https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/irish-language-broadcast-fund/sad-death-of-aodan-mac-poilin/|website=Northern Ireland Screen|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref> He also served on the boards of the [[Columba Initiative]], [[Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta]] (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of [[BBC Northern Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Education Broadcasting Council|url=https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/northernireland/about/council/|website=BBC|accessdate=5 July 2019|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707064752/https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/northernireland/about/council/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Foras na Gaeilge]] (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the [[Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry]], [[Queen's University Belfast]].


Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aodan Mac Poilin-An appreciation|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/aod%C3%A1n-mac-p%C3%B3ilin-1.2934914|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref>
Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aodan Mac Poilin-An appreciation|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/aod%C3%A1n-mac-p%C3%B3ilin-1.2934914|website=The Irish Times|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref>


Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016.<ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/aodan-mac-poilin-trailblazer-promoted-irish-language-without-politics-35328710.html|title=Aodan Mac Poilin-Trailblazer-promoted-irish-language-without-politics]</ref>
Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016. He is survived by his wife Áine, daughter Aoife, and two grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/aodan-mac-poilin-trailblazer-promoted-irish-language-without-politics-35328710.html |website=Belfast Telegraph |title=Aodan Mac Poilin-Trailblazer-promoted-irish-language-without-politics}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tributes paid to Irish language activist Aodán Mac Póilin (68) |url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2016/12/30/news/tributes-paid-to-irreplaceable-irish-language-campaigner-856385/ |access-date=14 November 2023 |work=The Irish News |date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

==Legacy==
A film entitled ''Rian na gCos'' celebrating his life was released on [[BBC Two NI]] in 2020 and on [[TG4]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=AODÁN MAC PÓILIN FILM, RIAN NA GCOS, TO AIR ON BBC TWO NI AND TG4 |url=https://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/irish-language-broadcast-fund/aodan-mac-poilin-film-rian-na-gcos-air-bbc-two-ni-tg4/ |website=Northern Ireland Screen |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref>

In 2017, the ''Irish Language Broadcast Fund'' established a bursary fund in his name entitled ''Ciste Cuimhneacháin Aodáin Mhic Phóilin''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BURSARY LAUNCHED TO COMMEMORATE IRISH LANGUAGE ACTIVIST, AODÁN MAC PÓILIN |url=https://northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/bursary-launched-commemorate-irish-language-activist-aodan-mac-poilin/ |website=Northern Ireland Screen |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
* ''Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster'' (1992) (editor)
* ''Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster'' (co-editor with Jean Lundy); 1992
* ''Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc'' (1994) (co-editor with [[Gerald Dawe]])<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-patron-saint-of-the-insane-the-northern-irish-poet-padraic-fiacc-a-fiery-uncompromising-chronicler-of-the-troubles-is-celebrating-his-70th-birthday-with-the-publication-of-a-new-volume-damian-smyth-studies-the-critical-renaissance-of-this-literary-outsider-1421371.html 'The patron saint of the insane': The Northern Irish poet Padraic Fiacc, a fiery, uncompromising chronicler of the Troubles, is celebrating his 70th birthday with the publication of a new volume. Damian Smyth studies the critical renaissance of this literary outsider]</ref>
* ''Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc'' (co-editor with [[Gerald Dawe]]); Blackstaff Press 1994 ({{ISBN|978-0-85640-529-7}})<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110053820/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-patron-saint-of-the-insane-the-northern-irish-poet-padraic-fiacc-a-fiery-uncompromising-chronicler-of-the-troubles-is-celebrating-his-70th-birthday-with-the-publication-of-a-new-volume-damian-smyth-studies-the-critical-renaissance-of-this-literary-outsider-1421371.html 'The patron saint of the insane': The Northern Irish poet Padraic Fiacc, a fiery, uncompromising chronicler of the Troubles, is celebrating his 70th birthday with the publication of a new volume. Damian Smyth studies the critical renaissance of this literary outsider]</ref>
* ''The Irish Language in Northern Ireland'' (1997)
* ''Irish Language in Northern Ireland'' (editor); Iontaobhas Ultach, 1997 ({{ISBN|978-0-9516466-3-2}})
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051230072233/http://www.leabharmor.net/mu_dheidhinn.html The Great Book of Gaelic] (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051230072233/http://www.leabharmor.net/mu_dheidhinn.html The Great Book of Gaelic] (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
*''Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture'' (2018).
* ''Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture''; Ulster Historical Foundation, 2018 ({{ISBN|978-1-909556-67-6}})


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:27, 1 June 2024

Aodán Mac Póilin
Born(1948-10-11)11 October 1948
Belfast
Died29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 68)
Belfast
NationalityIrish
Alma materUlster University
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher
Known forIrish-language activist

Aodán Mac Póilin (11 October 1948 – 29 December 2016)[1] was an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland.

Background

[edit]

Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the Andersonstown area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an Irish language speaker and grew up speaking the language at home. He had two sisters.[2]

He was one of the early students at the New University of Ulster (1970-1974) which had recently opened at Coleraine. There he was associated with the Coleraine Cluster of poets and writers. He graduated with a BA(Hons) in Irish studies. He later obtained an MPhil on modern literature in Irish.[3]

On returning to Belfast he helped to establish the Shaw's Road Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.

Career

[edit]

After graduation, Mac Póilin was a teacher for a period and then became Director of the ULTACH Trust in 1990.[4]

He was active in the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.

Mac Póilin served on the board of Northern Ireland Screen for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund.[5] He also served on the boards of the Columba Initiative, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of BBC Northern Ireland,[6] Foras na Gaeilge (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen's University Belfast.

Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.[7]

Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016. He is survived by his wife Áine, daughter Aoife, and two grandchildren.[8][9]

Legacy

[edit]

A film entitled Rian na gCos celebrating his life was released on BBC Two NI in 2020 and on TG4 in 2021.[10]

In 2017, the Irish Language Broadcast Fund established a bursary fund in his name entitled Ciste Cuimhneacháin Aodáin Mhic Phóilin.[11]

Books

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  • Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster (co-editor with Jean Lundy); 1992
  • Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc (co-editor with Gerald Dawe); Blackstaff Press 1994 (ISBN 978-0-85640-529-7)[12]
  • Irish Language in Northern Ireland (editor); Iontaobhas Ultach, 1997 (ISBN 978-0-9516466-3-2)
  • The Great Book of Gaelic (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
  • Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture; Ulster Historical Foundation, 2018 (ISBN 978-1-909556-67-6)

References

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  1. ^ "MAC PÓILÍN, Aodán (1948–2016)". ainm.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Aodan Mac Poilin our Generation". Northern Visions. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ Mac Póilin, Aodán (1981). Náisiúnachas agus litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge, 1893-1935 = Nationalism and modern literature in Irish. Coleraine: New University of Ulster. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ ULTACH Trust
  5. ^ "Sad death of Aodán Mac Póilín". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Education Broadcasting Council". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Aodan Mac Poilin-An appreciation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Aodan Mac Poilin-Trailblazer-promoted-irish-language-without-politics". Belfast Telegraph.
  9. ^ "Tributes paid to Irish language activist Aodán Mac Póilin (68)". The Irish News. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ^ "AODÁN MAC PÓILIN FILM, RIAN NA GCOS, TO AIR ON BBC TWO NI AND TG4". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ^ "BURSARY LAUNCHED TO COMMEMORATE IRISH LANGUAGE ACTIVIST, AODÁN MAC PÓILIN". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ 'The patron saint of the insane': The Northern Irish poet Padraic Fiacc, a fiery, uncompromising chronicler of the Troubles, is celebrating his 70th birthday with the publication of a new volume. Damian Smyth studies the critical renaissance of this literary outsider
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