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Dara Ó Conaola
Born
Republic of Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationWriter
Known forMo Chathair Ghriobháin

Dara Ó Conaola is an Irish writer who writes in Irish.[1]Template:Bettersources His first book was Mo Chathair Ghriobháin. A later short book of eight of Ó Conaola's short stories, translated to English by Gabriel Rosenstock, was published as Night Ructions.[2] The book was launched at the 1990 Sunday Times Festival of Literature, Hay-on-Wye, Wales.

In 2001, his novella Misiún ar Muir/Sea Mission was reissued. It had been staged at An Taibhdhearc as part of the Galway Arts Festival in 1992 and at the Expo ‘92 in Spain. His work has been translated into German, French, Croatian, and Romanian, while the short story, Amuigh Liom Féin, is on the Irish Leaving Certificate curriculum.

He participated in the Cúirt International Festival of Literature in 2002. Two songs by him are included on Lasairfhíona's debut album.

Bibliography

  • Cuairt ar Oileáin Árann/Guide to the Aran Islands, published annually since 1978 by Ceardshiopa Inis Oírr Teo.
  • An Gaiscíoch Beag, An Gúm, 1979
  • Mo Chathair Ghríobháin, An Gúm, 1981
  • Cor in Aghaidh an Chaim, Ceardshiopa Inis Oírr Teo, 1983.
  • Amuigh Liom Féin, Ceardshiopa Inis Oírr Teo, 1988
  • An Teachín Ceann Tuí/Thatched Homes of the Aran Islands, Ceardshiopa Inis Oírr Teo, 1988
  • Night Ructions, Forrest Books, London & Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Co. na Gaillimhe, 1990. Second edition, 1999.
  • Misiún ar Muir/Sea Mission, An Ceardshiopa Inis Oírr Teo, 1992. Second edition, 2000.
  • Saol agus Saothar Albert Power, Ceardshiopa Inis Oírr Teo, 1996

Further reading

  • Spellissy, Sean (2003). Window on Aran. ISBN 0-9545218-1-1

References

  1. ^ "DARA Ó CONAOLA". eircom.net.
  2. ^ "Cló Iar-Chonnacht" [Discovering Connaught] (in Irish). cic.ie. Archived from the original on 2007-11-21.



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