Máirtín Ó Direáin
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Máirtín Ó Direáin | |
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| Born | 29 November 1910 Inis Mór, County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 11 March 1988 (aged 77) Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Pen name | Ruaidhrí Beag |
| Occupation | poet, writer |
| Notable works | Rogha Dánta and Ó Mórna agus Dánta Eile |
| Spouse | Anne Colivet |
Máirtín Ó Direáin (29 November 1910 – 19 March 1988), was an Irish poet who is widely held to one of the foremost Irish language poets of the twentieth century.
Biography
Ó Direáin was born in Sruthán on Inis Mór in the Aran Islands.[1] He was educated at Onaght national school.[2] The son of a small-farmer, Máirtín Ó Direáin spoke only Irish until his mid-teens.[3] He worked as a civil servant from 1928 until 1975. In 1952 he translated a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy for Radio Eireann, the play was called The King of Spain translated as Iníon Rí na Spáinne[4]
His literary 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.
While Ó Direáin was rooted deeply in the Gaelic tradition, his poetry also shows influence from wider European writers. His influences included Nietzsche, Spengler, Yeats, Haicéad, Ó Bruadair, Bedell and Shakespeare.
Legacy
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.
An Charraig Stoite (The Uprooted Rock) is a 2003 award-nominated TG4/Bord Scannán na hÉireann funded documentary on Máirtín Ó Direáin which was written by Alan Titley and produced and directed by Mac Dara Ó Curraidhín.
On 27 May 2010, An Post (the Republic of Ireland's Post Office) issued a single stamp to commemorate the birth centenary of Máirtín Ó Direáin featuring a portrait of the poet.[5] Six of his poems have been put to music by Colm Ó Snodaigh from the music group Kíla: Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa, Maith Dhom, Bua na Mara, Dínit an Bhróin, "An tEarrach Thiar" and Bí i do Chrann. The first three have been recorded on Handel's Fantasy, Luna Park (two Kíla albums) and Giving - Colm's solo album from 2007.
Bibliography
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)
- Fear Lasta Lampaí (1928 - i Gaillimh/in Galway)
His autobiographical essays are collected as Feamainn Bhealtine (1961).
- Iníon Rí na Spáinne (1952) Translation
References
- ^ "Máirtín O'Direáin". Irish culture and Irish customs. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ Maher, Helen (1976). Galway Authors. p. 116.
- ^ "Máirtín O'Direáin". Irish culture and Irish customs. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "The Teresa Deevy Archive".
- ^ "NEW Irish stamps". World Stamp News. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
Bibliography
- Sewell, Frank C (2001). Modern Irish Poetry: A New Alhambra. OUP Oxford. ISBN 0191584355.
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External links
- Ó Direáin, Máirtín (1910-1988) at ainm.ie
- Short Aosdána biography
- Brief biographical material and sample poem
- Máirtín O'Direáin at The Teresa Deevy Archive
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