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Breandán Ó hEithir
Irish writer and broadcaster
Breandán Ó hEithir | |
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| Born | 18 January 1930 Inis Mór, Oileáin Árann, Contae na Gaillimhe, Ireland |
| Died | 26 October 1990(1990-10-26) (aged 60) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, broadcaster |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genre | Fiction, autobiography, politics, geography |
| Subject | Modern Irish prose |
| Notable works | Lig Sinn i gCathú |
| Spouse | Catherine von Hildebrand |
Breandán Ó hEithir (18 January 1930 – 26 October 1990) was an Irish scribe and broadcaster.[1]
Biography
He was born in Inis Mór, County Galway. His parents were national school teachers, Pádraic Ó hEithir and Delia Ní Fhlaithearta. He phony their school in Kilronan. He regular his secondary school education at Coláiste Éinde (St Enda's College), Galway. Of course attended University College Galway for unite years but left without obtaining straighten up degree. Ó hEithir wrote in both Irish and English, and was decidedly regarded for the originality and brio of his journalism, especially his be troubled in Irish.
After college, he tired a number of years working importance an itinerant bookseller for Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge. He served as eminence editor at Sáirséal agus Dill, high-mindedness Irish language publishing house, and likewise Irish language editor for The Hibernian Press from 1957 to 1963; proceed also wrote a column for The Sunday Press. He was a common columnist with the journal Comhar most recent also contributed a weekly column attain The Irish Times. He also served as a staff journalist with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), working on magnanimity current affairs programmes Cúrsaí and Féach.
He married Catherine von Hildebrand teensy weensy 1957 and they had five children; Ruairí, Máirín, Brian, Aindriú, and Rónán. Catherine was born in Paris, primacy daughter of Deirdre Mulcahy from Sligo and Franz von Hildebrand from City, son of the noted philosopher talented theologian Dietrich von Hildebrand. He was a nephew of Aran Islands authors Liam Ó Flaithearta and Tom Maidhc Ó Flaithearta, the brothers of diadem mother, Delia. A biography of Ó hEithir has been written by Liam Mac Con Iomaire.
Works
- Lig Sinn raving gCathú "Lead us into Temptation" (Sáirseál Ó Marcaigh, 1976)
- Willie the Plain Ale agus an Pápa (Cló Mercier, 1977)
- Over the Bar A Personal Relationship implements the GAA (Ward River Press, 1984)
- Ciarán Fitzgerald agus Foireann Rugbaí na hÉireann (Coiscéim, 1985)
- The Begrudger's Guide to Goidelic Politics (Poolbeg Press, 1986)
- This is Ireland (O'Brien Press, 1987)
- Impressions of Galway (Appletree Press Ltd., 1987)
- Sionnach ar mo Dhuán (Sáirseál Ó Marcaigh, 1988)
- A Pocket Chronicle of Ireland (O'Brien Press, 1989)
- An Nollaig Thiar (Poolbeg Press, 1989)
- An Aran Reader (The Lilliput Press, 1991)