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Pen name
  
Cu Uladh

Name
  
Peadar Mac

Language
  
Irish, English

Role
  
Writer


Subject
  
Irish Folklore

Died
  
July 1, 1942

Literary movement
  
Gaelic Revival

Resting place
  
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich Stair na hireannHistory of Ireland

Born
  
5 October 1857Allt an Iarainn, Co. Donegal (
1857-10-05
)

Genre
  
Short Story, Plays, Poems

Notable works
  
Bliain na hAiseiri (1992)

Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (5 October 1857 – 1 July 1942; English: P.T. MacGinley), known as Cú Uladh (The Hound of Ulster), was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic Revival. He wrote stories based on Irish folklore, some of the first Irish language plays, and regularly wrote articles in most of the Irish language newspapers such as An Claidheamh Soluis

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Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich 1857 Birth of Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich known as C Uladh

Background

Cú Uladh was born in Allt an Iarainn, County Donegal to Micheal McGinley and Susan Toner. He attended school locally until he was seventeen. He then attended Blackrock College in Dublin for two years. On leaving school he entered into the British Civil Service becoming an Inland revenue Officer. In 1895 he married Elizabeth Woods (Irish: Sibhéal Ní Uadhaigh) and they had twelve children. Cú Uladh spoke Irish from an early age and kept an interest in the language throughout his life, first publishing and Irish language short story and poem in The Donegal Christmas Annual 1883. It was not until 1895 while living in Belfast that he became involved in the Gaelic Movement.

Conradh na Gaeilge

It was in Cú Uladh's Belfast home that the first meeting of the Ulster branch of the Conradh na Gaeilge in 1895. From this point on Cú Uladh became very involved in Conradh na Gaeilge becoming the organisations president on several occasions.

Seanad Éireann

Cú Uladh was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1938–1942 when he was nominated by the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera.

Main works

  1. The Donegal Christmas Annual 1883 (ed.) – (Selection of short stories and poems in English and Irish from Donegal authors.)
  2. Miondrámanna (1902) – (Three mini plays)
  3. Handbook of Irish Teaching (1902)
  4. An Pléidseam (1903)
  5. Tá na Francaighe ar an Mhuir (1905) – (Play)
  6. An Léightheoir Gaedhealach (1907) – (Irish language reader)
  7. Eachtra Aodh Ruaidh Uí Dhomhnaill (1911) – (Folklore)
  8. Conchubhar Mac Neasa (1914) – (Folklore)
  9. Ciall na Sean-Ráidhte (1914). Republished as: Ciall na Seanráite (1992). New edition edited by Seán Mac Aindreasa.
  10. An Cogadh Dearg agus Scéalta Eile (1918) – (Short stories)
  11. Scríobhnóirí Móra Chúige Uladh 1530–1750 (1925) – (Authors of Ulster)
  12. Bliain na hAiséirí (1992). Edited by Éamon Ó Ciosáin – (1916 Easter Rising)

References

Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich Wikipedia


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