(; meaning "the Ulster-person") was the official

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of '' Comhaltas Uladh'', the

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branch of ''

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'' (the Gaelic League). It was in circulation from 1924 to 2018.

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Established in 1924, An t-Ultach was the oldest or second-oldest

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magazine in circulation in the early 2000s. ''An tUltach'' promoted creative writing in Irish and had such celebrated contributors as

Seosamh Mac Grianna Seosamh Mac Grianna (20 August 1900 – 11 June 1990) was a writer from County Donegal. He was born into a family of poets and storytellers, which included his brothers Séamus Ó Grianna and Seán Bán Mac Grianna, in Rann na Feirste, County ...

and Muiris Ó Droighneáin. Its first editor was the founder of Comhaltas Uladh, Fr. Lorcán Ó Muireadhaigh, and its last editor was Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh with manager Seán Ó Murchadha. An tUltach used to be funded in part by the Arts Council for

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. It also received funding from

Foras na Gaeilge (, "Irish Institute"; ) is a public body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was set up on 2 December 1999, assuming the roles ...

, but at the end of June 2013 Foras na Gaeilge stated that such funding, received via a block grant to Comhaltas Uladh, was to end with immediate effect. ''An tUltach'' ceased regular paper publication in April 2018 and its website has not seen an update since 2019. A manager of the magazine in November 2018 said that a public grant of £30,000 was paid to make the 100-year archive available. But as of March 2020 this had not been implemented. However the website still accepts pay subscriptions.

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