Alan Titley (born 28 June 1947, ) is an
Irish-language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the ...
novelist, translator, playwright and professor. He also wrote columns under the name Crobhingne.
Early life
Titley was born in Cork and educated at
Coláiste Chríost Rí
Coláiste Chríost Rí ( en, Christ the King College) is a Trusteeship Board Catholic secondary school for boys based on Capwell Road in Turners Cross, Cork, Ireland.
History
The school was founded by the Presentation Brothers and owned by th ...
,
St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra
St Patrick's College ( ga, Coláiste Phádraig), often known as St Pat's, was a third level institution in Ireland, the leading function of which was as the country's largest primary teacher training college, which had at one time up to 2,000 s ...
and
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...
.
Career
He taught in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
during the
Biafra War
The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Nigerian–Biafran War or the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence ...
. Later he was head of the Irish Department in Drumcondra from 1981. In 2003 he began to write a column in ''
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...
''. In 2006 he was appointed Professor of Modern Irish in
University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one ...
. He retired in 2011. Titley was elected to the
Royal Irish Academy in 2012. Awards won include The Butler Prize of the Irish American Cultural Institute, The Pater Prize for International Drama, The Stewart Parker Award for Drama from the
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, and the Éilís Dillon Award for Children's Literature.
*''Lámh, Lámh Eile'', 2018
* ''An Bhean Feasa'', 2014
* ''An Chuallacht Léannta: ceiliúradh ar Íosánaigh agus Léann na Gaeilge'', 2013
* ''Rabhadh Dánta'', 2013
* ''Smuf'', 2012
* ''Na Drámaí Garbha'', 2011
* ''Scríbhneoirí faoi chaibidil'', 2010
* ''Gluaiseacht'', 2009
* ''An réabhlóid mar ghníomh dínite'', 2007
* ''Tyda'', 2006
* ''Beir leat do shár-Ghaeilg Súil siar agus ar aghaidh'', 2004
* ''Amach'', 2003
* ''Leabhar Nóra Ní Anluain: céad scéal ó cheartlár na cruinne'', 1998
* ''Chun doirne: rogha aistí'', 1996
* ''Fabhalscéalta'', 1995
* ''An cogadh in aghaidh na critice'', 1994
* ''An fear dána'', 1993
* ''An t-úrscéal Gaeilge'', 1991
* ''Tagann Godot'', 1991
* ''Eiriceachtaí agus Scéalta Eile'', 1987
* ''Stiall fhial feola'', 1980
* ''Méirscrí na treibhe'', 1978
* ''Máirtín Ó Cadhain: clár saothair'', 1975
* ''The Dirty Dust. Cré na Cille'', 2015
* ''The History of the Irish Book, vol. II'', 2013
* ''Nailing Theses:selected essays'', 2011
* ''A pocket history of Gaelic culture'', 2000