Awards and honours
* 1996: Elected to
Aosdána
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* 2000: Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Celtic Studies from the
National University of Ireland
* 2000: Awarded the Irish Times Literature Prize for ''Ag Tnúth Leis an tSolas'', poems 1975-2000
* 2007: The Ireland Fund Literary Award for his significant contribution to Irish literature.
* 2013: He has won many
Oireachtas literary awards since the beginning of his literary career, the most recent being the primary prize for a poetry collection with ''Aimsir Ársa'' in 2013 and again with ''An Bhé Ghlas'' in 2015
* His poems have been on the
Leaving Certificate Irish language curriculum for many years. His work is studied extensively at university level in Ireland and abroad
Selected publications
Poetry
* 1975: ''Miontraigéide Chathrach agus Dánta Eile'', Cló Uí Chuirreáin
* 1978: ''Tuirlingt'' (with Gabriel Rosenstock and photographer Bill Doyle) Carbad, Dublin
* 1983: ''Súile Shuibhne: with photographs by Rachael Giese'', (a
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choice for 1983) Coiscéim, Dublin
* 1987: ''Suibhne'', (nominated for the
Irish Book Awards
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) Coiscéim
* 1991: ''An Bealach 'na Bhaile'',
Cló Iar-Chonnacht
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...
, Indreabhán, Co Galway
* 1996: ''Na Buachaillí Bána'', Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
* 1999:
Fiacha an tSolais
* 2000: ''Ag Tnúth leis an tSolas, 1975-2000'', Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
* 2002: ''Caiseal na gCorr'' (with photographs by Jan Voster) Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
*2004: ''Winter Lights'', (collaborative haiku booklet with Nepalese Haiku Poet
Janak Sapkota
Janak Sapkota ( ne, जनक सापकोटा; born 1987) is a Nepalese haiku poet who works mainly in the English language. He is based in Finland.
Sapkota's books include ''Long Days of Rain'' (2016). His haiku have appeared internationall ...
), Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Co Donegal
* 2005: ''Na hAingle ó Xanadú'', Arlen House, Galway
* 2006: ''Gúrú i gClúidíní'' (artwork by Ian Joyce) Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
* 2011: ''An tAm Marfach ina Mairimid'' (artwork by Ian Joyce) Arlen House, Galway
* 2013: ''Aimsir Ársa'' (artwork by Ian Joyce) Arlen House, Galway
* 2014: ''Na Saighneáin'' (artwork by Ian Joyce) Arlen House, Galway
* 2015: ''An Bhé Ghlas'', Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán
* 2018: ''Teanga na gCorr'', Arlen House, Dublin
* 2020: ''Laoithe Cumainn agus Dánta Eile'', Arlen House, Dublin
* 2021: ''Miontragóid Chathrach agus Dánta Eile'' (Leagan leasaithe / An improved version of the poet's first collection of poems published in 1975)
Bilingual poetry editions
* 1993: ''Homecoming / An Bealach 'na Bhaile'' (edited by Gabriel Fitzmaurice), Cló Iar-Chonnacht : winner of the Seán Ó Riordáin Prize for Poetry 1993, this book has been a bestseller and has gone into many editions
* 1997: ''Out in the Open: edited and translated by Frank Sewell'', Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán : this collection was nominated for the Aristeon European Prize for Poetry 1998
* 2006: ''By the Hearth in Mín a' Leá: translations by Seamus Heaney and Frank Sewell'', Arc Publications : The Poetry Society (UK) Translation Choice for 2006
* 2015: ''An Fear Glas / The Green man, with artwork by Pauline Bewick'' (translations by Paddy Pushe, Gabriel Rosenstock and Frank Sewell) Arlen House, Galway
* 2016: ''Out of the Wilderness'' (translations by Gabriel Rosenstock) The Onslaught Press, Oxford
* 2018: ''Crann na Teanga'', a large volume of poems selected from 17 previously published collections, presented in Irish with parallel English translations by Paddy Bush and by the poet himself. The Irish Pages Press, with the support of the Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Prose works in Irish
* 2004: ''Seal i Neipeal'' (travel writing), Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán : winner of the Piaras Béaslaí Prize for Prose in the Oireachtas 2004
* 2011: ''Pianó Mhín na bPreachán'' (novella) Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
* 2017: ''Lugh na Bua / The Deliverer'': Cathal ó Searcaigh, Seán Ó Gaoithín, Seán Fitzgerald: The Onslaught Press, Oxford
* 2018: ''Teach an Gheafta'' (novel) Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán
Plays
* 2005: ''Oíche Dhrochghealaí: a verse drama based on the story of Salome'', Coiscéim, Dublin
* 2006: ''Mairimid Leis na Mistéirí: three short plays'', Arlen House, Galway
* 2019: ''Rockabilly Balor: ceoldráma'', Onslaught Press
Writing in English
* 2009: ''Light on Distant Hills, a Memoir'', Simon & Schuster, London
* 2014: ''Soul Space: a book of spiritual wisdom'' (written under the pseudonym Charles Agnes) Evertype, Westport
* 2018: ''The View from the Glen: Selected Prose in English'', The Onslaught Press, Oxford
History
* 1994: ''Tulach Beaglaoich: Inné agus Inniu / Tulach Begley: Past and Present'', Glór na nGael, Fál Carragh
As editor
* 1997: ''An Chéad Chló: a selection of the work of new Irish language poets'', Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
* 2013: ''The Other Tongues: an Introduction to Writing in Irish, Scots Gaelic and Scots in Ulster and Scotland'', Irish Pages, Belfast
* 2013: ''Margadh na Míol i Valparaiso / The Flea Market in Valparaiso: Selected Poems of Gabriel Rosenstock'' (selected and introduced by Cathal Ó Searcaigh), Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
* 2014: ''An tAmharc Deireannach / The Last Look: the Selected Poems of Colette Ní Ghallchóir '' (selected and introduced by Cathal Ó Searcaigh), Arlen House, Galway
Collaborations: Music
* 2005: ''Tearmann'' (A sequence of Ó Searcaigh poems put to music by Neil Martin and performed by the poet himself with the West Ocean String Quartet), live performance, Cliften Arts Festival
* 2009: ''Oileán na Marbh'' (Song cycle with composer Neil Martin, sung by
Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill
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and accompanied by the West Ocean Quartet) ''Ae Fond Kiss'', West Ocean Records
* 2012: ''Síle an tSléibhe'' (opera monodrama with composer Derek Ball, sung by Elizabeth Hilliard with chamber group and electroacoustic sound) live performances at the Back Loft (La Catedral theatre) Dublin in Sept 2012, and the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin in Jan 2013
* 2013: ''Rhapsody na gCrann'' (words by Cathal Ó Searcaigh, music by Ciarán and Pól Brennan, sung by
Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...
) Clannad ''
Nádúr
''Nádúr'' (Irish for "nature") is a studio album by Irish folk group Clannad, and was released digitally worldwide on 20 September 2013 and physically within the following week or two, depending on the country. It was the first new studio albu ...
'' Arc Music
Cathal has also collaborated with
Altan,
Brian Kennedy, Diana Cannon and many other well-known musicians.
Collaborations: Art
* 2003: ''Trasnú'', a collaboration with artist Maria Simonds Gooding which included an exhibition, public forum and book (published by An Gailearaí,
Gaoth Dobhair
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)
* 2004: ''Luxury of a Skylight'', collaboration with artist
Janet Mullarney: a limited boxed edition, numbered and signed, with poems and drawings. Published by Edizioni Canopo, Prato, Italy
* 2005: ''Dialann / Diary'', a collaboration with artist Barbara Lea and book-maker Paulette Myres-Rich, a limited boxed edition, numbered and signed. Published by Traffic Street Press, St Paul, Minnesota
* 2012: ''The Green Man'', A portfolio of 10 lithographs created and printed by Aoife McGarrigle at Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Co Donegal, with 10 poems by Cathal Ó Searcaigh: a limited boxed edition, numbered and signed
* 2004: ''The View from Bealtaine'', based on ''Cór Úr'', a much anthologised poem by Ó Searcaigh, designed and printed by Barbara Tetenbaum at Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Co Donegal. Limited edition, numbered and signed
Books about his poetry
* 2000: ''Modern Irish Poetry: A New Alhambra'', Frank Sewell, Oxford University Press
* 2002: ''On the side of Light: Critical essays on the poetry of Cathal Ó Searcaigh'', edited by James Doan & Frank Sewell, Arlen House, Galway
* 2005: ''Na Buachaillí Dána: Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Gabriel Rosenstock'' by Pádraig de Paor, An Clóchomhar, Dublin
Critical essays and long reviews of Ó Searcaigh's work – a selection
* 1993: ''A Going Back to Sources'',
Michael Longley
Michael Longley, (born 27 July 1939, Belfast, Northern Ireland), is an Anglo-Irish poet.
Life and career
One of twin boys, Michael Longley was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to English parents, Longley was educated at the Royal Belfast A ...
reviews "Homecoming / An Bealach 'na Bhaile", Poetry Ireland Review 39
* 1996: ''Cathal Ó Searcaigh: a Negotiation with Place, Community and Tradition'', Gréagóir Ó Dúill, Poetry Ireland Review 48
* 1997: ''Wrestling with Angels'', Sean Lysaght reviews "Out in the Open" Poetry Ireland Review 55
* 1997: ''The Indelible mark of Cain: Sexual Dissonance in the Poetry of Cathal Ó Searcaigh'', Lillis Ó Laoire in "Sex, Nation and Dissent in Irish Writing", editor Eibhear Walsh, Cork University Press
* 2000: ''Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader'', David Pierce, Cork University Press
* 2000: ''Cathal Ó Searcaigh and Aspects of Translation'', Nobuaki Tochigi: Éire-Ireland (Spring/Summer 2000) Vol.35
* 2000: ''Ag Tabhairt Teanga don Tost'', Lillis Ó Laoire, Réamhrá, ''Ag Tnúth leis an tSolas'': Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán, Co Galway
[Preface starting at page 15]
Ag Tnúth leis an tSolas
* 2003: ''Between Two Languages'', Frank Sewell, ''The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry'', editor Matthew Campbell: Cambridge University Press
* 2005: ''Trén bFearann Breac, a discussion of Ó Searcaigh's poetry'', Máirín Nic Eoin, Cois Life, Dublin
*2007: ''"For Isaac Rosenberg":
Geoffrey Hill
Sir Geoffrey William Hill, FRSL (18 June 1932 – 30 June 2016) was an English poet, professor emeritus of English literature and religion, and former co-director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University. Hill has been considered to be ...
,
Michael Longley
Michael Longley, (born 27 July 1939, Belfast, Northern Ireland), is an Anglo-Irish poet.
Life and career
One of twin boys, Michael Longley was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to English parents, Longley was educated at the Royal Belfast A ...
, Cathal O'Searcaigh'', an essay by Tara Christie in ''The Oxford Handbook of British and Irish War Poetry'', edited by Tim Kendall, Oxford Handbooks,
* 2008: ''The Given Note – Traditional Music and Modern Irish Poetry'', Seán Crossan: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne
* 2009: ''Préamhachas an Ultachais i bhfilíocht Chathail Uí Shearcaigh'', A J Hughes, ''Filí agus Filíocht'': Éigse Cholm Cille, Doire
* 2010: ''Cathal Ó Searcaigh: a critical essay'' in "Scríbhneoirí faoi Chaibidil, editor
Alan Titley", Cois Life, Dublin
* 2010: ''Cathal Ó Searcaigh'', a critical essay by
Caitríona Ní Chléirchín in "Filíocht Chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge", editor Ríona Ní Fhrighil, Cois Life, Dublin
* 2015: ''A Major Voice'', review of "Aimsir Ársa" and "An Bhé Ghlas" by Paddy Bushe, Poetry Ireland Review 117
* 2020: ''Hearing the swish and sway of sonic possibility'', Clíona Ní Ríordáin's review of "Crann na Teanga",
Irish Times
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arts pages, 3rd Oct 2020
* 2020: ''Grá don Domhain'', Alan Titley's review of "Crann na Teanga", Dublin Review of Books, Apr 2020
* 2020: Review of "Crann na Teanga" by Máirín Nic Eoin in Aneas (Southword Editions)
* 2021: Review of "Laoithe Cumainn agus Dánta Eile" by Mícheál Ó Ruairc:
Comhar, Imleabhar 81, Bealtaine edition
* 2021: ''Romance Language'', Seán Lysaght's review of "Laoithe Cumainn agus Dánta Eile": Poetry Ireland Review, issue 133
Anthologies in which he is represented
Ó Searcaigh's work has been much anthologised. He is one of the few Irish language poets to be included in all the major anthologies of modern poetry from Ireland. The following is only a sample selection.
* 1986: ''The Bright Wave / An Tonn Gheal'', Raven Arts press
* 1986: ''Filíocht Uladh'', editor Gréagóir Ó Dúill: Coiscéim, Dublin
* 1991: ''The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Volumes III and IV'', edited by Seamus Deane, Field Day
* 1995: ''Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology'', edited by Patrick Crotty, The Blackstaff Press, Belfast
* 1996: ''Anthologie de la Poésie Irlandaise du XXe siecle'', Éditions Verdier
* 1997: ''Writing the Wind: The New Celtic Poetry'', New Native Press, USA
* 1998: ''The Oxford Book of Ireland'', edited by Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press
* 1998: ''Treasury of Irish Love'', editor
Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock (born 29 September 1949) is an Irish writer who works chiefly in the Irish language. A member of Aosdána, he is poet, playwright, haikuist, tankaist, essayist, and author/translator of over 180 books, mostly in Irish. Born in ...
:
Hippocrene Books
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The foreign lang ...
, New York
* 1999: ''The Pilot Star Elegies'', poetry and some translations,
Sherod Santos, W W Norton, New York* 1999: ''Watching the River Flow – A century of Irish Poetry'', edited by Theo Dorgan, Poetry Ireland
* 2000: ''The Hip Flask: Short Poems from Ireland'', edited by Frank Ormsby, Blackstaff Press, Belfast
* 2000: ''Duanaire an Chéid'', editor Gearóid Denver: Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán, Co Galway
* 2000: ''Fearann Pinn: Filíocht 1900-1990'', editor Gréagóir Ó Dúill: Coiscéim, Dublin
* 2001: ''Gaolta Gairide'', editor Máirín Nic Eoin: Cois Life, Dublin
* 2002: ''A Conversation Piece: Poetry and Art'', editors Adrian Rice & Angela Reid: Abbey Press, Newry
* 2002: ''20th Century Irish Poems'', selected by Michael Longley, Faber & Faber
* 2003: ''The Blackbird's Nest: Poetry from Queen's University Belfast'', editor Frank Ormsby:
Blackstaff Press, Belfast
* 2003: ''Modern Poets of Europe: a Selection'', editors Patricia & William Oxley: Spiny Babbler
* 2005: ''Lón Anama: Poems for Prayer from the Irish Tradition'', editor Ciarán Mac Murchaidh: Cois Life, Dublin
* 2006: ''The Ulster Anthology'', editor Patricia Craig: The Blackstaff Press, Belfast
* 2007: ''Our Shared Japan'', editors Irene De Angelis & Joseph Woods: Dedalus Press, Dublin
* 2008: ''The Essential Gabriel Fitzmaurice: Selected Poems and Translations'': Mercier Press, Cork
* 2008: ''Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge / Love Poems in Irish'', editor Ciarán Mac Murchaidh: Cois Life, Dublin
* 2008: ''The New North: Contemporary Poetry from Northern Ireland'', Wake Forest Press, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* 2008: ''A Fine Statement: An Irish Poet's Anthology'', edited by John McDonagh, Poolbeg Press, Dublin
* 2010: ''The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry'', edited by Patrick Crotty, Penguin Books
* 2010: ''An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry'', edited by Wes Davies, The Belknap Press of Harvard University press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
* 2011: ''Voices at the World's edge: Irish Poets on Skellig Michael'', edited by Paddy Bushe, Dedalus Press, Dublin
* 2011: ''The Willow's Whisper: Poetry from Ireland and Native America'', editors Jill M O'Mahoney & Mícheál Ó hAodha: Cambridge Scholars, Newcastle upon Tyne
* 2014: ''If Ever You Go: A Map of Dublin in Poetry'', editors Pat Boran & Gerard Smyth: Dedalus Press, Dublin* 2016: ''Leabhar na hAthghabhála / Poems of Repossession'', edited by Louis De Paor, Bloodaxe Books, Cló Iar-Chonnacht
Foreign language anthologies
* 1996: ''Bollirà La Rugiada: Poesia irlandese contemporanea'' (Italian): Moby Dick, Faenza
* 1998: ''Das Zweimaleins Des Steins Poesie Aus Irland'', Edition die horen
* 1999: ''Schönes Babylon'' (German), editor Gregor Laschen: DuMont Buchverlag, Köln
* 2000: ''Vzdálené Tóny Naděje: Antologie Irské Poezie'' (The Distant Music of Hope) (Polish), Host, Brno
* 2007: ''Amanairis'' (Slovene), editors Tina Mahkota & Gabriel Rosenstock: Antologie Vilenice, Ljubljana, 2007
Selected foreign editions
* 1996: ''Le Chemin du Retour / Pilleadh an Deoraí'', editor A J Hughes: La Barbacane Bonaguil, France
* 1997: ''Distreiñ d'ar Gêr / An Bealach 'na Bhaile'', editor A J Hughes: Skrid, Brittany
* 1998: ''Drumul Spre Casa / Romanian Translations'', editor
Christian Tămaş: Editura Ars Longa, România
* 2006: ''Kathmandu – Translations into Nepali'', editor & translator
Yuyutsu R D Sharma: Nirala Publications, New Delhi
Interviews with the poet
* 1997: ''Ón Taobh Istigh: Agallamh le Cathal Ó Searcaigh'', Marion Kelly: Macalla, NUI Galway
* 2002: ''In the Chair: Interviews with Poets from the North of Ireland'' edited by John Brown, Salmon Publishing, Co Clare
* 2010: ''Close to the Next Moment: Interviews from a Changing Ireland'' edited by Jody Allen Randolph, Carcanet Press, Manchester
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