Darach Ó Scolaí is an Irish novelist, playwright, publisher, and artist living in the County Galway Gaeltacht of Connemara. He was awarded the

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Prize for Literature in 2007 for his novel,''

An Cléireach ''An Cléireach'' (Gaelic: The Clerk) is a novel by the Irish writer Darach Ó Scolaí, published in 2007 and winner of the 2007 ''Oireachtas Prize for Literature''. It also won Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin in 2008. Set during the English Civil War ...

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Writing

His 2007 novel'' An Cléireach'' (The Clerk) (, pbk ), won the 2007 Oireachtas Prize for Literature, and was published by Leabhar Breac, Inverin. As well as another novel and a number of modern retellings of old Irish tales, he has written and illustrated a number of children's books.

Stage and screen plays

Two of the author's plays have been produced for the stage, ''Coinneáil Orainn'' and ''An Braon Aníos'', and two short screenplays have been filmed, ''Cosa Nite'' and ''An Leabhar''. ''Coinneáil Orainn'' won the Walter Macken Prize in 2005 and a BBC

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Award in 2006. Both ''Coinneáil Orainn'' and ''An Braon Aníos'' have been published, as well as a prose edition of Cosa Nite. Along with Ciarán Ó Cofaigh he founded the film and television production company Rosg, and was co-director of the company until 2005. In 2006 he founded the stage production company Salamandar, and directed his own play ''An Braon Aníos''.

Publishing

In 1995 he co-founded the publishing house Leabhar Breac at Inverin (Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe) with his brother, the typographer and designer Caomhán Ó Scolaí. Amongst other titles Leabhar Breac published the 2006 Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin award-winning novel '' Fontenoy'' by Liam Mac Cóil, and

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's 2007 novel, ''Hula Hul''.

Art symposium

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, along with Val Ballance he co-founded the annual artists' symposium Ealaín ar Oileán, which he now directs. The symposium has been held annually in Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr, since 2004.

Published work

Súil an Daill, (a novel) Leabhar Breac 2021. Na Comharthaí, (a novel) Leabhar Breac 2014
Oileán an Órchiste (a translation of ''Treasure Island'' by Robert Louis Stevenson), Leabhar Breac 2000
An Cléireach, (a novel) Leabhar Breac 2007
An Braon Aníos, (a play) Leabhar Breac 2007
Coinneáil Orainn, (a play) Leabhar Breac 2005
An Ceithearnach Caolriabhach (an illustrated retelling of a 15th-century tale), Leabhar Breac 2000
''Feis Tigh Chonáin'' (a retelling of a 16th-century tale), Leabhar Breac 1998

Staged work

*2009: ''An tSeanbhróg'', Salamandar 2009 *2008: ''Craos'', Salamandar 2008 *2006: ''An Braon Aníos'', Salamandar 2006 *2005: ''Labhraí Loingseach'', Fíbín *2005: ''Coinneáil Orainn,''

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Filmed work

*2010: ''Na Cloigne'', dir. Robert Quinn, prod.

Ciarán Ó Cofaigh Ciarán Ó Cofaigh is an Irish film director and producer. Biography A native of Ráth Cairn, County Meath, but now resident in Indreabhán, County Galway, Ó Cofaigh has worked in the Irish film and broadcast industry for almost thirty ye ...

, Rosg *2001: ''An Leabhar'', dir. Robert Quinn, prod.

, Rosg *1999: ''Cosa Nite'', dir. Dearbhla Walsh, prod. Ciarán Ó Cofaigh, Rosg

Documentary work for television

* 1999''Na Glúnta'', co-directors Ciarán Ó Cofaigh & Darach Ó Scolaí, prod. Ciarán Ó Cofaigh, Rosg

External links

Darach Ó Scolaí's website

Leabhar Breac website

Ealaín ar Oileán website

Rosg website

Salamandar website
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