Micheál Ó Conghaile (born 1962) is an

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writer who lives in Indreabhán,

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, Ireland. He was born on the island of Inishtravin in

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and was raised in an Irish-speaking community.

Cló Iar-Chonnacht

In 1985 Ó Conghaile founded Irish-language publishing company

Cló Iar-Chonnacht Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC; ; "West Connacht Press") is an Irish language publishing company founded in 1985 by writer Micheál Ó Conghaile, a native speaker of Irish from Inis Treabhair in Connemara. He set the company up while still a student. ...

. It publishes books, music and spoken word albums. It is one of the few such companies that employ full-time editors, and he founded it because many Conamara writers were still unpublished. He believes in the importance both of popular works and a high literary standard.Breandán Delap
interview with Micheál Ó Conghaile
''Beo'', Eagrán 112, Lúnasa, 2010: "Tá a fhios agam go raibh easpa mór leabhair Ghaeilge ann blianta ó shin, ach tá réimse leathan go maith ann anois agus sílim go bhfuil dualgas orainn caighdeán níos airde a bheith againn ná mar a bhíodh ann, b’fhéidir deich nó fiche bliain ó shin." His own work includes short stories, a novel, drama, poetry and history. He has translated

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...

's plays ''

The Beauty Queen of Leenane ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' is a 1996 dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway. It was nominated ...

'' and ''

The Lonesome West ''The Lonesome West'' is a play by British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, part of his Connemara trilogy, which includes ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' and ''A Skull in Connemara''. All three plays depict the murderous occurrences in the we ...

''. Ó Conghaile's awards include The Butler Literary Award of the Irish American Cultural Institute (1997) and the 1997 Hennessy Literary Award for his short story "Athair"."Ó Conghaile, Micheál"
Irish Writers Online (a concise dictionary of Irish writers). He was writer in residence at

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, and at the

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between 1999 and 2002. His works have been translated into

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, Croatian,

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, German and English.

Bibliography

* ''Mac an tSagairt'', Gallimh, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, 1986 * ''Comhrá Caillí'', 1987 * ''Up Seanamhach!'', 1990 * ''Conamara agus Árainn 1880–1980'', 1993 * ''Gnéithe d’Amhráin Chonamara ár Linne'', 1993 * ''An Fear a Phléasc'', 1997 * ''Sna Fir'', 1999 * ''Seachrán Jeaic Sheáin Johnny'', 2002 * ''An Fear nach nDéanann Gáire'', 2003 * ''Cúigear Chonamara''/''The Connemara Five'', Úna Ní Chonchúir, 2007 * ''Jude/Gaeilgeoir Deireanach Charna/Incubus'', with Breandán Ó hEaghra and Caitríona Ní Chonaola, 2007 * ''Cúigear Chonamara''/''The Connemara Five'', Úna Ní Chonchúir, 2007 * ''Go dTaga do Ríocht'', 2009 * ''Na Trí Mhialtóg'', 2012 * ''Diabhlaíocht Dé'', 2015 * ''Sa Teach Seo Anocht'', 2019

References

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