Máirtín Ó Cadhain (; 1906 – 18 October 1970) was one of the most prominent
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 ...
writers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for his 1949 novel ''
Cré na Cille
() is an Irish language novel by Máirtín Ó Cadhain. It was first published in 1949. It is considered one of the greatest novels written in the Irish language.
Title
''Cré na Cille'' literally means "Earth of the Church"; it has also been t ...
'', Ó Cadhain played a key role in reintroducing
literary modernism
Literary modernism, or modernist literature, originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction writing. Modernism experimented ...
into
modern literature in Irish
Although Irish has been used as a literary language for more than 1,500 years (see Irish literature), and modern literature in Irish dates – as in most European languages – to the 16th century, modern Irish literature owes much of its popular ...
, where it had been dormant since the 1916 execution of
Patrick Pearse. Politically, Ó Cadhain was an
Irish republican
Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate.
The developm ...
and
anti-clerical
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Marxist
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, who promoted the ''Athghabháil na hÉireann'' ("Re-Conquest of Ireland"), (meaning both
decolonization
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and re-
Gaelicisation
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). Ó Cadhain was also a member of the post-
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
Irish Republican Army
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and was interned by the
Irish Army
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in the
Curragh Camp
The Curragh Camp ( ga, Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel.
History
Longstanding ...
with
Brendan Behan
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; ga, Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican activist who wrote in both English and ...
and many other IRA members during
the Emergency.
Literary career
Born in
Connemara
Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, ...
, he became a schoolteacher but was dismissed due to his
Irish Republican Army
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(IRA) membership. In the 1930s he served as an IRA recruiting officer, enlisting fellow writer
Brendan Behan
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; ga, Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican activist who wrote in both English and ...
. During this period, he also participated in the land campaign of native speakers, which led to the establishment of the
Ráth Cairn
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neo-
Gaeltacht
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The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially reco ...
in
County Meath
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. Subsequently, he was arrested and interned during
the Emergency years on the
Curragh Camp
The Curragh Camp ( ga, Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel.
History
Longstanding ...
in
County Kildare
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, due to his continued involvement in the IRA.
Ó Cadhain's politics were
Irish republicanism
Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate.
The develop ...
mixed with
Marxism
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and
Radical politics
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, and then tempered with a rhetorical
anti-clericalism
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. In his writings, however, concerning the revival of the
Irish language
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, Ó Cadhain was very practical about the
Catholic Church in Ireland
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but demanded commitment to the
language revival
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from
Roman Catholic priests. It was his view that, as the Church was there anyway, it would be better if the clergy were more willing to address their Faithful in the Irish language.
As a writer, Ó Cadhain is acknowledged to be a major part of the revival of
modernist literature
Literary modernism, or modernist literature, originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction writing. Modernism experimented ...
in the Irish, where it had been largely dormant since the execution of
Patrick Pearse in 1916. Ó Cadhain created a
literary language
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for his writing out of the
Conamara Theas
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and
Cois Fharraige
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dialects of
Connacht Irish
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, but he was often accused of an unnecessarily dialectal usage in
grammar
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and
orthography
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Most transnational languages in the modern period have a writing system, and ...
even in contexts where a realistic depiction of the
Connemara
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vernacular
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wasn't called for. He was also happy to experiment with borrowings from other dialects,
Classical Irish
Classical Gaelic or Classical Irish () was a shared literary form of Gaelic that was in use by poets in Scotland and Ireland from the 13th century to the 18th century.
Although the first written signs of Scottish Gaelic having diverged from Iri ...
and even
Scottish Gaelic
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. Consequently, much of what Ó Cadhain wrote is, like the poetry of fellow
Linguistic
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experimentalist
Liam S. Gógan, reputedly very hard to understand for a non-native speaker.
He was a prolific writer of short stories. His collections of short stories include ''Cois Caoláire'', ''An Braon Broghach'', ''Idir Shúgradh agus Dháiríre'', ''An tSraith Dhá Tógáil'', ''An tSraith Tógtha'' and ''An tSraith ar Lár''. He also wrote three novels, of which only ''Cré na Cille'' was published during his lifetime. The other two, ''Athnuachan'' and ''Barbed Wire'', appeared in print only recently. He translated
Charles Kickham
Charles Joseph Kickham (9 May 1828 – 22 August 1882) was an Irish revolutionary, novelist, poet, journalist and one of the most prominent members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Early life
Charles Kickham was born at Mullinahone, County ...
's novel ''Sally Kavanagh'' into Irish as ''Saile Chaomhánach, nó na hUaigheanna Folmha''. He also wrote several political or
linguo-political pamphlets. His political views can most easily be discerned in a small book about the development of
Irish nationalism
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and
radicalism since
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone ( ga, Bhulbh Teón; 20 June 176319 November 1798), was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members in Belfast and Dublin of the United Irishmen, a republican socie ...
, ''Tone Inné agus Inniu''; and in the beginning of the sixties, he wrote – partly in Irish, partly in English – a comprehensive survey of the
social status
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and actual use of the language in the west of Ireland, published as ''An Ghaeilge Bheo – Destined to Pass''. In August 1969 he delivered a speech (published as ''Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge: Gluaiseacht ar Strae'') in which he spoke of the role Irish speakers should take in 'athghabháil na hÉireann', or the 'reconquest of Ireland' as
James Connolly
James Connolly ( ga, Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. Born to Irish parents in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, Connolly left school for working life at the a ...
first coined the term.
He and
Diarmaid Ó Súilleabháin Diarmaid Ó Súilleabháin may refer to:
* Diarmaid O' Súilleabháin (bishop) (1924–1994), Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry
* Diarmaid Ó Súilleabháin (writer) (1932–1985), Irish language writer
* Diarmuid Ó Suilleabháin, Irish sean n ...
were considered the two most innovative Irish language authors to emerge in the 1960s.
Ó Cadhain had frequent difficulties getting his work edited, but unpublished writings have appeared at least every two years since the publication of ''
Athnuachan'' in the mid-nineties.
In 1956, aged 50 years of age, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Irish in
Trinity College Dublin
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despite not having a degree or other typical academic credentials. He was appointed Associate Professor of Irish and Head of Department fourteen years later in 1969. In 1970 he was appointed as Chair (full professor) and was made a
fellow
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In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.
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of the university before his death that same year.
A lecture hall in Trinity College Dublin is named after Ó Cadhain. There is also a bronze bust of him in the Irish department of the university.
Political activity
Ó Cadhain's interest in
Irish republicanism
Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate.
The develop ...
grew after he started reading ''
An Phoblacht
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'', a republican newspaper with strong links to the
Irish Republican Army
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that publishes articles in both English and Irish. While living in
Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
,
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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(an Irish-speaking
Gaeltacht
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The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially reco ...
village) he resided with
Seosamh Mac Mathúna, who had been a member of the IRA since 1918. His time with Mac Mathúna further brought him down the path of republicanism and eventually, Mac Mathúna brought Ó Cadhain into the IRA.
As a member, he championed a
Marxist
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analysis of Ireland and was a particular advocate for "Athghabháil na hÉireann" (English: "The Reconquest of Ireland"), a concept of
James Connolly
James Connolly ( ga, Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. Born to Irish parents in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, Connolly left school for working life at the a ...
's that suggests the Irish language could only be saved by socialism, as the English language is a tool of the capitalists.
In 1932 Ó Cadhain along with Mac Mathúna and
Críostóir Mac Aonghusa (a local teacher, activist and county councillor) founded Cumann na Gaedhealtachta (The Gaeltacht Association), a pressure group to lobby on behalf of those living in Ireland's Gaeltacht areas. He formed a similar group in 1936 called Muinntir na Gaedhealtachta (the Gaeltacht People). One of the successes of these groups was the establishment of the
Ráth Chairn
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Gaeltacht, in which a new Irish-speaking community was created in
County Meath
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. Ó Cadhain had argued the only way by which Irish language speakers could thrive was if efforts to promote the language were coupled with giving Irish speakers good land to work, so as to give them an opportunity at economic success as well.
By 1936, Ó Cadhain had been working as a school teacher in
Carnmore
Carnmore () is an electoral area located at the southern end of the parish of Claregalway, approximately east of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Carnmore is in a Gaeltacht area, although the majority of residents use English as their ...
,
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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for four years, when he was dismissed from his post by the
Roman Catholic
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Bishop of Galway
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for his republican beliefs, which were deemed to be "subversive". He had recently attended a commemoration in
Bodenstown
Bodenstown Graveyard ( ga, Reilig Bhaile Uí Bhuadáin) is a cemetery located in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. Containing a ruined medieval church, it is best known as the burial place of the Irish patriot Wolfe Tone (1763–1798).
His ...
to honour his idol
Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone ( ga, Bhulbh Teón; 20 June 176319 November 1798), was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members in Belfast and Dublin of the United Irishmen, a republican socie ...
, which had been banned by the government. He subsequently moved to Dublin, where he acted as a recruiter for the IRA, at which he was quite successful. In April 1938, he was appointed to the IRA's Army Council and became their secretary. By 1939 he was "on the run" from the Irish authorities and by September of the year had been arrested and imprisoned until December. Ó Cadhain's stint with the Army Council was short-lived however; he resigned in protest of the
S-Plan
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, a sabotage campaign against the British state during
World War II
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, on the grounds that any attempt to "liberate" Northern Ireland politically was meaningless unless the people were also "economically liberated".
In 1940 he gave an oration at the funeral of his friend Tony Darcy, who had died on hunger strike in
Mountjoy Prison
Mountjoy Prison ( ga, Príosún Mhuinseo), founded as Mountjoy Gaol and nicknamed ''The Joy'', is a medium security men's prison located in Phibsborough in the centre of Dublin, Ireland.
The current prison Governor is Edward Mullins.
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seeking political prisoner status. Following the funeral he was once again arrested and imprisoned, this time to spend four years with hundreds of other IRA members in the
Curragh
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. Ó Cadhain's friend
Tomás Bairéad
Tomás Bairéad (1893–1973) was an Irish author and nationalist. Born in Galway, his father was called Michael Barrett and his mother Mary McDonough. He had two sisters and one brother. He was a member of the Moycullen group of the Irish Volun ...
campaigned for his release and they found success on 26 July 1944 when Ó Cadhain was allowed to leave. During Ó Cadhain's time in the Curragh, he taught many of the other prisoners the Irish language.
Following his time in the Curragh, Ó Cadhain pulled back from politics to focus on his writing. For a long period he became bitter about Irish republicanism, but by the 1960s once again identified with its outlook. At the onset of
the Troubles
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in Northern Ireland, he welcomed resistance to British rule as well as the idea of an armed struggle, and once again stated his Marxist outlook on the situation; "capitalism must go as well as the Border".
During the 1960s, he once again threw himself into campaigning on behalf of the Irish language, this time with the group Misneach ("Courage"). The group resisted efforts by reform groups to no longer make it compulsory for a student to pass an Irish examination to receive a
Leaving Certificate
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For each leaving certifica ...
, as well as a requirement that those seeking employment in the public sector needed to be able to speak Irish. Misneach used civil disobedience tactics influenced by
Saunders Lewis
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, the Welsh language advocate and founder of
Plaid Cymru
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Plaid wa ...
.
Ó Cadhain was a key figure in the 1969 civil rights movement,
Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta.
Personal life
He died on 18 October 1970 in Dublin and was buried in
Mount Jerome Cemetery
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.
Works
Novels
* ''Athnuachan''. Coiscéim. Baile Átha Cliath 1995 (posthumous)
* ''Barbed Wire''. Edited by Cathal Ó hÁinle. Coiscéim, Baile Átha Cliath 2002 (posthumous)
* ''Cré na Cille''.
Sáirséal agus Dill
Sáirséal agus Dill (; "Sarsfield and Dill") was a publisher of Irish-language books based in Dublin, Ireland.
History
The company was founded in 1945 by Seán Sáirséal Ó hÉigeartaigh (1917–1967) and his wife Bríd Ní Mhaoileoin, with th ...
, Baile Átha Cliath 1949/1965.
** Translated as ''The Dirty Dust''. Yale Margellos, New Haven 2015; ''Graveyard Clay''. Yale Margellos, New Haven 2016.
Short story collections
* ''An Braon Broghach''.
An Gúm, Baile Átha Cliath 1991
* ''Cois Caoláire''. Sáirséal – Ó Marcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath 2004
* ''Idir Shúgradh agus Dáiríre''. Oifig an tSoláthair, Baile Átha Cliath 1975
* ''An tSraith dhá Tógáil''. Sáirséal agus Dill, Baile Átha Cliath 1970/1981
* ''An tSraith Tógtha''. Sáirséal agus Dill, Baile Átha Cliath 1977
* ''An tSraith ar Lár''. Sáirséal Ó Marcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath 1986
* ''The Road to Brightcity''. Poolbeg Press, Dublin 1981
* ''Dhá Scéal / Two Stories''. Arlen House, Galway 2007
* ''An Eochair / The Key''. Dalkey Archive Press, Dublin 2015
* ''The Dregs of the Day''. Yale University Press, New Haven 2019
Journalism and miscellaneous writings
* ''Foclóir Mháirtín Uí Chadhain''. (lexicographical work written and compiled between 1937 and 1946) An Gúm, Baile Átha Cliath 2021
* ''Caiscín''. (articles published in the Irish Times 1953–56. Edited by Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh.) Coiscéim, Baile Átha Cliath 1998
* ''Tone Inné agus Inniu''. Coiscéim, Baile Átha Cliath 1999
* ''Ó Cadhain i bhFeasta''. Edited by Seán Ó Laighin. Clódhanna Teoranta, Baile Átha Cliath 1990
* ''An Ghaeilge Bheo – Destined to Pass''. Edited by Seán Ó Laighin. Coiscéim, Baile Átha Cliath 2002.
* ''Caithfear Éisteacht! Aistí Mháirtín Uí Chadhain in
Comhar
''Comhar'' (; "partnership") is a prominent literary journal in the Irish language, published by the company Comhar Teoranta. It was founded in 1942, and has published work by some of the most notable writers in Irish, including Máirtín Ó Cadha ...
'' (i.e. Máirtín Ó Cadhain's essays published in the monthly magazine ''Comhar''). Edited by Liam Prút. Comhar Teoranta, Baile Átha Cliath 1999
See also
*
Pádraic Ó Conaire
Pádraic Ó Conaire (28 February 1882 – 6 October 1928) was an Irish writer and journalist whose production was primarily in the Irish language. In his lifetime he wrote 26 books, 473 stories, 237 essays and 6 plays. His acclaimed novel '' ...
, earlier Irish language modernist
*
Muintir na Gaeltachta, co-founded by Ó Cadhain
References
External links
RTÉ commemorates Ó Cadhain centenary*
ttp://www.rte.ie/tv/rianfhocail/interviews.html Rádio Télifís Éireann, clips from televisions interviews br>
film of Cré na Cille at imdb*
Foclóir Mháirtín Uí Chadhain'
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1906 births
1970 deaths
20th-century Irish people
Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin
Burials at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium
Irish anti-capitalists
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) members
Irish male short story writers
Irish Marxists
Irish republicans interned without trial
Irish socialists
Irish-language writers
People from County Galway
Writers from County Galway