Pádraig Ó Cíobháin (born 1951) is an Irish-language novelist and short story writer. Ó Cíobháin was born in

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, an Irish-speaking district in West

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, and was educated at Ferriter National School,

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and

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. As of 2011, he lived in Bearna, west of

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. From 2003 to 2005 he was Irish Language Writer in Residence at the

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. He works as a tutor in Roinn na Gaeilge (the Irish Language Department) of that university.

Writing

Ó Cíobháin has been described, by

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 ...

, as a writer "who refuses to compromise". A central theme in his work is the problematic sexual relationships between men and women. It has been argued that his deepest interest is in the workings of the mind and the psyche, expressed within the framework of physical sensuality. "There is sparse use of dialogue and a mingling of realism and unreality".

Books

* ''De Chion Focal'' (

Coiscéim Coiscéim (; "Footstep") is a prolific Dublin-based Irish-language publisher founded by writer, historian and language activist Pádraig Ó Snodaigh in 1980. With over 1,500 titles Coiscéim have published the largest number of titles amongst the 2 ...

2015) * ''Novella Eile'' (Coiscéim 2014) * ''Dréachta Chrích Fódla: Imleabhar 1'' (Coiscéim 2007) * ''Ré an Charbaid'' (Coiscéim 2003) * ''Faightear Gach Laoch in Aisce'' (Coiscéim 2001) * ''Tá Solas ná hÉagann Choíche'' (Coiscéim 1999) * ''Ar Gach Maoilinn Tá Síocháin'' (Coiscéim 1998) * ''Desiderius a Dó'' (Coiscéim 1996) * ''An Grá faoi Cheilt'' (Coiscéim 1992) * ''An Gealas i Lár na Léithe'' (Coiscéim 1992) * ''Le Gealaigh'' (Coiscéim 1991).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:OCiobhain, Pádraig 1951 births Living people Irish-language writers 20th-century Irish writers 21st-century Irish writers Writers from County Kerry People from Barna, County Galway People from the Dingle Peninsula