Caitlín Maude
Caitlín Maude (22 May 1941 – 6 June 1982) was an Irish poet, language revival activist, teacher and actress. She is also well-known for her campaigns to improve the lives of women in Ireland. Early life Maude was born in Casla, County Galway, and reared in the Irish language. Her mother, Máire Nic an Iomaire, was a school teacher, and Caitlín received her primary education from her on a small island off the coast of Rosmuc, Connemara. Caitlín's father, John Maude, was from Cill Bhriocáin township near Rosmuc. Caitlín Maude attended University College Galway, where she excelled in French. She became a teacher, working in schools in Counties Kildare, Mayo, and Wicklow. She also worked in other capacities in London and Dublin. Career She was widely known as an actress. She acted at the university, at An Taibhdhearc in Galway and the Damer Theatre in Dublin, and was particularly successful in a production of '' An Triail'' by Máiréad Ní Ghráda at the Dam ...
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