Áine Ní Fhoghludha, (10 November 1880 – 1932) was an Irish nationalist and writer in the

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

Life

Born in Ring in

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to schoolteachers Micheál Ó Foghludha and Eibhlín de Brún. Her father was an advocate for the Irish language and she graduated in Irish. She taught in County Waterford but she lost her job after the

Easter Rising The Easter Rising (), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an ind ...

. Some suppose that her nationalism was the reason as she was an active nationalist and she supported the IRA. Her book ''Brosna'' published in 1922 was used in Irish schools. She died in Caherciveen of pneumonia and was buried at Ring.Maria Luddy, ‘Ní Fhoghludha, Áine (1880–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200
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References

Bibliography

* ''Idir na fleadhanna'' (1922) * ''Brosna'' (1925) * ''Díthreabhach an tobair'' (1934) * ''Breacadh an lae'' (1934) * ''Bréag-riocht Apollo agus cúiteamh .i. Dhá dhráma i gcóir na ngasóg'' (1934) * ''Róis dhearga agus buadhann Críost'' (1934)

External links

* https://nccb.tcd.ie/catalog/x633h592d * http://recirc.nuigalway.ie/2016/08/curious-case-catherine-burke/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Ni Fhoghludha, Aine 1880 births 1932 deaths 20th-century Irish people Irish poets Writers from County Waterford Irish-language writers