Joe Steve Ó Neachtain (25 October 1942 – 19 January 2020)"Joe Steve Ó Neachtain 1942-2020 – duine d’fhathaigh shaol na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus chultúr na hÉireann tar éis bháis"
Tuairisc.ie, 19 January 2020; retrieved 19 January 2020. (in Irish language) was an Irish writer,

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and broadcaster in the

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. He was well known for his portrayal of Peadar Ó Conghaile in the long-running soap '' Ros na Rún''. Ó Neachtain, a native Irish language speaker, was born in Cré Dhubh,

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. Ó Neachtain began writing in 1969 and published many short stories. He won

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prizes for his songs and also wrote for radio competitions. In addition to his work as a television actor, he appeared on stage at Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe and elsewhere. His novel ''Clochmhóin'' ( Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1998) was awarded the Cló Iar-Chonnachta literary award in 1998. He won the award a second time in 2001 for his novel, ''Lámh Láidir'' (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2001). ''Idir Shúgradh agus Dáiríre'' (''In Jest and in Earnest'') is an award-nominated 2005

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funded documentary film about Ó Neachtain, made by Mac Dara Ó Curraidhín. As an active participant in the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement, Ó Neachtain helped lay the groundwork for the establishment of

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and Radió na Gaeltachta.

References

External links

"Ros na Rún"
rosnarun.com; accessed 18 July 2020.

Sources

* ''Singing Shores, Whispering Wind:Voices of Connemara'', Raymonde Standun and Bill Long, 2001; .
"Joe Steve Ó Neachtain"
coislife.ie; accessed 18 July 2020. {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneachtain, Joe Steve 1942 births 2020 deaths Date of birth missing Irish-language writers Irish dramatists and playwrights Irish male dramatists and playwrights Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Male actors from County Galway 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors People from Spiddal Writers from County Galway