Seán Ó Coistealbha (1930–2006) was an Irish

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

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. Ó Coistealbha was born in Inverin,

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, where he was more commonly known as Johnny Chóil Mhaidhc. He played the lead role in ''An Dochtúir Bréige'' and went on to win a gold medal for acting with '' Taidhbhearc na Gaillimhe''. Fascinated by the theatre, he took to writing comic dramas. Most of his plays, in which he usually played the leading character, are based on folk themes and stock situations.

Select bibliography

* ''An Tincéara Buí'', 1962 * ''Pionta Amháin Uisce'', 1978 * ''Buille Faoi Thuairim Gabha'', 1987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OCoistealbha, Sean 1930 births 2006 deaths Writers from County Galway Irish male poets 20th-century Irish-language poets 20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights Irish male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Irish male writers Irish translators 20th-century Irish translators Aosdána members People from Inverin