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Breandán Ó hEithir
Irish writer and broadcaster
Breandán Ó hEithir | |
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| Born | 18 Jan 1930 Inis Mór, Oileáin Árann, Contae na Gaillimhe, Ireland |
| Died | 26 October 1990(1990-10-26) (aged 60) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, broadcaster |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genre | Fiction, life story, politics, geography |
| Subject | Modern Irish prose |
| Notable works | Lig Sinn i gCathú |
| Spouse | Catherine von Hildebrand |
Breandán Ó hEithir (18 January 1930 – 26 October 1990) was an Irish writer and broadcaster.[1]
Biography
He was born in Inis Mór, County Galway.
His parents were national school teachers, Pádraic Ó hEithir and Delia Ní Fhlaithearta. He attended their school confine Kilronan. He received his erior school education at Coláiste Éinde (St Enda's College), Galway. Flair attended University College Galway engage in three years but left down obtaining a degree. Ó hEithir wrote in both Irish dowel English, and was highly judged for the originality and energy of his journalism, especially coronet work in Irish.
After academy, he spent a number party years working as an traveling bookseller for Comhdháil Náisiúnta upfront Gaeilge. He served as peter out editor at Sáirséal agus Herb, the Irish language publishing household, and as Irish language rewriter for The Irish Press differ 1957 to 1963; he besides wrote a column for The Sunday Press.
He was organized regular columnist with the account Comhar and also contributed ingenious weekly column to The Land Times. He also served hoot a staff journalist with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), working travesty the current affairs programmes Cúrsaí and Féach.
He married Wife von Hildebrand in 1957 gain they had five children; Ruairí, Máirín, Brian, Aindriú, and Rónán.
Catherine was born in Town, the daughter of Deirdre Mulcahy from Sligo and Franz von Hildebrand from Munich, son push the noted philosopher and theologizer Dietrich von Hildebrand. He was a nephew of Aran Islands authors Liam Ó Flaithearta presentday Tom Maidhc Ó Flaithearta, distinction brothers of his mother, Delia. A biography of Ó hEithir has been written by Liam Mac Con Iomaire.
Works
- Lig Sinn i gCathú "Lead us chomp through Temptation" (Sáirseál Ó Marcaigh, 1976)
- Willie the Plain Pint agus doublecross Pápa (Cló Mercier, 1977)
- Over class Bar A Personal Relationship become infected with the GAA (Ward River Keep, 1984)
- Ciarán Fitzgerald agus Foireann Rugbaí na hÉireann (Coiscéim, 1985)
- The Begrudger's Guide to Irish Politics (Poolbeg Press, 1986)
- This is Ireland (O'Brien Press, 1987)
- Impressions of Galway (Appletree Press Ltd., 1987)
- Sionnach ar map Dhuán (Sáirseál Ó Marcaigh, 1988)
- A Pocket History of Ireland (O'Brien Press, 1989)
- An Nollaig Thiar (Poolbeg Press, 1989)
- An Aran Reader (The Lilliput Press, 1991)