Ri an Fhocail and Mairtin O Cadhain Sa GCnocan Glas
Clo Iar-Chonnachta Teo (Hersteller)
978-1-905560-21-9 (ISBN)
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"Ri an Fhocail" and "Mairtin O Cadhain sa gCnocan Glas" are two programmes now available on DVD which celebrate the life and work of the writer Mairtin O Cadhain, published in conjunction with RTE. In 2006 RTE commissioned the programme "Ri an Fhocail" to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Mairtin O Cadhain, one of the greatest Irish writers of modern times. The programme, produced by Sean O Cualain and Mac Dara O Curraidhin, explores O Cadhain's writing and places it in the context of his own life and times. It includes interviews with writers Micheal O Conghaile, Joe Steve O Neachtain and Louis de Paor, and also features dramatic interpretations of extracts from his work as well as archive footage. "Ri an Fhocail" was first broadcast in September 2006 and received the award for best Irish language television programme at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2007 and best arts programme at the Celtic Film Festival 2006."Mairtin O Cadhain sa gCnocan Glas" presents a more personal portrait of O Cadhain. The programme, first broadcast in 1967 and now remastered by RTE Libraries and Archives, was recorded west of Spiddal in An Cnocan Glas where he grew up.
O Cadhain is the guide and introduces the viewer to the places of his youth, the people of his home, their lifestyle and their language; the many influences which helped to shape his life and work. He states several times in the programme that his stories are those of these people and their lives, and explains the strength of their influence on his work. He says that when he sat down to write, the people of Cois Fharraige, the Irish-speaking area west of Galway city, were always in his mind, coming between him and the paper, imposing themselves on the paper whether he liked it or not because he was part of that group of people and they were part of him. Both films are in Irish with English subtitles.
Mairtin O Cadhain was born in 1906 in An Cnocan Glas, near Spiddal, Co. Galway. He is considered by many to have been the greatest writer in modern Irish. In his public life he was involved in most of the political campaigns and controversies which have shaped Irish life over the past few generations. His compelling personality ensured that he could not be ignored and his writing ability in every genre demanded both attention and recognition. His seminal work, Cre na Cille, published in 1949, is probably the most renowned book in modern Irish writing. He was a prolific short-story writer and his collections include Cois Caolaire, An Braon Broghach, Idir Shugradh agus Dairire, An tSraith Dha Togail, An tSraith Togtha and An tSraith ar Lar. He died in 1970.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.2007 |
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| Verlagsort | Connemara |
| Sprache | Irish |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-905560-21-4 / 1905560214 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-905560-21-9 / 9781905560219 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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