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Magazine Writing.ie welcomes Cathal Póirtéir as Eagarthóir Gaeilge. Writing.ie is delighted to welcome Cathal Póirtéir on board as our Eagarthóir Gaeilge. As Irish Language Editor Cathal will gather together the latest news and opinions about what is happening in the world of Irish language publishing and literature. If his name sounds familiar it may be because Cathal has been producing and presenting radio programmes for RTE Radio 1 and RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta for thirty year, working particularly on programmes focusing on Irish language literature and folklore but also in drama, documentaries, feature series and daily current affairs programmes for many years. “I hope to be able to provide a platform for all those interested in literature in Irish, a common ground where publishers and writers can let readers know what’s newly published, who is taking part in literary events and what to keep an eye out for in the bookshops and libraries. I know from my experience on programmes like Comhluadar na Leabhar and Scríbhneoirí Faoi Chaibidil that there is a reading public who want to be in the know about who’s who and what’s what in Irish writing. It is next to impossible to keep up with all the books being published in Irish in a given year. There’s just so much. Readers really appreciate all the help they can get in deciding what might suit their tastes and a heartfelt recommendation from a fellow reader can make the critical difference in getting a reader to try something new. Hopefully writing.ie can become a public forum where readers and writers of Irish language books can share information, opinions and stay in touch with what’s going on. Let me know about events and publication you think people should know about and I’ll do my best to spread the news.” We will carry a number of sections in Irish from now on. With your help we will regularly update an events diary . We want publishers, festival organisers, societies, institutions, book clubs and writers to keep us informed about dates, times and venues of literary and publishing events, particularly when they are open to the public. To help raise the profile of individual writers and cultural workers we will have a regular feature article – perhaps a look at who is doing what at the moment, an appreciation of a favourite book or an interview to highlight a newly published work. If you have something interesting to say about what is going on in the world of Irish language writing or a comment on what you’ve just read, we will host a blog to help air opinions about books, events and writers. Hopefully that will be good sport and we’ll see a regular exchange of ideas and opinions, kite flying and fishing for compliments. The bolg section, and everything else really, will depend on everyone’s participation and support so pass the word on to your friends. As an encouragement, we might even convince publishers to provide copies of their latest publications as prizes for writing.ie on-line competitions. Some visitors to writing.ie will already know Cathal Póirtéir (or his voice at least) from his presentation of Comhluadar na Leabhar, the weekly book programme, broadcast on both RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTE Radio 1 for the past few years. Others will have come across him presenting many of the events in the annual Imram Irish language literature festival which he chaired until recently. Some dedicated readers may also have read one or two of the books he has written and edited in both English and Irish. The best-selling The Great Irish Famine (Mercier Press) and the companion volume Gnéithe den Ghorta (Coiscéim) remain popular. He also researched and edited two compendia of famine folklore: Famine Echoes (Gill and Macmillan) and Glórtha ón Ghorta (Coiscéim) and has lectured on the folklore of the famine around Ireland and in The USA, Canada, France and Holland. Cathal has also produced a number of spoken word CDs published by RTE including Blasket Island Reflections, based on his documentary series on the Blasket Island writers; The Appeals of the Midnight Court on the continuing attractions of Brian Merriman’s controversial poem on the sexual politics of his time and Traditional Tales of Wonder, a selection of folktales and legends from Donegal storyteller Micí Sheáin Néill, translated and presented in English for younger listeners. His poetry collection Tonnchrith Intinne was nominated for an Irish Times Literary Award in 1992(?). Earlier this year Oireachtas na Gaeilge presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual media awards. He has also won gold and silver awards at the annual PPI awards.
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Guest Blogs Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (1950-2013) Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (1950-2013) RIP Ar shuíomh idirlín Chois Life, tá an-chuir síos ar scríbhneoirí éagsúla Gaeilge agus a saothar agus mórán eolais ar fáil ann ach an suíomh sin a cheadú. Scríobh Seán Ó Cearnaigh an aiste gairid seo ar a scríbhneoir Diarmuid Ó Gráinne a fuair bás seachtain ó shin. Is le cead Sheáin a chuirim athchló air anseo. Cathal Póirtéir Cainteoir dúchais Gaeilge as Aill an Phréacháin sna Forbacha i gContae na Gaillimhe ba ea Diarmuid Ó Gráinne. I 1950 a rugadh é. D’fhreastail sé ar Choláiste Éinde sa Ghaillimh (1963-68) agus ar Choláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach (1968-70) áit ar bhuaigh sé Duais Uí Mhaolónaigh sa stair. Is le linn dó bheith ina mhac léinn ansin a spreag Séamus Ó Mórdha, Ollamh le Gaeilge sa Choláiste, i mbun pinn é. Ina dhiaidh sin d’fhreastail Ó Gráinne ar Ollscoil na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath (1976-79) le staidéar a dhéanamh ar an stair, ar an bpolaitíocht agus ar an mBéarla. I measc a chuid leabhar bhí An Dá Mháirtín (Comhar, 1990), saothar léirmheastóireachta ar ghearrscéalta Uí Chadhain. Léirigh an saothar seo an spéis a bhí aige sa tsíceolaíocht. An bhliain dar gcionn foilsíodh úrscéal leis An Tramp (An Clóchomhar 1991), saothar a raibh duairceas áirithe ag roinnt leis. Is mar seo a chuir critic amháin síos ar ábhar an leabhair: Fear óg is ea an traimp a fhágann Cois Fharraige i lár na 1970í agus a dhéanann aistear trí bliana trí Shasana, trín Fhrainc agus trín Ghearmáin. Tá bliain caite aige ag múineadh i mBaile Átha Cliath, ach is ag sclábhaíocht ar láithreáin tógála, mar oibrí in ospidéal, i bhfíonghort agus i monarcha a chaitheann sé na blianta corraitheacha seo. Mar gheall ar a óige, mar gheall ar an teacht aniar atá sa scéalaí, agus an stíl bheoga lán mionphictiúir agus cuntais ar na carachtair a chastar air, is mó is cosúil le seánra an “scannán bóthair” é ná le seánra dírbheathaisnéis na féintrua. … An bhliain chéanna nó an bhliain roimhe bhí na leabhair seo againn ó úrscéalaithe nua eile - The South le Colm Tóibín, Cowboys and Indians le Joseph O’Connor, Surrogate City le Hugo Hamilton, chomh maith leis an úrscéal mór Amongst Women ón scríbhneoir bunaithe John McGahern. An imirce mar théama iontu ar fad, téama nár síleadh a bheadh tráthúil arís blianta beaga ó shin. [Éilís Ní Anluain, The Irish Times 23 Lúnasa 2011] Úrscéalta dírbheathaisnéisiúla eile ar shlí a bhí in Cloch Scoiltí (Coiscéim, 2002) agus An Drochshúil (Coiscéim, 2009) agus ní rófhada ón seánra céanna a bhí an t-aistriúchán a rinne sé ar L’Étranger le hAlbert Camus a foilsíodh faoin teideal An Strainséara (Coiscéim, 2012). Níorbh ionann an scéal i gcás Muintir na Coille (Coiscéim, 2011) áfach – bhí achar ealaíonta idir Ó Gráinne agus príomhcharachtar an leabhair – toisc gur bean a bhí inti, b’fhéidir. Mheas Darach Ó Scolaí faoin úrscéal seo gurb é ‘an t-úrscéal is fearr a suitear i gConamara é o aimsir an Chadhanaigh i leith.’ Bhí an-spéis ag Ó Gráinne riamh sa dírbheathaisnéis mar shéanra scríbhneoireachta agus chuir sé eagar ar dhá leabhar i nóchaidí an chéid seo d’imigh tharainn bunaithe ar ábhar a bhailigh sé ó bheirt sa Ghaeltacht: A Scéal Féin: Máire Phatch Mhóir Uí Churraoin (Coiscéim, 1995) agus Peait Phádraig Tom Ó Conghaile: A Scéal Féin (Coiscéim, 1997). Ar bhealach d’fhéadfaí a áiteamh gur fhaoina dtionchar siúd a thug sé faoin tsraith trí imleabhar Ó Rinn go Sáil 1-3 (Coiscéim, 2010, 2012, 2013), dialanna dírbheathaisnéisiúla ina meascadh cur síos ar shaol na tuaithe agus na feirmeoireachta agus a chuid smaointe polaitíochta agus intleachtúla féin. Sa chnuasach filíochta Spéir Thoirní (Coiscéim, 1993) chruthaigh sé pictiúr den seansaol don léitheoir agus rianaigh sé a shinsear siar ina áit dhúchais féin. Ba gheall le caoineadh é an leabhar seo, caoineadh ar stair phearsanta an duine, ar an stair áitiúil, ar an óige, agus ar chuimhní an duine ar gach dá dtugann sé grá dó. Ar na cnuasaigh filíochta eile a d’fhoilsigh sé bhí: Spealadh an Drúchta (Coiscéim, 1995) agus Coill Chríon na bhForbacha (Coiscéim, 2001) Bhí an caitheamh i ndiaidh an ama atá thart ina shaintréith dá chuid scríbhneoireachta. Nuair a foilsíodh a chnuasach gearrscéalta Céard a Dhéanfas Tú Anois (Coiscéim, 1997) thiomnaigh sé do Mháire Mhac an tSaoi é ar an mbonn gurb í a t-aon duine in Éirinn a thuigfeadh é. Cruachás an ealaíontóra agus é an sracadh leis an saol ab ea an téama láir sa chnuasach. Anuas orthusan ar fad bhí roinnt mhaith leabhar faisnéise, ina measc: Doirse Éalaithe (Coiscéim, 2004), cur síos ar na húdair ba mhó a chuaigh i bhfeidhm air; Fágann Marbh Láthair (Coiscéim, 2006), faoi dhúnmhaithe cáiliúla; An Dorn Iata(Coiscéim, 2007), leabhar faisnéise ar stair na dornálaíochta i gcoitinne agus in Éirinn go háirithe; Cúba agus Castró(Coiscéim, 2009), leabhar faisnéise agus staire. Leabhar eile a léirigh a shainspéis sa pholaitíocht ba ea an t-aistriúchán go Gaeilge a rinne sé ar bhunleabhar Caroline Seaward Karl Marx (Coiscéim 1993). Ar na foilseacháin ba spéisiúla sa réimse seo, b’fhéidir, bhí an dá leabhar a raibh baint aige leo sna nóchaidí luatha: An Cultur agus an Duine (1993) a chuir sé ina eagar le Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, agus An Fhealsúnacht agus an tSíceolaíocht (1992) a chuir Ciarán Ó Coigligh in eagar bunaithe ar shraith léachtaí ilúdair a d’eagraigh Ó Gráinne. Bhí an dá leabhar sin bunaithe ar ócáidí a reáchtáladh thar ceann Chraobh na hÉigse de Chonradh na Gaeilge. Coiscéim a d’fhoilsigh. Le tamall de bhlianta anuas bhí Ó Gráinne ag feirmeoireacht i gCo. Ros Comáin fad a lean sé ag scríobh. D’fhoilsigh Coiscéim úrscéal eile leis i mí Iúil 2013, Aois na nIontas. Follow Cathal online, on Twitter and on Facebook. Writing.ie is delighted to welcome Cathal Póirtéir as our Eagarthóir Gaeilge. Cathal Póirtéir presented Comhluadar na Leabhar, the weekly book programme, broadcast on both RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTE Radio 1 for the past few years, wrote the bestselling book The Great Irish Famine (Mercier Press,) and researched and edited two compendia of famine folklore: Famine Echoes (Gill and Macmillan) and Glórtha ón Ghorta (Coiscéim). Cathal has also produced a number of spoken word CDs published by RTE including Blasket Island Reflections. His poetry collection Tonnchrith Intinne was nominated for an Irish Times Literary Award, and in 2012 Oireachtas na Gaeilge presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual media awards. He has also won gold and silver awards at the annual PPI awards.