Pól Ó Muiri (b 1965) is an Irish journalist, poet, and Irish-language editor of The Irish Times.

Pól Ó Muirí in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland

Biography

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Ó Muiri was born in Belfast in 1965. He attended St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast and then Queen's University Belfast from which he was awarded a BA (Hons) in Celtic Studies and Scholastic Philosophy followed by a PhD in Celtic Studies.

In 1991, he was given the Sam Hanna Bell Fellowship in Literature from the Cultural Traditions Group.[1]

Career

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Ó Muiri is a journalist and currently Irish language editor of The Irish Times.[2]

He writes principally in Irish, his works covering poetry and short fiction in both languages, as well as a biography of Seosamh Mac Grianna.

Bibliography

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  • Faoi Scáil na Ríona, 1991
  • Dinnseanchas, 1992
  • Ginealach Ultach, 1993
  • Siosafas: Gearrscéalta, 1995
  • Abhar Filíochta, 1995
  • D-Day, 1995
  • A Flight from Shadow: The Life & Works of Seosamh Mac Grianna, 1999
  • Is Mise Ísmeáél, 2000
  • Na Móinteacha, 2004
  • Seosamh Mac Grianna: Míreanna Saoil, 2007
  • Cold War, 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Pol O Muiri". Lagan Press. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Pol O Muiri | The Irish Times". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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