New Poetry in Irish: Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and Simon Ó Faoláin

In his next event as Gaelic Writer in Residence, Niall O'Gallagher will be talking to Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and Simon Ó Faoláin, two award-winning Irish poets. They will both read some of their poems, before moving into a discussion chaired by Niall. This is a bilingual event, with both Irish and English used.

This event is supported by the Consulate General of Ireland, Edinburgh.

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh is an award-winning Irish-language poet from Kerry. She has published three collections of poetry in Irish, most recently Tonn Teaspaigh agus Dánta Eile (Éabhlóid 2022).

The Coast Road was first published by Gallery Press in 2016, and includes English translations by thirteen poets. It was awarded the Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award. In 2019 Cois Life published her translations from the French of Andrée Chedid as part of the ‘File ar Fhile’ series. She lectures in Modern Irish at University College Cork.

File Gaeilge í Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh as Trá Lí i gContae Chiarraí. Foilsíodh trí chnuasach filíochta Gaeilge léi go nuige seo, ina measc, Tost agus Allagar a bhuaigh Duais Mhíchíl Uí hAirtnéide in 2019 agus Tonn Teaspaigh agus Dánta Eile a bhuaigh Duais an Oireachtais in 2022.

D’fhoilsigh Gallery Press cnuasach dátheangach léi, The Coast Road, agus bhronn the University of St Thomas Duais Lawrence O’Shaughnessy ar an saothar sin. D’fhoilsigh Cois Life aistriúcháin a dhein sí ar dhánta Andrée Chedid. Is léachtóir í i gColáiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh.

Simon Ó Faoláin

Simon Ó Faoláin is a poet and literary translator in Irish. His work is heavily influenced by ecology and his background in archaeology. He has published four collections of poetry to date, including his debut Anam Mhadra, which won both the Glen Dimplex Prize and the Strong Prize on publication in 2008, and his latest collection Iasachtaigh released in 2022. He has also published three books of literary translation, the most recent being Meidéa le Eoiripidéas, a version of the classic Greek tragedy.

He has received commissions and bursaries from various bodies including the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Arts Council. He is editor of the Irish-language literary journal Aneas and Irish-language Editor for the environmental literature journal Channel.

Is file agus aistritheoir Gaeilge Simon Ó Faoláin. Bíonn tionchar láidir ag cúrsaí dúlra agus a chúlra sa tseandálaíocht ar a shaothar. Tá ceithre chnuasach filíochta foilsithe aige go dtí seo, ina measc a chéad cheann Anam Mhadra, a bhuaigh Duais Glen Dimplex agus Duais Strong araon nuair a foilsíodh é in 2008, agus a chnuasach is déanaí Iasachtaigh (2022). Tá trí leabhar aistriúcháin foilsithe aige leis, an ceann is déanaí Meidéa le Eoiripidéas, leagan Gaeilge den tragóid chlúiteach Ghréigeach. Tá go leor coimisiún agus sparánacht bronnta air ag leithéidí Roinn Ghnóthaí Eachtracha na.

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