Aodán Mac Póilin
Aodán Mac Póilin | |
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| Born | 11 October 1948 |
| Died | 29 December 2016 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Ulster University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, teacher |
| Known for | Irish-language activist |
Aodán Mac Póilin (11 October 1948 – 29 December 2016)[1] was an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland.
Background
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the
Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.Career
After graduation, Mac Póilin was a teacher for a period and then became Director of the ULTACH Trust in 1990.[4]
He was active in the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.
Mac Póilin served on the board of
Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.[7]
Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016. He is survived by his wife Áine, daughter Aoife, and two grandchildren.[8][9]
Legacy
A film entitled Rian na gCos celebrating his life was released on
In 2017, the Irish Language Broadcast Fund established a bursary fund in his name entitled Ciste Cuimhneacháin Aodáin Mhic Phóilin.[11]
Books
- Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster (co-editor with Jean Lundy); 1992
- Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc (co-editor with ISBN 978-0-85640-529-7)[12]
- Irish Language in Northern Ireland (editor); Iontaobhas Ultach, 1997 (ISBN 978-0-9516466-3-2)
- The Great Book of Gaelic (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
- Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture; Ulster Historical Foundation, 2018 (ISBN 978-1-909556-67-6)
References
- ^ "MAC PÓILÍN, Aodán (1948–2016)". ainm.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Aodan Mac Poilin our Generation". Northern Visions. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Mac Póilin, Aodán (1981). Náisiúnachas agus litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge, 1893-1935 = Nationalism and modern literature in Irish. Coleraine: New University of Ulster. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ ULTACH Trust
- ^ "Sad death of Aodán Mac Póilín". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Education Broadcasting Council". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Aodan Mac Poilin-An appreciation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Aodan Mac Poilin-Trailblazer-promoted-irish-language-without-politics". Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ "Tributes paid to Irish language activist Aodán Mac Póilin (68)". The Irish News. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "AODÁN MAC PÓILIN FILM, RIAN NA GCOS, TO AIR ON BBC TWO NI AND TG4". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "BURSARY LAUNCHED TO COMMEMORATE IRISH LANGUAGE ACTIVIST, AODÁN MAC PÓILIN". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ 'The patron saint of the insane': The Northern Irish poet Padraic Fiacc, a fiery, uncompromising chronicler of the Troubles, is celebrating his 70th birthday with the publication of a new volume. Damian Smyth studies the critical renaissance of this literary outsider
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