Colourful Irish Phrases by Micheal O Conghaile
An intriguing collection of Irish-language expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, some familiar and some more obscure. Will be of interest to tourists, Irish-language novices and even fluent Gaeilgeoirs.
Micheál Ó Conghaile is a writer and publisher from Connemara. He established the publishing company Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC) in 1985. He has written many books in Irish and won the Hennessy Literary Award in 1997, and the Hennessy Young Irish Writer of the Year Award. In 1998 he was elected to Aosdána. His works have been translated into various languages, including Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, German, Polish, Macedonian and Arabic, and, three of his books are available in English: 'The Connemara Five' (Arlen Press)' The Colours of Man' (CIC) and 'Rambling Jack' (Dalkey Archive Press). He was writer in residence at Queen’s University, Belfast and at the University of Ulster Coleraine between 1999 and 2002.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781175552 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781175551 |
| Title | Colourful Irish Phrases |
| Author | Micheal O Conghaile |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Mercier Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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