Cathal Ó Searcaigh
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Cathal Ó Searcaigh (pronounced [ˈkahəɫ ɔ ˈɕaɾˠki]) is an Irish poet who writes in the Irish language (specifically the Ulster dialect).
He was born in Gortahork, a town in the Gaeltacht region of Donegal, in 1956 and lives at the foot of Mount Errigal.
His collections of poetry include Homecoming/An Bealach 'na Bhaile (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1993); Na Buachaillí Bána (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1995); Out in the Open (Translations by Frank Sewell, Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1997) and An Tnúth leis an tSolas (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2001), for which he received 2001 The Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for the Irish language.
His poems Níl Aon Ní and Magdiléana feature on the Leaving Certificate examination of Irish.
His plays include Mairimid leis na Mistéirí, Tá an Tóin at Titim as an tSaol; and Ghealaí, based on the story of Salomé (Letterkenny, An Grianán, 2001). He has been awarded the Seán Ó Riordáin Prize for Poetry in 1993 and the Duais Bhord na Gaeilge in 1995.
He is a member of Aosdána.
