For the 15th-century manuscript, see Leabhar Breac

Leabhar Breac

Leabhar Breac is an Irish language publisher based in Indreabhán in the County Galway Gaeltacht of Cois Fharraige.Specialising in fiction, and named after the 15th century manuscript Leabhar Breac, the publishing house was founded in 1995 by Darach Ó Scolaí and Caomhán Ó Scolaí...

Leabhar Breac is an Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 publisher based in Indreabhán in the County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

 Gaeltacht

Gaeltacht

is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...

 of Cois Fharraige

Cois Fharraige

Cois Fharraige is a three-day Irish surfing and music festival, first held in Kilkee, County Clare in 2007. The name is derived from the Irish language phrase, "beside the sea". It is notable as Ireland's first surfing and music festival and is a joint project between MCD and Sony Ericsson...

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Specialising in fiction, and named after the 15th century manuscript Leabhar Breac

Leabhar Breac

Leabhar Breac is an Irish language publisher based in Indreabhán in the County Galway Gaeltacht of Cois Fharraige.Specialising in fiction, and named after the 15th century manuscript Leabhar Breac, the publishing house was founded in 1995 by Darach Ó Scolaí and Caomhán Ó Scolaí...

, the publishing house was founded in 1995 by Darach Ó Scolaí

Darach Ó Scolaí

Darach Ó Scolaí is an Irish novelist, playwright, publisher, and artist living in the County Galway Gaeltacht of Connemara. He was awarded the Oireachtas Prize for Literature in 2007 for his novel, An Cléireach.- Writing :...

 and Caomhán Ó Scolaí. Leabhar Breac began by specializing in literary fiction, and recently expanded to publish children's fiction.

The company began by publishing Liam Mac Cóil

Liam Mac Cóil

-Career:Born in Dublin in 1952, Liam Mac Cóil lives in the Gaeltacht of Ráth Cairn, County Meath. He has written three novels, An Dochtúir Áthas , An Claíomh Solais , and Fontenoy, as well as a writer's journal, Nótaí ón Lár , all published by Leabhar Breac...

's first novel An Dochtúir Áthas, and has since published all his literary work. Its most recent publication is Sadb Nic Fhionnbharr and Laura de Búrca's children's book, Puisín. Leabhar Breac received the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin award in 2006 for Liam Mac Cóil

Liam Mac Cóil

-Career:Born in Dublin in 1952, Liam Mac Cóil lives in the Gaeltacht of Ráth Cairn, County Meath. He has written three novels, An Dochtúir Áthas , An Claíomh Solais , and Fontenoy, as well as a writer's journal, Nótaí ón Lár , all published by Leabhar Breac...

's Fontenoy

Fontenoy (novel)

Published in 2005, Fontenoy is the third novel by the Irish novelist Liam Mac Cóil, and a winner of the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin award in 2006....

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Leabhar Breac is a registered trading name of the limited company, Breacán Teoranta.