Liam Mac Con Iomaire
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Liam Mac Con Iomaire, Irish
writer
and broadcaster
.
A native of Casla, County Galway
, Mac Con Iomaire
has been a journalist, broadcaster and newsreader on RTÉ. He is the author of a number of books and some translations, mainly concerning Connemara
.
Two of his major works to date are biographies of Breandán Ó hEithir
and Seosamh Ó hÉanaí.
Ireland
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writer
Writer
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and broadcaster
Presenter
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.
A native of Casla, 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...
, Mac Con Iomaire
Mac Con Iomaire
-Overview:In Ireland, the surname Montgomery has in some cases undergone gaelicisation, with Montgomery translated into Mac Con Iomaire. It is found mainly in Gaeltacht areas such as County Donegal and County Galway, but also in urban areas such as Dublin....
has been a journalist, broadcaster and newsreader on RTÉ. He is the author of a number of books and some translations, mainly concerning Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...
.
Two of his major works to date are biographies of Breandán Ó hEithir
Breandán Ó hÉithir
Breandán Ó hEithir was an Irish writer and broadcaster.He was born in Galway City, but grew up on Inishmore , County Galway. His parents were national school teachers and Ó hEithir attended their school in Kilronan. He received his secondary school education at Coláiste Éinde in Galway...
and Seosamh Ó hÉanaí.
Bibilography
- Ireland of the Proverb (with Bill Doyle), Rinehart Publishers, 1995.
- Conamara:The Unknown Country (with Bob Quinn (Irish filmmaker)Bob Quinn (Irish filmmaker)Bob Quinn is an Irish filmmaker, writer and photographer.-Selected filmography:* Poitín * The Atlantean Trilogy * Budawanny * The Bishops Story * Atlantean 2: Navigatio...
), Chló Iar-Chonnacht, 1997. - Breandán Ó hEithir: Iomramh Aonair, Chló Iar-Chonnacht, 2000.
- Controller's Report Yearbook 2002, Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, 2003.
- Seosamh Ó hÉanaí: Nár fhagha mé bás choíche, Chló Iar-Chonnacht, 2007.
External links
- http://www.beo.ie/alt-liam-mac-con-iomaire.aspx
- http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=12728
- http://www.amazon.com/Liam-Mac-Con-Iomaire/e/B001JOS756/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
- http://www.bookfinder.com/author/liam-mac-con-iomaire/