Mícheál Breathnach was an Irish

Ireland

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 writer.

Born at Cois Fhairrge, Connemara

Connemara

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. Worked for some time as a Secretary of the London Branch of the Gaelic League. He later worked as headmaster of the Connaught College in Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, County Mayo

County Mayo

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. He spent time in Switzerland

Switzerland

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 for the sake of improving his health, his accounts of the country been published in An Claidheamh Soluis

An Claidheamh Soluis

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, and later published as Seilig i measg na nAlp. He translated Charles Kickham

Charles Kickham

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's novel, Knocknagow into Irish.

His name is commemmerated in the name of Inverin

Inverin

Indreabhán is a Gaeltacht village between Spiddal and Casla in County Galway, Ireland. Inverin is more strongly Irish-speaking than Spiddal, partly due to fewer commuters from Galway living there. There are a number of Irish-language summer colleges in the area, most notably Coláiste Lurgan and...

 based G.A.A. club, Míchael Breathnach CLG.

See also

• Cárthach Bán Breathnach
  Cárthach Bán Breathnach
  Cárthach Bán Breathnach is an Irish media celebrity most noted for his role in the hit TG4 series Aifric and more recently he appeared as Aoddhan in the rish language soap Ros na Rún where he played a local ladies man. He is also a noted DJ and sports enthusiast...
  
  
• Fiachra Breathnach
  Fiachra Breathnach
  Fiachra Breathnach is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Galway. Breathnach plays his club football with Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir from the Conamara Gaeltacht and county football for the Galway senior football panel.-Underage Achievements:...
  
  
• Maire Breathnach
  Maire Breathnach
  Maire Breathnach, is an Irish actress.Breathnach plays the part of Mo Gilmartin on the Irish language drama, Ros na Rún.She is a native of Cnoc Leitirmullen, and won the County football final with her local team...
  
  
• Micheál Breathnach
  Micheál Breathnach
  Micheál Breathnach, Irish writer, Born at Sylaun, Tuam, County Galway, the son of two teachers, raised as a Gaeilgeoir . he was educated by the Jesuits at Coláiste Iognáid, Galway, and later at Queen's University, Galway where he graduated with a B.A. in Irish, French and English...
  
  
• Pádraic Breathnach
  Pádraic Breathnach
  Pádraic Breathnach, Irish actor, performer, writer and television producer, born c. 1950.A fluent Irish speaker, Pádraic grew up in Carna, Connemara. As a student in NUI Galway, he was deeply involved with An Cumann Drámaíochta and Dramsoc, where he teamed up with Ollie Jennings in a series of...
  
  
• Seán Bán Breathnach
  Seán Bán Breathnach
  Seán Bán Breathnach is a radio and television broadcaster and personality in the Ireland. He broadcasts in the medium of the Irish language, but is well known to English speakers in the country.-Broadcasting:...