Coiscéim (; "Footstep") is a prolific Dublin-based
Irish-language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the ...
publisher founded by writer, historian and language activist
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh
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Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (born 18 May 1935, Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish language activist, poet, writer and publisher. He worked for the Irish Electricity Supply Board, and later in the National Museum of Ireland. He is a former president ...
in 1980. With over 1,500 titles Coiscéim have published the largest number of titles amongst the 26 other Irish language publishers.
History
Well-known authors who have published with Coiscéim include
Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock (born 29 September 1949) is an Irish writer who works chiefly in the Irish language. A member of Aosdána, he is poet, playwright, haikuist, tankaist, essayist, and author/translator of over 180 books, mostly in Irish. Born in ...
,
Alan Titley,
Michael Davitt
Michael Davitt (25 March 184630 May 1906) was an Irish republican activist for a variety of causes, especially Home Rule and land reform. Following an eviction when he was four years old, Davitt's family migrated to England. He began his caree ...
,
Michael Hartnett,
Biddy Jenkinson,
Tomás Mac Síomóin,
Colm Breathnach
Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'.
People
* Colm B ...
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Tomás Ó Canainn,
Joe Steve Ó Neachtain,
Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé,
Diarmuid Ó Gráinne,
Derry O'Sullivan and
Pádraig Ó Siadhail.
Micheál Ó Ruairc's Coiscéim-published poem "Na hÉin agus Naomh Caoimhín" won first prize in the 2009 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown poetry festival.
Tomás Mac Síomóin's Coiscéim-published novel ''An Tionscadal'' won first prize at the
Oireachtas literary and cultural festival in 2006.
Paddy Bushe's Coiscéim-published book ''Gile na Gile'' won the Michael Hartnett Poetry Prize in 2006.
See also
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Cló Iar-Chonnacht
Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC; ; "West Connacht Press") is an Irish language publishing company founded in 1985 by writer Micheál Ó Conghaile, a native speaker of Irish from Inis Treabhair in Connemara. He set the company up while still a student.
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Gael Linn
Gael Linn (, "Gael-with-us") is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation focused on the promotion of the Irish language and the arts. The organisation's funding includes government and lottery sources.
History
Gael Linn was founded in Ma ...
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An Ceathrú Póilí
An Ceathrú Póilí ( en, The Fourth Policeman; founded 1983) is an independent bookstore based in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich on the Falls Road in Belfast's Gaeltacht Quarter. The shop primarily sells Irish language books and Irish traditio ...
External links
www.coisceim.ie
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Book publishing companies of Ireland