Alan Titley (born 28 June 1947, ) is an

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 ...

novelist, translator, playwright and professor. He also wrote columns under the name Crobhingne.

Early life

Titley was born in Cork and educated at Coláiste Chríost Rí, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra and

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

Career

He taught in

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during the

Biafra War The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Nigerian–Biafran War or the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence ...

. Later he was head of the Irish Department in Drumcondra from 1981. In 2003 he began to write a column in ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

''. In 2006 he was appointed Professor of Modern Irish in

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one ...

. He retired in 2011. Titley was elected to the

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier learned society and one its leading cultural i ...

in 2012. Awards won include The Butler Prize of the Irish American Cultural Institute, The Pater Prize for International Drama, The Stewart Parker Award for Drama from the BBC, and the Éilís Dillon Award for Children's Literature.

Bibliography

Irish

*''Lámh, Lámh Eile'', 2018 * ''An Bhean Feasa'', 2014 * ''An Chuallacht Léannta: ceiliúradh ar Íosánaigh agus Léann na Gaeilge'', 2013 * ''Rabhadh Dánta'', 2013 * ''Smuf'', 2012 * ''Na Drámaí Garbha'', 2011 * ''Scríbhneoirí faoi chaibidil'', 2010 * ''Gluaiseacht'', 2009 * ''An réabhlóid mar ghníomh dínite'', 2007 * ''Tyda'', 2006 * ''Beir leat do shár-Ghaeilg Súil siar agus ar aghaidh'', 2004 * ''Amach'', 2003 * ''Leabhar Nóra Ní Anluain: céad scéal ó cheartlár na cruinne'', 1998 * ''Chun doirne: rogha aistí'', 1996 * ''Fabhalscéalta'', 1995 * ''An cogadh in aghaidh na critice'', 1994 * ''An fear dána'', 1993 * ''An t-úrscéal Gaeilge'', 1991 * ''Tagann Godot'', 1991 * ''Eiriceachtaí agus Scéalta Eile'', 1987 * ''Stiall fhial feola'', 1980 * ''Méirscrí na treibhe'', 1978 * ''Máirtín Ó Cadhain: clár saothair'', 1975

English

* ''The Dirty Dust. Cré na Cille'', 2015 * ''The History of the Irish Book, vol. II'', 2013 * ''Nailing Theses:selected essays'', 2011 * ''A pocket history of Gaelic culture'', 2000

References

External links

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Alan Titley on Goodreads
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