Nuala Níc Con Iomaire
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Nuala Níc Con Iomaire, Irish
playwright
, producer, translator, artist
and poet
, died 16 July 2010.
A native of An Cheathrú Rua
Connemara
, County Galway
, Níc Con Iomaire was a daughter of Liam and Bairbre Mac Con Iomaire. She was married to Phádraic Harvey, with whom she had a daughter, Iseult
.
Níc Con Iomaire wrote two plays, An tUisceadán (for the stage), and Páid (a radio play). Best known as a producer, she also worked as arts officer with An Béal Binn, a theatre company and a singing club in Bray, Co Wicklow.
Ireland
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, producer, translator, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, died 16 July 2010.
A native of An Cheathrú Rua
Carraroe
An Cheathrú Rua is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The village is within the Irish-speaking region of Connemara, and is famous for its traditional fishing boats known as Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over Carraroe peninsula between Greatman's Bay and Casla Bay...
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:...
, 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...
, Níc Con Iomaire was a daughter of Liam and Bairbre Mac Con Iomaire. She was married to Phádraic Harvey, with whom she had a daughter, Iseult
Iseult
Iseult is the name of several characters in the Arthurian story of Tristan and Iseult. The most prominent is Iseult of Ireland, wife of Mark of Cornwall and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan. Her mother, the Queen of Ireland, is also named Iseult...
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Níc Con Iomaire wrote two plays, An tUisceadán (for the stage), and Páid (a radio play). Best known as a producer, she also worked as arts officer with An Béal Binn, a theatre company and a singing club in Bray, Co Wicklow.
External links
- http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2005/oct/09/eistigi-the-classics-have-been-given-a-fresh-spin/
- http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=13196
- http://notices.irishtimes.com/5807241
- http://www.stronachgallery.com/artwork.asp?ArtID=2456&CatID=166&offset=30