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An Piarsach agus 1916

Caitríona Ó Torna Image Name: Caitríona Ó Torna Description: Caitríona Ó Torna
Patrick Pearse Image Name: Patrick Pearse Description: The surrender of Patrick Pearse (1916) Copyright: RTÉ Stills Library Image Ref. No. 0510/061
Pearse Image Name: Pearse

Seo sraith faoin Phádraig Mac Piarais, a shaol agus a shaothar, agus inniu cloisfimid léacht le Caitríona Ó Tórna dar teideal “An Piarsach agus an Ghaeltacht : coincheapú agus bearta praiticiúla”.  Sa chlár pléighfidh sí smaointeoireacht an Phiarsaigh i leith na Gaeltachta agus i leith mhuintir na Gaeltachta agus mar a chuaigh an Ghaeltacht i bhfeidhm ar a dhearcadh féin maidir le todhchaí na hÉireann.  Is aistritheoir í Caitríona Ó Tórna le Rannóg an Aistriúcháin. Tar éis di roinnt blianta a chaitheamh sa Bhreatain Bheag ag obair i réimse na mionteangacha, ghnóthaigh sí PhD sa Nua-Ghaeilge ó Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh.

This is a series about the life and work of Patrick Pearse, and today we’ll hear a lecture by Caitríona Ó Tórna about Pearse’s connection to the Gaeltacht.  In the programme, Caitríona explores his thinking on the Gaeltacht and the Gaeltacht community, and how this influenced his own opinion about the future of Ireland.  Caitríona Ó Tórna is a translator with Rannóg an Aistriúcháin.  After spending several years in Wales working with minority languages, she was awarded a PhD in Modern Irish by NUI Galway.