Bryan Michael MacMahon

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Bryan MacMahon

Bryan Michael MacMahon (born September 29, 1909 in Listowel , Ireland , † February 13, 1998 ) was an Irish author.

Life

MacMahon was born in 1909 to a teacher and a civil servant. In his birthplace he attended the Listowel Boys National School and St. Michael's College. This was followed by a visit to St. Patrick's College in Dublin . MacMahon then worked as the director of the Listoweler school Scoil Réalta na Maidine II .

In Listowel he founded an acting company. MacMahon has lectured in the United States , Canada, and several European countries. In 1963 he was a visiting professor at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City , USA.

He worked as a translator and also worked for television and radio. He wrote several television plays for children that were broadcast in several countries. He has published works in both English and Irish .

He was a member of the Irish Academy of Letters , the Linguistic Institute of Ireland and Aosdána .

Awards

MacMahon received the Catholic Press Award in the United States . In 1980 he received the Hennessy Literary Award . In 1972 the National University of Ireland made him an Honorary Doctor of Law .

Works (selection)

In addition to plays and short stories, Mac Mahon also wrote children's books, poems, television plays and novels. There is also a non-fiction book about Ireland.

  • The Lion Tamer and Other Stories , 1948
  • The Bugle in the Blood , 1949
  • Jackomoora and the King of Ireland's Son , 1950
  • Children of the Dawn , 1952
  • The Red Petticoat and Other Stories , 1955
  • Song of the Anvile , 1960
  • The Honey Spike , 1961
  • Here's Ireland , 1971
  • The End of the World , 1976
  • The Sound of Hooves and Other Stories , 1985
  • The Master , 1992 (autobiography)

translation

  • Peig. The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island , 1974, translated from Irish

literature

  • Short biography Bryan Michael MacMahon in Erkundungen - 30 Irish storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-353-00123-9 , page 348.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bryan MacMahon at aosdana.artscouncil.ie, accessed June 11, 2018
personal data
SURNAME MacMahon, Bryan Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Listowel , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1998