Breandán Ó Doibhlin
Genres: Playwright, Lexicographer, Reviewer, Academic writer, Novelist
Rugadh Breandán Ó Doibhlin i dTír Eoghain. Fuair sé meánscolaíocht i gColáiste Cholm Cille i nDoire, agus ollscolaíocht i Má Nuad, sa Róimh agus ag an Sorbonne. Ollamh le Nua-Theangacha i Má Nuad ó 1958 go 1996 agus Leas-Uachtarán ansin ó 1979 go 1982. Recteur ar Choláiste na nÉireannach i bPáras ó 1984, agus Rúnaí-Ginearálta ar an Fondation Irlandaise ansin ó 1991 go 2001. Úrscéalaí, drámadóir, criticeoir liteartha, aistritheoir aguus foclóirí. D'aistrigh Leabhar Íseáia Fáidh ón Eabhrais go Gaeilge do Bhíobla Mhá Nuad. Eagarthóir agus príomhaistritheoir (ón bhFraincis) ar Chaiticiosma na hEaglaise Caitlicí. D'aistrigh go Gaeilge Rabelais, Montaigne, Pascal, La Fontaine, Saint-Exupéry, Charles Péguy, Georges Bernanos, mar aon le duanaire d'fhilíocht liriciúil na Fraincise. Scríobh Manuail de Litríocht na Gaeilge i sé imleabhar. Bhronn Poblacht na Fraince de ghradam air Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite in 1979, agus Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2001 as a shaothar ar son caidreamh cultúrtha idir an Fhrainc agus Éire. Rinneadh Pearsa den Teaghlach Pápúil de in 1997.
Breandán Ó Doibhlin was born in Tyrone, received his secondary education in St. Columb's College, Derry, and university education in Maynooth, Rome and the Sorbonne. Professor of Modern Languages in Maynooth from 1958 to 1996, and Vice-president there from 1979 to 1982. Recteur of Collège des Irlandais de Paris since 1984, and Sécrétaire-Géneral of the Fondation Irlandaise from 1991 to 2001. Novelist, dramatist, literary critic, translator and lexicographer in the Irish language. Translated the Book of Isaiah from Hebrew for the Maynooth Translation of the Bible. Editor and chief translator into Irish (from French) of the official Catechism of the Catholic Church. Translator into Irish of Rabelais, Montaigne, Pascal, La Fontaine, Saint-Exupéry and Charles Péguy, as well as an anthology of French lyrical verse. Author of Manuail de Litríocht na Gaeilge, a history of Gaelic literature in six volumes. The French Republic awarded him the honour of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite in 1979, and Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2001 for services to cultural links beween Ireland and France. Promoted to rank of Prelate of the Papal Household in 1997.
Birth date: 1931
Place of birth: Rousky, Co. Tyrone
Death date: 19 September 2023
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