European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2022) Special Award
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin
タディグ・マック・ドンナガーン
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Aghamore, County Mayo, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- Irish, English
- Residence History
- Kiltimagh (education / youth) → Dublin (residence / work) → An Spidéal, Conamara (current residence) → Leixlip (teaching period)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, musician, publisher, presenter, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1982-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's College, Dublin | Faculty of Education | Department of Education | — | 〜1982 | Ireland |
St Patrick's College, Dublin
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Education
Period:
〜1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Ireland
Completed teacher training; initially worked as a primary school teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gold Disc (for 'Gugalaí Gug!') | Gugalaí Gug! | — | Futa Fata / music industry (specific awarding body unclear) | Winner |
| 2021 | Irish Language Book of the Year | Madame Lazare | アイルランド語書籍 | Irish Book Awards | Winner |
| 2015 | Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin (Irish-language book of the year) | Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal | — | Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin | Winner |
| 2017 | Children's Books Ireland Judges' Honour Award | Bliain na nAmhrán (book and CD) | Children's Book / Book & CD | Children's Books Ireland | Winner (Judges' Honour Award) |
| 2007 | Uachtarán an Oireachtais (honorary title) | — | Honorary | Oireachtas na Gaeilge | Appointed/Honoured |
| 2000 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Cúrsaí Ealaíne (TV series) | Television - Features | Irish Film and Television Awards | Winner (series award; Mac Dhonnagáinは共演/制作に関与) |
Gold Disc (for 'Gugalaí Gug!')
2013
Work:
Gugalaí Gug!
Organization:
Futa Fata / music industry (specific awarding body unclear)
Result:
Winner
Irish Language Book of the Year
2021
Work:
Madame Lazare
Category:
アイルランド語書籍
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
Winner
Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin (Irish-language book of the year)
2015
Work:
Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal
Organization:
Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin
Result:
Winner
Children's Books Ireland Judges' Honour Award
2017
Work:
Bliain na nAmhrán (book and CD)
Category:
Children's Book / Book & CD
Organization:
Children's Books Ireland
Result:
Winner (Judges' Honour Award)
Uachtarán an Oireachtais (honorary title)
2007
Category:
Honorary
Organization:
Oireachtas na Gaeilge
Result:
Appointed/Honoured
Irish Film and Television Awards
2000
Work:
Cúrsaí Ealaíne (TV series)
Category:
Television - Features
Organization:
Irish Film and Television Awards
Result:
Winner (series award; Mac Dhonnagáinは共演/制作に関与)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gugalaí Gug!
2013 children's traditional song collectionA book/CD collection of traditional children's rhymes from the Conamara tradition.
traditional musicchildren's culture
Madame Lazare
2021 novel (Irish-language)An Irish-language novel which won Irish Language Book of the Year at the 2021 Irish Book Awards.
language and culturehuman relationships
Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal
2015 literary biography / criticism (Irish-language)A literary biography of Antaine Ó Raiftearaí; began as a drama-documentary script for TG4 and later published as a book.
biographyclassical Irish poetry
Adaptations
- [television (drama-documentary)] Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal (2010)
Bliain na nAmhrán (book and CD)
2017 children's book / song collectionA children's song collection published as a book and CD; won a Judges' Honour Award from Children's Books Ireland.
musicchildren
Solas Gorm
1990 blues-inspired music collectionA tongue-in-cheek blues collection recorded while living in Dublin.
musichumour
Bibliography
- Gugalaí Gug!
- Madame Lazare
- Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal
- Bliain na nAmhrán
- Solas Gorm (music)
- Raiftéirí san Underground (music)
Adaptations
- Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal — drama-documentary broadcast on TG4
- Aifric — teenage drama series Mac Dhonnagáin worked on (dubbed and broadcast in multiple languages)
Translations of Works
- Original publications from Futa Fata have been published in eleven languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plain, musical prose adept at reworking Irish-language children's literature and traditioncarefully researched narrative approach in biographies and cultural history
- Recurring Motifs
- Irish traditional music and rhymeslanguage and cultural transmissionchildren and coming-of-age
Legacy
A writer and publisher who has contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Irish-language culture. He has won awards across children's literature, traditional song collections and literary biography, and has helped popularise Irish-language content via television (TG4) and international distribution.
Academic Societies
- Oireachtas na Gaeilge
In Popular Culture
- The TV series 'Aifric' was dubbed and broadcast in seven languages worldwide
Trivia
- Director/owner of the children's book publisher Futa Fata, with over 100 books in print.
- Worked on TV productions such as 'Aifric' as writer/producer; the show has been broadcast internationally.
- Lives in An Spidéal, Conamara.