Caitlín Maude
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Caitlín Maude was an Irish
poet, actress and traditional singer.
She was born in Casla, County Galway
, and reared in the Gaelic language. Her mother was also a school teacher from Casla. Caitlín's father, John Maude, was from Cill Bhriocáin in Ros Muc. Her mother worked as a teacher on a small island off the coast of Ros Muc. Caitlín Maude attended University College Galway. She taught at schools in Counties Kildare, Mayo, and Wicklow.
One of her poetic works is "An Geibheann", which describes an imprisoned animal. This poem is studied in its original Gaelic in some Secondary Schools for the Leaving and Junior Certificate Gaeilge Árdléibheal (Irish Higher Level).
As a member of the Dublin Irish
-speaking community she was active in many campaigns, including the establishment of the Irish-medium primary school Scoil Santain in Tallaght
, County Dublin
.
An accomplished actor, she played the leading role in Máiréad Ní Ghráda
's An Triail
in 1964 and jointly wrote the drama, Lasair Choille, with Michael Hartnett; she also wrote prose and poetry.
She was a Sean nós
singer. She made one album in this genre, Caitlín (1975).
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
poet, actress and traditional singer.
She was born in Casla, 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...
, and reared in the Gaelic language. Her mother was also a school teacher from Casla. Caitlín's father, John Maude, was from Cill Bhriocáin in Ros Muc. Her mother worked as a teacher on a small island off the coast of Ros Muc. Caitlín Maude attended University College Galway. She taught at schools in Counties Kildare, Mayo, and Wicklow.
One of her poetic works is "An Geibheann", which describes an imprisoned animal. This poem is studied in its original Gaelic in some Secondary Schools for the Leaving and Junior Certificate Gaeilge Árdléibheal (Irish Higher Level).
As a member of the Dublin Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
-speaking community she was active in many campaigns, including the establishment of the Irish-medium primary school Scoil Santain in Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
.
An accomplished actor, she played the leading role in Máiréad Ní Ghráda
Máiréad Ní Ghráda
Máiréad Ní Ghráda , was an Irish poet, playwright, and broadcaster born in Kilmaley, Co. Clare.Ní Ghráda's father James O'Grady was a farmer, local county councilor and a native speaker of Irish and it is thought it was from him Máiréad got her love for the Irish language.Ní Ghráda was jailed in...
's An Triail
An Triail
An Triail is a play written by the Irish playwright Máiréad Ní Ghráda which starred well known poet and Sean-nós singer Caitlín Maude in its first performance in 1964...
in 1964 and jointly wrote the drama, Lasair Choille, with Michael Hartnett; she also wrote prose and poetry.
She was a Sean nós
Sean-nós song
Sean-nós is a highly ornamented style of unaccompanied traditional Irish singing. It is a sean-nós activity, which also includes sean-nós dancing...
singer. She made one album in this genre, Caitlín (1975).