0:46 Born in Galway in 1882, Patrick Joseph Conroy was orphaned before his teens and went to live with his merchant uncle in Ros Muc, an intensely Irish-speaking area of Connemara. He took a Civil Service post in London in 1900 and there joined the Gaelic League, which sought to revive Irish as a spoken and literary language. When the League was founded, in 1893, less than one per cent of the Irish population spoke only Irish and there were only five Irish-language books in print. Encouraged by his fellow Gaelic Leaguers, he began writing short stories under the name Pádraic Ó Conaire. Greatly influenced by European literature, he wrote about the realities of Irish life in simple, sparse prose, which made his work accessible to native speakers and language learners alike. His best writing dealt with the marginalised in society, tackling issues such as poverty, emigration, prostitution, loveless marriages and mental illness. He won multiple literary awards and his books were eagerly read.
Hello and thanks for the overview of a very interesting life. We did enjoy learning about Galway and some of the people that called the area home. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Have you been to Galway? Please share with us what you enjoyed and the best place you visited in the town.
Welcome to Galway the best city in the world!! Hope you enjoyed!!
if you ever wanna make content let me know!! loved the video!!
Hello, we loved our brief time in your beautiful city😀.
Thank you and I am so glad you enjoyed the video.
So beautiful, thank you for the share. Irish on my father's side , German on my mother's side .
Hello Margaret, thanks watching and taking the time to comment. Galway was such a surprise, so glad we added it to our itinerary.
0:46 Born in Galway in 1882, Patrick Joseph Conroy was orphaned before his teens and went to live with his merchant uncle in Ros Muc, an intensely Irish-speaking area of Connemara. He took a Civil Service post in London in 1900 and there joined the Gaelic League, which sought to revive Irish as a spoken and literary language. When the League was founded, in 1893, less than one per cent of the Irish population spoke only Irish and there were only five Irish-language books in print.
Encouraged by his fellow Gaelic Leaguers, he began writing short stories under the name Pádraic Ó Conaire. Greatly influenced by European literature, he wrote about the realities of Irish life in simple, sparse prose, which made his work accessible to native speakers and language learners alike. His best writing dealt with the marginalised in society, tackling issues such as poverty, emigration, prostitution, loveless marriages and mental illness. He won multiple literary awards and his books were eagerly read.
Hello and thanks for the overview of a very interesting life. We did enjoy learning about Galway and some of the people that called the area home.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Best town in the west maybe on the planet.
Try Mick Taylors bar on Lr Dominic St- one of the oldest and original.
Get to Blackrock for a swim.
Awesome suggestions thank you