Thomas Beirne (writer)
An t-Athair Thomas Ó Beirne (fl. c. 1900) was an Irish language writer and activist.
Born at Milltown, County Galway in 1871 in the townland of Carrownageehy. He Wrote under pseudonyms An Beirneach and An Fear Mór Maoil. His books An Troid agus an tUaigneas and Seo Suid won him much acclaim. He is buried at Kilclooney Graveyard, Milltown. His ordination chalice, with his parents' marriage tokens affixed to it, is on display in the Milltown Heritage Centre.
Bibliography
- An Troid agust an tUaigneas, Mc Ghuill, 1926.
- Seo Siúd, O'Gorman, 1934.
- The Irish Speaker examined home (attributed).
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