Orange Martyrs Mairtírigh Oráisteacha

This work remembers 342 members of the Orange Order who were murdered in the Troubles and honours those bereaved, injured and/or traumatised. Cumadh an saothar seo i gcuimhne ar 342 ball den Ord Oráisteach a dùn-mharaloch sna Triobloidi agus le teann ómõis dóibh siúd a fágadh craite, gortaithe no faoi thrama.

Dr Ciarán Ô Coigligh BA (English Béarla, Irish Gaelic Gaeilge, History Stair), HDipEd ATO, MA (Irish Gaelic Gaeilge), MPhil (Theology Diagacht), PhD (Gaelic Place Names & Personal Names Log-ainmneachal & Ainmneachal Pearsanta).

Ciarán Ó Coigligh was reared in Dublin and educated by the de la Salle Brothers. He taught Irish Gaelic in the National University of Ireland and worked in the Department of Irish Folklore. He is an emeritus professor of Gaelic language, literature and civilization and former President of Newman College Ireland. Ciarán has won national and international awards for his writings which include novels, collections of poetry, a collection of short stories, a musical, plays, and many articles and reviews. He represented Ireland on the Poets Tour of Scotland in 2012. He was the sole Irish representative at the Meeting with Artists, which Pope Benedict XVI held on 21 November 2009 in the Vatican. He is married to Máirín Mhaidhcil and they have two daughters, one son, and three grandchildren.

Tógadh Ciarán Ó Coigligh i nDuibhlinn agus is iad na Bráithre de la Salle a mhúin é. Mhúin sé féin an Ghaeilge in Ollscoil na hÉireann agus d’oibrigh sé i Roinn Bhéaloideas Éireann. Is ollamh oinigh le teanga, litríocht agus sibhialtacht na Gaeilge é agus iar-Uachtarán Choláiste Nuaman. Tá duaiseannai náisiúnta agus idir-náisiúnta gnóthaithe aige ar son a chuid scríbhinní a bhfuil úrscéalta, bailiúcháin filíochta, bailiúchán gearr-scéalta, ceol-dráma, drámaí, agus neart alt agus léir-mheasannaí ina measc. Bhí sé ina ionadaí ar son na hÉireann ar Chuairt na bhFili ar Albain in 2012. Ba ionadaí aonair as Éirinn é ag an gCruinniú le hEalaíontóirí a thúsaigh an Pápa Beinidict XVI ar an 21 Samhain 2009 sa Vatacáin. Tá sé pósta le Máirín Mhaidhcil agus tá beirt inionachal, mac amháin, agus triúr gar-chlainne acu.