Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
O Broin, Padraig
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Ó Broin, Pádraig, 1908-
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Description area
Dates of existence
1908-1967
History
Padraig O Broin was born in Clontarf, Ireland in 1908. He emigrated with his family to Toronto, Ontario as a child. O Broin was the founding editor of Teangadoir. As a writer and poet he published numerous works including the collections Than any Star (1962) and No Casual Trespass (1967). He was also the editor and publisher of the Gaelic literary magazine Teangadoir worked contributed "Feargus Rua Cecinit" to a historical anthology of Gaelic lyrics.