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An Bhlaosc sa mBois

An Bhlaosc sa mBois

By Micheál Ó Conghaile

An Bhlaosc sa mBois – Tá go leor cainte déanta le blianta beaga anuas faoi scannal na n-áras máithreacha agus leanaí, agus is anois atá scríbhneoirí agus ealaíontóirí eile tosaithe ag dul i ngleic leis an uafás.  Seo nóibhille nua ar an ábhar ó scríbhneoir a bhfuil sé cruthaithe go minic aige nach leasc leis cúinní dorcha na hÉireann a ransú agus solas an lae a scaoileadh isteach orthu.

An Bhlaosc sa mBois le Micheál Ó Conghaile. Arna fhoilsiú ag Cló Iar-Chonnacht

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An Bhlaosc sa mBois offers a surreal yet profoundly human exploration of the enduring trauma linked to mother and baby homes, focusing on a single character to illuminate a wider legacy. Through unflinching and perceptive prose, Micheál Ó Conghaile explores the universal dimensions of grief, loss, and shame, inviting readers to engage with the complex and lasting impact of this chapter in Irish history.

An Bhlaosc sa mBois by Micheál Ó Conghaile. Published by Cló Iar-Chonnacht

About Micheál Ó Conghaile...

Is scríbhneoir, file agus drámadóir iomráiteach é Micheál Ó Conghaile as Inis Treabhair i gConamara. Bhunaigh sé an comhlacht foilsitheoireachta Cló Iar-Chonnacht, agus tá sé ina bhall d’Aosdána. Tá a shaothar litríochta molta go forleathan agus is iomaí duais atá bronnta air, lena n-áirítear Duais Liteartha Hennessy, Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin agus duaiseanna eile. I measc a shaothar, tá An Fear a Phléasc, Sna Fir, Sa Teach Seo Anocht, agus An Bhlaosc sa mBois.

 

Micheál Ó Conghaile, from Inis Treabhair in Conamara, is a prolific and award-winning writer, poet, and playwright in the Irish language, and the founder of the respected publishing house and music label Cló Iar-Chonnacht. A member of Aosdána and recipient of the Hennessy Literary Award, his acclaimed works include An Fear a Phléasc, Sna Fir, and An Bhlaosc sa mBois.

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