Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (10 May 1950 – 28 August 2013) was an Irish-language writer and journalist from the County Galway Gaeltacht. He wrote for the newspaper, and featured on Raidió na Gaeltachta. He released a number of books, perhaps best known works are his semi-autobiographical novel writings An Traimp and Muintir na Coille.

Diarmuid Ó Gráinne
Born10 May 1950
Aill an Phréacháin, Na Forbacha, County Galway, Ireland
Died28 August 2013(2013-08-28) (aged 63)
Renmore, Galway, County Galway, Ireland
OccupationWriter, journalist, farmer, teacher
NationalityIrish
GenreFiction, poetry, philosophy, criticism, translation
Subjectmodern Irish prose
Notable worksAn Traimp, Muintir na Coille
SpouseCaitlín Ní Shíthigh

Ó Gráinne was strongly influenced by his fellow Connemara-man, Máirtín Ó Cadhain whose death he felt left a hole in the leadership of the Irish-language movement. Ó Gráinne also became interested in some Continental European authors, translating writings by or autobiographies about Karl Marx, Albert Camus and Friedrich Nietzsche into Irish.

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Criticism

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  • An Dá Mháirtín (Comhar: 1990)

Novels

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  • An Traimp (Cló Iar-Chonnacht: 1991)
  • Brionglóidí briste (An Clóchomhar Teoranta: 1991)
  • Cloch Scoiltí (Coiscéim: 2002)
  • An Drochshúil (Coiscéim: 2002)
  • Muintir na Coille (Coiscéim: 2011)

Poetry

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  • Spéir thoirní (Coiscéim: 1993)
  • Spealadh an drúchta (Coiscéim: 1995)
  • Coill chríon na bhForbacha (Coiscéim: 2001)

Short-stories

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  • Céard a dhéanfas tú anois? (Coiscéim: 1997)

Philosophy

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  • Ó Rinn go Sáil, I (Coiscéim: 2010)
  • Ó Rinn go Sáil, II (Coiscéim: 2012)
  • Ó Rinn go Sáil, III (Coiscéim: 2013)

Miscellaneous

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  • Karl Marx (Coiscéim: 1993) translation of Caroline Seaward
  • A scéal féin – Máire Phatch Mhóir Uí Churraoin (Coiscéim: 1995)
  • Peait Phádraic Tom Ó Conghaile – A scéal féin (Coiscéim: 1997)
  • Friedrich Nietzsche: Saol agus smaointeachas (Coiscéim: 1997)
  • Doirse éalaithe (Coiscéim: 2004)
  • Fágann marbh láthair (Coiscéim: 2006)
  • An dorn iata (Coiscéim: 2007)
  • Cúba agus Castró (Coiscéim: 2009)
  • An Strainséara (Coiscéim: 2012) translation of L’Étranger by Albert Camus
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