Cré na Cille (pronounced [ˌcɾʲeː n̪ˠə ˈcɪl̠ʲə] kray-na-KIL-yə)) is an Irish language novel by Máirtín Ó Cadhain.

[7] The novel is considered a masterpiece of 20th century Irish literature and has drawn comparisons to the work of Flann O’Brien, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce.

[10][11] Cian Ó hÉigeartaigh, co-author of Sáirséal agus Dill, 1947-1981, claims that it invigorated the revival of Irish language writing in the 20th century.

The first translation, The Dirty Dust, was by Alan Titley; the second, Graveyard Clay, was by Liam Mac Con Iomaire and the British cartographer Tim Robinson.

The action was dramatised “in a cavernous space, with characters appearing from alcoves to interact with Caitríona, before slowly drifting back into the dimly lit set - reminding us that these people are gradually merging with the graveyard clay”.