Pádraig Ó Domhnalláin

Padraig Ó Domhnallain, Irish short story writer, born 1884.

Born at Oughterard in 1884, he became a member of the Gaelic League in the early 1900s, and was a local organiser.

He and Colm de Bhailís assisted Patrick Pearse during his time at Rosmuck, in collecting poems and songs of the region.

His own short-stories were written in collaboration with Tomás Ó Raghallaigh and called Bruth-Fa-Thiar.

He also translated Chekhov and Merimee into Irish.