Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich Explained

Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich
Pseudonym:Cú Uladh
Birth Name:Peter Toner McGinley
Birth Date:5 October 1856
Birth Place:Allt an Iarainn,
County Donegal, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Resting Place:Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
Language:Irish, English
Education:Blackrock College
Genre:Short Story, Plays, Poems
Subject:Irish Folklore
Movement:Gaelic Revival
Notableworks:Bliain na hAiséirí (1992)
Children:12
Embed:yes
Office:Senator
Term Start:27 April 1938
Term End:1 July 1942
Constituency:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Party:Independent

Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (5 October 1856 – 1 July 1942; English: P.T. MacGinley), known as Cú Uladh (The Hound of Ulster), was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic revival. He wrote stories based on Irish folklore, some of the first Irish-language plays, and regular articles in most of the Irish language newspapers, such as An Claidheamh Soluis. His sons Eunan and Conor attended Patrick Pearse's school, St Endas, and took part in the 1916 rising.[1]

Background

He was born as Peter Toner McGinley in Allt an Iarainn, County Donegal to Micheal McGinley and Susan Toner in 1856.[2] He attended school locally until he was seventeen. He then attended Blackrock College in Dublin for two years. On leaving school he entered into the British Civil Service becoming an Inland Revenue officer. In 1895 he married Elizabeth Woods (Irish: Sibhéal Ní Uadhaigh) and they had twelve children. He spoke Irish from an early age and kept an interest in the language throughout his life, first publishing an Irish language short story and poem in The Donegal Christmas Annual 1883. It was not until 1895 while living in Belfast that he became involved in the Gaelic Movement.

Conradh na Gaeilge

The first meeting of the Ulster branch of the Conradh na Gaeilge occurred in Mac Fhionnlaoich's house in 1895. From that point on, he became very involved in Conradh na Gaeilge and became the organisation's president on several occasions.

Seanad Éireann

Mac Fhionnlaoich was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1938 to 1942 when he was nominated by the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly . Kieran . 10 August 2018 . 1916 Connections: The McGinley brothers . 27 June 2024 . Letterkennyhistory.com.
  2. Web site: Mac Fhionnlaoich, Peadar Toner. Morley. Vincent. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 27 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Peadar MacFhionnlach. Oireachtas Members Database. 31 December 2008.