Máiréad Ní Ghráda

Máiréad Ní Ghráda (23 December 1896–13 June 1971, age 74)[1], was an Irish poet, playwright, and broadcaster born in Kilmaley, Co. Clare.

Ní Ghráda's father James O'Grady was a farmer, local county councilor and a native speaker of Irish and it is thought it was from him Máiréad got her love for the Irish language.

Ní Ghráda was jailed in 1921 for selling republican flags, and later she became the secretary to the Cumann na nGaedheal TD Ernest Blythe

Ní Ghráda was a children's program compiler on the 1926 radio station 2RN which later became Radio Éireann later becoming the stations principal announcer in 1929, holding that position until 1935 when she became a part-time announcer.

During this period Ní Ghráda began to write radio and stage productions, her play Micheál even won an Abbey Theatre award in 1933.

An Triail

Ní Ghráda is known for her play An Triail which brought her into the public eye, showing the harshness of Irish society and the hypocrisy at the time. An Triail is even featured on the Leaving Certificate course 2006-2009 for Irish.And currently on the Leaving Certificate course for 2012.

References

• http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/nighrada.htm

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Name	Ni Ghrada, Mairead
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Date of birth	1896
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Date of death	1971
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