The Literary Legacy of Séamus Ó Grianna

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Who was executed as one of the leaders of the Easter Rising?

  • Walt Whitman
  • Ua Laoghaire
  • Louis De Paor
  • Patrick Pearse (correct)

Which language did Pearse introduce Modernist poetry into?

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Irish (correct)

Who was the author of the novel 'Deoraíocht' (Exile)?

  • Pádraic Ó Conaire (correct)
  • Louis De Paor
  • Liam De Paor
  • Máire Mhac an tSaoi

Which island is Peig Sayers' autobiography 'Peig' set on?

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Which novel satirizes Gaeltacht memoirs and is set in a fictional Gaeltacht?

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Who wrote the book 'Rotha Mór an tSaoil' ('The Great Wheel of Life')?

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Who is the author of rural novels under the pen name 'Máire'?

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Who is credited with inspiring the Gaelic Revival cultural movement?

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During the Gaelic Revival, which type of Irish language was initially preferred by the revivalists?

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Which century saw the rise of modern Irish literature?

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What work by Geoffrey Keating inspired the revivalists during the Gaelic Revival?

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Which language experienced a decline from being the dominant language of Ireland to becoming a minority language by the end of the 19th century?

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Which area was Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire from?

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What type of literature did writers in Irish produce during the Gaelic Revival?

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Who is credited with persuading Seosamh Ó Grianna to write in Irish?

<p>Séamus Ó Grianna (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of Seosamh Ó Grianna's novel about the difficult transition to modernity in his own Gaeltacht?

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What is the name of Máirtín Ó Cadhain's modernist masterpiece novel?

<p>Cré na Cille (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which writer's novel, 'Cré na Cille', features a chain of voices of the dead speaking from the churchyard?

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Who wrote the Irish version of Joseph Conrad's 'Almayer's Folly'?

<p>Seosamh Ó Grianna (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which writer spent the rest of his life in a psychiatric hospital due to severe depressive psychosis?

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Who is known for their dense, powerful prose that changed and became simpler over time?

<p>Máirtín Ó Cadhain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who among the following writers was influenced by French literary theory?

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Which writer sought to adapt Irish to the urban world?

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Who wrote the novels 'L'Attaque' and 'Dé Luain'?

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Who among the following poets was born in the Cork Gaeltacht?

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Who among the following poets began as the poet of nostalgia and ended in austerity?

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Who among the following poets is particularly interested in the mythic element in reality?

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Who among the following poets is a writer of witty detective stories?

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Who among the following poets wrote both in Irish and English?

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Who among the following poets wrote an engaging travelogue about Nepal?

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