Два рассказа современного ирландского писателя Патрика Брятнаха (на ирландском языке).
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Pádraic Breathnach was Born in Moycullen, Co. Galway, in 1942.
His stories are collected as Bean Aonair (Clódhanna Teo., 1974); Buicéad Poitín (Clódhanna Teo., 1978); An Lánúin (F.N.T., 1979); Na Déithe Luachmhara Deiridh (Clódhanna Teo., 1980); Lilí agus Fraoch (Clódhanna Teo., 1983) Ar na Tamhnacha (Clódhanna Teo., 1987); Íosla agus Scéalta Eile (Clódhanna Teo., 1992); The March Hare and Other Stories (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1994); and An Pincín (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1996).
His novels are Gróga Cloch (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1990); and As na Cúlacha (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1998).
He has also published a cassette and booklet, Taomanna (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 1990), and a volume on folklore and social history, Maigh Cuilinn: a Táisc agus a Tuairisc (Cló Chonamara, 1986).
He has won many Oireachtas prizes, including Duais Sheáin Uí Éigeartaigh, 1983; and Duais Bhord na Gaeilge at Listowel in 1992 and 1994. He was awarded The Butler Literary Award from The Irish American Cultural Institute in 1992.
He lives in Limerick.