Peadar Ua Laoghaire
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Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire or Peadar Ó Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ oː ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə],[1] first name locally [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾʲ];[2] 30 April 1839 – 21 March 1920),[3][4] also anglicized as Peter O'Leary,[5] was an Irish writer and Catholic priest, who is regarded today as one of the founders of modern literature in Irish.
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Born | (1839-04-30)30 April 1839 Liscarrigane, Clondrohid, County Cork |
Died | 21 March 1920(1920-03-21) (aged 80) Castlelyons, County Cork |
Education | Maynooth College |
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Language | Munster Irish |
Literary movement | Gaelic revival |
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