Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (10 May 1950 – 28 August 2013) was an Irish-language writer and journalist from the County Galway Gaeltacht. He wrote for the newspaper, Lá and featured on Raidió na Gaeltachta. He released a number of books, perhaps best known works are his semi-autobiographical novel writings An Traimp and Muintir na Coille.
Ó Gráinne was strongly influenced by his fellow Connemara-man, Máirtín Ó Cadhain whose death he felt left a hole in the leadership of the Irish-language movement. Ó Gráinne also became interested in some Continental European authors, translating writings by or autobiographies about Karl Marx, Albert Camus and Friedrich Nietzsche into Irish.
Bibliography Criticism An Dá Mháirtín (Comhar: 1990)
Novels An Traimp (Cló Iar-Chonnacht: 1991) Brionglóidí briste (An Clóchomhar Teoranta: 1991) Cloch Scoiltí (Coiscéim: 2002) An Drochshúil (Coiscéim: 2002) Muintir na Coille (Coiscéim: 2011)
Poetry Spéir thoirní (Coiscéim: 1993) Spealadh an drúchta (Coiscéim: 1995) Coill chríon na bhForbacha (Coiscéim: 2001)
Short-stories Céard a dhéanfas tú anois? (Coiscéim: 1997)
Philosophy Ó Rinn go Sáil, I (Coiscéim: 2010) Ó Rinn go Sáil, II (Coiscéim: 2012) Ó Rinn go Sáil, III (Coiscéim: 2013)
Miscellaneous Karl Marx (Coiscéim: 1993) translation of Caroline Seaward A scéal féin – Máire Phatch Mhóir Uí Churraoin (Coiscéim: 1995) Peait Phádraic Tom Ó Conghaile – A scéal féin (Coiscéim: 1997) Friedrich Nietzsche: Saol agus smaointeachas (Coiscéim: 1997) Doirse éalaithe (Coiscéim: 2004) Fágann marbh láthair (Coiscéim: 2006) An dorn iata (Coiscéim: 2007) Cúba agus Castró (Coiscéim: 2009) An Strainséara (Coiscéim: 2012) translation of L’Étranger by Albert Camus
External links Diarmuid Ó Gráinne at Writing.ie Ó Gráinne, Diarmuid at Ainm.ie