Alan Titley (; born 28 June 1947) is an Irish-language novelist, translator, playwright, and scholar. His 2014 poem "An Bhean Feasa" is the longest poem in modern Irish literature. He also writes a column under the name Crobhingne.
Early life and education Alan Titley was born on 28 June 1947 in Cork, Ireland.
He was educated at Coláiste Chríost Rí, St Patrick's College, Dublin, and University College Dublin.
Career Writing Titley writes in both English and the Irish language. He is known for writing novels, and for translating stories from Irish into English.
Titley has written widely on Irish, Anglo-Irish, and Scottish literature, and his work about the Irish novel, titled An tÚrscéal Gaeilge is highly regarded. His 2014 poem "An Bhean Feasa" is the longest poem in modern Irish literature.
He also writes a column in The Irish Times under the name Crobhingne.
He taught in Nigeria during the Biafra War. Later he was head of the Irish Department in Drumcondra from 1981. In 2003 he began to write a column in The Irish Times. In 2006 he was appointed Professor of Modern Irish in University College Cork. He retired in 2011. Titley was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2012.
Academia As of 2006 he was head of the Irish Department at St Patrick's College in Dublin. Sometime around 2018-9 he was appointed professor of modern Irish at the University College Cork.
Recognition and awards Titley is a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
He has won many awards, including the Butler Prize of the Irish American Cultural Institute, the Pater Prize for International Drama, the Stewart Parker Award for Drama from the BBC, and the Éilís Dillon Award for Children's Literature.
Many of his stories and plays have been translated into other languages, including Russian, Italian, French, Croatian, Polish, Arabic, Romanian, English and Gaelic.
Political views On immigration, Titley advocated a totally open borders policy in 2023.
Bibliography Irish Lámh, Lámh Eile, 2018 An Bhean Feasa, 2014 An Chuallacht Léannta: ceiliúradh ar Íosánaigh agus Léann na Gaeilge, 2013 Rabhadh Dánta, 2013 Smuf, 2012 Na Drámaí Garbha, 2011 Scríbhneoirí faoi chaibidil, 2010 Gluaiseacht, 2009 An réabhlóid mar ghníomh dínite, 2007 Tyda, 2006 Beir leat do shár-Ghaeilg Súil siar agus ar aghaidh, 2004 Amach, 2003 Leabhar Nóra Ní Anluain: céad scéal ó cheartlár na cruinne, 1998 Chun doirne: rogha aistí, 1996 Fabhalscéalta, 1995 An cogadh in aghaidh na critice, 1994 An fear dána, 1993 An t-úrscéal Gaeilge, 1991 Tagann Godot, 1991 Eiriceachtaí agus Scéalta Eile, 1987 Stiall fhial feola, 1980 Méirscrí na treibhe, 1978 Máirtín Ó Cadhain: clár saothair, 1975
English The Dirty Dust. Cré na Cille, 2015 The History of the Irish Book, vol. II, 2013 Nailing Theses:selected essays, 2011 A pocket history of Gaelic culture, 2000
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External links
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