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Aosdána

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Aosdána (from aos dána "people of the arts") is an Irish association of artists. [1]

25 relations: Anthony Cronin, Arts Council (Ireland), Brian Friel, Brian Lynch (writer), Camille Souter, Charles Haughey, De Blacam & Meagher, Edna O'Brien, Fintan O'Toole, George Morrison (documentary maker), Imogen Stuart, Louis le Brocquy, Patrick Scott (artist), Pearse Hutchinson, President of Ireland, Rhona Clarke, Roger Doyle, Samuel Beckett, Saoi, Seamus Heaney, Seóirse Bodley, Taoiseach, Thomas McCarthy (poet), Tom Murphy (playwright), Torc.

Anthony Cronin

Anthony Gerard Richard Cronin (23 December 1928 – 27 December 2016) was an Irish poet, novelist, biographer, critic, commentator, barrister and arts activist.

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Arts Council (Ireland)

The Arts Council (sometimes called the Arts Council of Ireland; legally An Chomhairle Ealaíon) is the arts council of Ireland.

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Brian Friel

Brian Patrick Friel (9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015), born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, was a dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company.

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Brian Lynch (writer)

Brian Michael Lynch (born June 21, 1973) is an American film and comic book writer.

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Camille Souter

Camille Souter, born Betty Pamela Holmes, is a painter.

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Charles Haughey

Charles James Haughey (16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach on three different occasions, 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992.

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De Blacam & Meagher

de Blacam & Meagher is an Irish architectural firm formed in 1976.

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Edna O'Brien

Edna O'Brien, DBE (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer.

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Fintan O'Toole

Fintan O'Toole (born 1958) is a columnist, literary editor and drama critic for The Irish Times.

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George Morrison (documentary maker)

George Edward MorrisonPaul Levy, ‘FitzGibbon, Theodora (1916–1991)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011 (born 1922) is an Irish director of film documentaries.

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Imogen Stuart

Imogen Stuart (born 1927) is a German-Irish sculptor.

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Louis le Brocquy

Louis le Brocquy (10 November 1916 – 25 April 2012) was an Irish painter born in Dublin.

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Patrick Scott (artist)

Patrick Scott (24 January 1921 – 14 February 2014) was an Irish artist.

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Pearse Hutchinson

Pearse Hutchinson (1927 – 14 January 2012) was an Irish poet, broadcaster and translator.

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President of Ireland

The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence Forces.

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Rhona Clarke

Rhona Clarke (born 21 January 1958) is an Irish composer and pedagogue.

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Roger Doyle

Roger Doyle (born 17 July 1949) is an Irish composer best known for his electro-acoustic work and for his piano music for theatre.

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Samuel Beckett

Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, poet, and literary translator who lived in Paris for most of his adult life.

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Saoi

Saoi (plural Saoithe; literally "wise one"; historically the title of the head of a bardic school) is the highest honour bestowed by Aosdána, a state-supported association of Irish creative artists.

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Seamus Heaney

Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator.

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Seóirse Bodley

Seóirse Bodley (first name pronounced; born 4 April 1933) is an Irish composer and former associate professor of music at University College Dublin (UCD).

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Taoiseach

The Taoiseach (pl. Taoisigh) is the prime minister, chief executive and head of government of Ireland.

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Thomas McCarthy (poet)

Thomas McCarthy (born 1954) is an Irish poet, novelist, and critic, born in Cappoquin, Co.

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Tom Murphy (playwright)

Tom Murphy (23 February 1935 – 15 May 2018) was an Irish dramatist who worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid Theatre, Galway.

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Torc

A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aosdána

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