Peadar Ua Laoghaire

Peadar Ua Laoghaire
Born(1839-04-30)30 April 1839
Liscarrigane, Clondrohid, County Cork
Died21 March 1920(1920-03-21) (aged 80)
Castlelyons, County Cork
EducationMaynooth College
Occupations
  • Catholic priest
  • writer
Writing career
LanguageMunster Irish
Literary movementGaelic revival
Notable works
  • Séadna (1904)
  • Mo Sgéal Féin (1915)

Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire or Peadar Ó Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə], first name locally [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾʲ]; 30 April 1839 – 21 March 1920), also anglicized as Peter O'Leary, was an Irish writer and Catholic priest, who is regarded today as one of the founders of modern literature in Irish.