Tomás Bairéad

Bairéad, Tomás (1893-1973), writer of short stories in Irish. Born near Moycullen, Co. Galway, the son of a small farmer, he was educated locally. He joined the Irish Independent in Dublin in 1922, and became Irish Editor in 1945. Among his collections are: Cumhacht na Cinniúna (1936), Ór na hAitinne (1949), and Dán (1973). Gan Baisteadh (1972) contains autobiographical recollections.