Draft:Cathal Ó Searcaigh extended bibliography

This article includes, but significantly supplements, the bibliography section of the main biographical article on Cathal Ó Searcaigh, major Irish language poet.

Poetry

 * 1975: Miontraigéide Chathrach agus Dánta Eile, Cló Uí Chuirreáin
 * 1978: Tuirlingt (with Gabriel Rosenstock and photographer Bill Doyle) Carbad, Dublin
 * 1983: Súile Shuibhne: with photographs by Rachael Giese, (a Poetry Ireland choice for 1983) Coiscéim, Dublin
 * 1987: Suibhne, (nominated for the Irish Book Awards) Coiscéim
 * 1991: An Bealach 'na Bhaile, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán, Co Galway. ISBN 9781874700555
 * 1996: Na Buachaillí Bána, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán. ISBN 9781874700999
 * 1999: Fiacha an tSolais A single poem, but better known than most because of the number of people who remember studying it for the Leaving Certificate in the Republic of Ireland.
 * 2000: Ag Tnúth leis an tSolas, 1975-2000, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán. ISBN 978-1902420301
 * 2002: Caiseal na gCorr (with photographs by Jan Voster) Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán. ISBN 9781902420813
 * 2004: Winter Light, (collaborative haiku booklet with Nepalese Haiku Poet Janak Sapkota), Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Co Donegal
 * 2005: Na hAingle ó Xanadú, Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 978-1903631805
 * 2006: Gúrú i gClúidíní (artwork by Ian Joyce) Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán. ISBN 978-1905560127
 * 2011: An tAm Marfach ina Mairimid (artwork by Ian Joyce) Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 978-1851320165
 * 2013: Aimsir Ársa (artwork by Ian Joyce) Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 978-1851320660
 * 2014: Na Saighneáin (artwork by Ian Joyce) Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 978-1851320950
 * 2015: An Bhé Ghlas, Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán. ISBN 9781909907560
 * 2018: Teanga na gCorr, Arlen House, Dublin. ISBN 978-1851321773
 * 2020: Laoithe Cumainn agus Dánta Eile, Arlen House, Dublin. ISBN 9781851322902
 * 2021: Miontragóid Chathrach agus Dánta Eile (Leagan leasaithe / An improved version of the poet's first collection of poems published in 1975). ISBN 978-1851322527
 * 2022: An Tír Rúin, Arlen House, Dublin. ISBN 9781851322732

Bilingual poetry and hybrid editions

 * 1993: Homecoming / An Bealach 'na Bhaile (edited by Gabriel Fitzmaurice), Cló Iar-Chonnacht : winner of the Seán Ó Riordáin Prize for Poetry 1993, this book has been a bestseller and has gone into many editions. ISBN 978-1874700555
 * 1997: Out in the Open: edited and translated by Frank Sewell, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán : this collection was nominated for the Aristeon European Prize for Poetry 1998. ISBN 978-1902420219
 * 2006: By the Hearth in Mín a' Leá: translations by Seamus Heaney and Frank Sewell, Arc Publications : The Poetry Society (UK) Translation Choice for 2006. ISBN 978-1904614210
 * 2015: An Fear Glas / The Green man, with artwork by Pauline Bewick (translations by Paddy Pushe, Gabriel Rosenstock and Frank Sewell) Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 978-1851321216
 * 2016: Out of the Wilderness (translations by Gabriel Rosenstock) The Onslaught Press, Oxford. ISBN 978-0995622524
 * 2018: Crann na Teanga, a large volume of poems selected from 17 previously published collections, presented in Irish with parallel English translations by Paddy Bush and by the poet himself. The Irish Pages Press, Belfast, with the support of the Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. ISBN 9780993553240
 * 2023: Errigal: Sacred Mountain, a variegated compendium of old and newly written poetry and prose in Irish and English, all on the common theme of the sacred mountain which has been a constant and vital presence in the poet's life and work. There is a Preface by writer Patrick Breslin and a scholarly Afterword by historian and archaeologist Brian Lacey. The Irish Pages Press, Belfast. ISBN 978-1739353711

Prose works in Irish

 * 2004: Seal i Neipeal (travel writing), Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán : winner of the Piaras Béaslaí Prize for Prose in the Oireachtas 2004. ISBN 978-1902420608
 * 2011: Pianó Mhín na bPreachán (novella) Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán. ISBN 978-1905560752
 * 2017: Lugh na Bua / The Deliverer: Cathal ó Searcaigh, Seán Ó Gaoithín, Seán Fitzgerald: The Onslaught Press, Oxford. ISNB 978-1912111640
 * 2018: Teach an Gheafta (novel) Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán ISBN 978-1-909907-90-4
 * 2023: Saighdiúir (novel) Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán. This is the first ever Irish language novel dealing with the involvement of an Irish person in World War I. ISBN 9781913814359

Plays

 * 2005: Oíche Dhrochghealaí: a verse drama based on the story of Salome, Coiscéim, Dublin.
 * 2006: Mairimid Leis na Mistéirí: three short plays, Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 978-1903631669
 * 2019: Rockabilly Balor: ceoldráma, Onslaught Press, Oxford. ISBN 978-1912111848

Writing in English

 * 2009: Light on Distant Hills, a Memoir, Simon & Schuster, London; available from AbeBooks.co.uk
 * 2014: Soul Space: a book of spiritual wisdom (written under the pseudonym Charles Agnes) Evertype, Westport
 * 2018: The View from the Glen: Selected Prose in English, The Onslaught Press, Oxford

History

 * 1994: Tulach Beaglaoich: Inné agus Inniu / Tulach Begley: Past and Present, Glór na nGael, Fál Carragh

As editor

 * 1997: An Chéad Chló: a selection of the work of new Irish language poets, Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán
 * 2013: The Other Tongues: an Introduction to Writing in Irish, Scots Gaelic and Scots in Ulster and Scotland, Irish Pages, Belfast. ISBN 9780956104618
 * 2013: Margadh na Míol i Valparaiso / The Flea Market in Valparaiso: Selected Poems of Gabriel Rosenstock (selected and introduced by Cathal Ó Searcaigh), Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán. ISBN 9781909367746
 * 2014: An tAmharc Deireannach / The Last Look: the Selected Poems of Colette Ní Ghallchóir (selected and introduced by Cathal Ó Searcaigh), Arlen House, Galway. ISBN 9781851321032

Music

 * 2005: Tearmann (A sequence of Ó Searcaigh poems put to music by Neil Martin and performed by the poet himself with the West Ocean String Quartet), live performance, Cliften Arts Festival
 * 2009: Oileán na Marbh (Song cycle with composer Neil Martin, sung by Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill and accompanied by the West Ocean Quartet) Ae Fond Kiss, West Ocean Records
 * 2012: Síle an tSléibhe (opera monodrama with composer Derek Ball, sung by Elizabeth Hilliard with chamber group and electroacoustic sound) live performances at the Back Loft (La Catedral theatre) Dublin in Sept 2012, and the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin in Jan 2013
 * 2013: Rhapsody na gCrann (words by Cathal Ó Searcaigh, music by Ciarán and Pól Brennan, sung by Clannad) Clannad Nádúr Arc Music

Cathal has also collaborated with Altan, Brian Kennedy, Diana Cannon and many other well-known musicians.

Art

 * 2003: Trasnú, a collaboration with artist Maria Simonds Gooding which included an exhibition, public forum and book (published by An Gailearaí, Gaoth Dobhair)
 * 2004: Luxury of a Skylight, collaboration with artist Janet Mullarney: a limited boxed edition, numbered and signed, with poems and drawings. Published by Edizioni Canopo, Prato, Italy
 * 2005: Dialann / Diary, a collaboration with artist Barbara Lea and book-maker Paulette Myres-Rich, a limited boxed edition, numbered and signed. Published by Traffic Street Press, St Paul, Minnesota
 * 2012: The Green Man, A portfolio of 10 lithographs created and printed by Aoife McGarrigle at Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Co Donegal, with 10 poems by Cathal Ó Searcaigh: a limited boxed edition, numbered and signed
 * 2004: The View from Bealtaine, based on Cór Úr, a much anthologised poem by Ó Searcaigh, designed and printed by Barbara Tetenbaum at Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Co Donegal. Limited edition, numbered and signed

Books about his poetry

 * 2000: Modern Irish Poetry: A New Alhambra, Frank Sewell, Oxford University Press
 * 2002: On the side of Light: Critical essays on the poetry of Cathal Ó Searcaigh, edited by James Doan & Frank Sewell, Arlen House, Galway
 * 2005: Na Buachaillí Dána: Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Gabriel Rosenstock by Pádraig de Paor, An Clóchomhar, Dublin

Critical essays and long reviews of Ó Searcaigh's work – a selection

 * 1993: A Going Back to Sources, Michael Longley reviews "Homecoming / An Bealach 'na Bhaile", Poetry Ireland Review 39
 * 1996: Cathal Ó Searcaigh: a Negotiation with Place, Community and Tradition, Gréagóir Ó Dúill, Poetry Ireland Review 48
 * 1997: Wrestling with Angels, Sean Lysaght reviews "Out in the Open" Poetry Ireland Review 55
 * 1997: The Indelible mark of Cain: Sexual Dissonance in the Poetry of Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Lillis Ó Laoire in "Sex, Nation and Dissent in Irish Writing", editor Eibhear Walsh, Cork University Press
 * 2000: Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader, David Pierce, Cork University Press
 * 2000: Cathal Ó Searcaigh and Aspects of Translation, Nobuaki Tochigi: Éire-Ireland (Spring/Summer 2000) Vol.35
 * 2000: Ag Tabhairt Teanga don Tost, Lillis Ó Laoire, Réamhrá, Ag Tnúth leis an tSolas: Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán, Co Galway
 * 2003: Between Two Languages, Frank Sewell, The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry, editor Matthew Campbell: Cambridge University Press
 * 2005: Trén bFearann Breac, a discussion of Ó Searcaigh's poetry, Máirín Nic Eoin, Cois Life, Dublin
 * 2007: "For Isaac Rosenberg": Geoffrey Hill, Michael Longley, Cathal O'Searcaigh, an essay by Tara Christie in The Oxford Handbook of British and Irish War Poetry, edited by Tim Kendall, Oxford Handbooks, ISBN 9780199282661
 * 2008: The Given Note – Traditional Music and Modern Irish Poetry, Seán Crossan: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne
 * 2009: Préamhachas an Ultachais i bhfilíocht Chathail Uí Shearcaigh, A J Hughes, Filí agus Filíocht: Éigse Cholm Cille, Doire
 * 2010: Cathal Ó Searcaigh: a critical essay in "Scríbhneoirí faoi Chaibidil, editor Alan Titley", Cois Life, Dublin
 * 2010: Cathal Ó Searcaigh, a critical essay by Caitríona Ní Chléirchín in "Filíocht Chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge", editor Ríona Ní Fhrighil, Cois Life, Dublin
 * 2015: A Major Voice, review of "Aimsir Ársa" and "An Bhé Ghlas" by Paddy Bushe, Poetry Ireland Review 117
 * 2020: Hearing the swish and sway of sonic possibility, Clíona Ní Ríordáin's review of "Crann na Teanga", Irish Times arts pages, 3rd Oct 2020
 * 2020: Grá don Domhain, Alan Titley's review of "Crann na Teanga", Dublin Review of Books, Issue 122, Apr 2020
 * 2020: Review of "Crann na Teanga" by Máirín Nic Eoin in Aneas - Belles Lettres as Gaeilge, Uimhir 1, pages 58-70, Eagarthoir Simon Ó Faoláin
 * 2021: Review of "Laoithe Cumainn agus Dánta Eile" by Mícheál Ó Ruairc: Comhar, Imleabhar 81 Uimhir 05, pages 27-28 Bealtaine edition
 * 2021: Romance Language, Seán Lysaght's review of "Laoithe Cumainn agus Dánta Eile": Poetry Ireland Review, issue 133
 * 2023: An Tír rúin, review by Gearóid Denvir, Comhar April 2023, Imleabhar 83, Uimhir 4, pages 28-30.

Anthologies in which he is represented
Ó Searcaigh's work has been much anthologised. He is one of the few Irish language poets to be included in all the major anthologies of modern poetry from Ireland. The following is only a sample selection.

Irish

 * 1986: The Bright Wave / An Tonn Gheal, Raven Arts press
 * 1986: Filíocht Uladh, editor Gréagóir Ó Dúill: Coiscéim, Dublin
 * 1991: The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing: Volumes III and IV, edited by Seamus Deane, Field Day
 * 1995: Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology, edited by Patrick Crotty, The Blackstaff Press, Belfast
 * 1996: Anthologie de la Poésie Irlandaise du XXe siecle, Éditions Verdier
 * 1997: Writing the Wind: The New Celtic Poetry, New Native Press, USA
 * 1998: The Oxford Book of Ireland, edited by Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press
 * 1998: Treasury of Irish Love, editor Gabriel Rosenstock: Hippocrene Books, New York
 * 1999: The Pilot Star Elegies, poetry and some translations, Sherod Santos, W W Norton, New York
 * 1999: Watching the River Flow – A century of Irish Poetry, edited by Theo Dorgan, Poetry Ireland
 * 2000: The Hip Flask: Short Poems from Ireland, edited by Frank Ormsby, Blackstaff Press, Belfast
 * 2000: Duanaire an Chéid, editor Gearóid Denver: Cló Iar-Chonnacht, Indreabhán, Co Galway
 * 2000: Fearann Pinn: Filíocht 1900-1990, editor Gréagóir Ó Dúill: Coiscéim, Dublin
 * 2001: Gaolta Gairide, editor Máirín Nic Eoin: Cois Life, Dublin
 * 2002: A Conversation Piece: Poetry and Art, editors Adrian Rice & Angela Reid: Abbey Press, Newry
 * 2002: 20th Century Irish Poems, selected by Michael Longley, Faber & Faber
 * 2003: The Blackbird's Nest: Poetry from Queen's University Belfast, editor Frank Ormsby: Blackstaff Press, Belfast
 * 2003: Modern Poets of Europe: a Selection, editors Patricia & William Oxley: Spiny Babbler
 * 2005: Lón Anama: Poems for Prayer from the Irish Tradition, editor Ciarán Mac Murchaidh: Cois Life, Dublin
 * 2006: The Ulster Anthology, editor Patricia Craig: The Blackstaff Press, Belfast
 * 2007: Our Shared Japan, editors Irene De Angelis & Joseph Woods: Dedalus Press, Dublin
 * 2008: The Essential Gabriel Fitzmaurice: Selected Poems and Translations: Mercier Press, Cork
 * 2008: Filíocht Ghrá na Gaeilge / Love Poems in Irish, editor Ciarán Mac Murchaidh: Cois Life, Dublin
 * 2008: The New North: Contemporary Poetry from Northern Ireland, Wake Forest Press, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
 * 2008: A Fine Statement: An Irish Poet's Anthology, edited by John McDonagh, Poolbeg Press, Dublin
 * 2010: The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry, edited by Patrick Crotty, Penguin Books
 * 2010: An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry, edited by Wes Davies, The Belknap Press of Harvard University press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * 2011: Voices at the World's edge: Irish Poets on Skellig Michael, edited by Paddy Bushe, Dedalus Press, Dublin
 * 2011: The Willow's Whisper: Poetry from Ireland and Native America, editors Jill M O'Mahoney & Mícheál Ó hAodha: Cambridge Scholars, Newcastle upon Tyne
 * 2014: If Ever You Go: A Map of Dublin in Poetry, editors Pat Boran & Gerard Smyth: Dedalus Press, Dublin* 2016: Leabhar na hAthghabhála / Poems of Repossession, edited by Louis De Paor, Bloodaxe Books, Cló Iar-Chonnacht

Foreign language anthologies

 * 1996: Bollirà La Rugiada: Poesia irlandese contemporanea (Italian): Moby Dick, Faenza
 * 1998: Das Zweimaleins Des Steins Poesie Aus Irland, Edition die horen
 * 1999: Schönes Babylon (German), editor Gregor Laschen: DuMont Buchverlag, Köln
 * 2000: Vzdálené Tóny Naděje: Antologie Irské Poezie (The Distant Music of Hope) (Polish), Host, Brno
 * 2007: Amanairis (Slovene), editors Tina Mahkota & Gabriel Rosenstock: Antologie Vilenice, Ljubljana, 2007

Selected foreign editions

 * 1996: Le Chemin du Retour / Pilleadh an Deoraí, editor A J Hughes: La Barbacane Bonaguil, France
 * 1997: Distreiñ d'ar Gêr / An Bealach 'na Bhaile, editor A J Hughes: Skrid, Brittany
 * 1998: Drumul Spre Casa / Romanian Translations, editor Christian Tămaş: Editura Ars Longa, România
 * 2006: Kathmandu – Translations into Nepali, editor & translator Yuyutsu R D Sharma: Nirala Publications, New Delhi

Interviews

 * 1997: Ón Taobh Istigh: Agallamh le Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Marion Kelly: Macalla, NUI Galway
 * 2002: In the Chair: Interviews with Poets from the North of Ireland edited by John Brown, Salmon Publishing, Co Clare
 * 2010: Close to the Next Moment: Interviews from a Changing Ireland edited by Jody Allen Randolph, Carcanet Press, Manchester