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Prominent writer, activist Nell McCafferty has died.
An scríbhneoir, gníomhaí mór le rá Nell McCafferty tar éis bháis.
Well-known Derry writer Nell McCafferty has died.
Tá an scríbhneoir clúiteach as Doire Nell McCafferty tar éis bháis.
She was 80 years old and had been ill for some time.
Bhí sí 80 bliain d’aois agus bhí sí tinn le tamall.
Her family say she died early this morning at a nursing home in Co Donegal.
Deir a teaghlach go bhfuair sí bás go moch ar maidin inniu in ionad altranais i gCo Dhún na nGall.
Nell McCafferty was a journalist, author and active campaigner for women’s rights.
Iriseoir, údar agus feachtasóir gníomhach ar son chearta na mban ab ea Nell McCafferty.
She was born in Tabh an Bogaigh in the city of Derry in 1944 and has stood firmly with the people of that area ever since, especially when they were demanding their civil rights from the British state.
Rugadh í i dTaobh an Bhogaigh i gcathair Dhoire i 1944 agus sheas sí go teann le muintir an cheantair sin riamh ó shin, go háirithe nuair a bhí siad ag éileamh a gcearta sibhialta ar stát na Breataine.
Nell McCafferty graduated from Queen’s University in Belfast and later studied in France.
Bhain Nell McCafferty céim amach in Ollscoil na Ríona i mBéal Feirste agus chuaigh sí ag staidéar ina dhiaidh sin sa Fhrainc.
She took up journalism in her twenties and was one of the women who founded the Irish Women’s Freedom Movement in 1970.
Chuaigh sí leis an iriseoireacht nuair a bhí sí sna fichidí agus bhí sí ar dhuine de na mná a bhunaigh Gluaiseacht Shaoirse Mhná na hÉireann i 1970.
In addition to being a writer, Nell McCafferty was an active feminist In addition to the situation of women, Nell McCafferty drew attention in her writings to the oppression of the nationalist community in the north and to poor people in Ireland and abroad.
Chomh maith le bheith ina scríbhneoir, feimineach gníomhach ab ea Nell McCafferty Chomh maith le cás na mban, tharraing Nell McCafferty aird ina cuid scríbhinní ar an leatrom a bhíothas a dhéanamh ar an bpobal náisiúnach ó thuaidh agus ar dhaoine bochta in Éirinn agus thar lear.
Bloody Sunday in Derry, the case of the Kerry children and the scandals in the Catholic Church, she combed in detail and wrote about all the subjects and much more besides.
Domhnach na Fola i nDoire, cás leanaí Chiarraí agus na scannail san Eaglais Chaitliceach, chíor sí go mion agus scríobh sí faoi na hábhair ar fad agus mórán eile le cois.
She wrote for various publications – the Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune and Hot Press among them – and since she had a fine flow of speech – often concise speech – she was regularly heard and seen on radio and television.
Scríobh sí d’fhoilseacháin éagsúla – an Irish Times, an Sunday Tribune agus Hot Press ina measc – agus ó bhí rith breá cainte aici – caint ghonta go minic – bhíodh sí le cloisteáil agus le feiceáil go rialta ar an rai
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