IRELAND’S IMPACT ON

XERACIÓN NÓS
 INTRODUCTION
-Xeración Nós researched Irish history and writers, and
translated their works to include them in their journals.
-Intention: demonstrate the Galicians’ distinctiveness from Spain and establish a
link with a nation that was struggling for its national rights.
-Nos diary’s objectives: defend Galician language and culture. This had an impact
on Galician nationalism and brought them closer to Ireland and their uprising.
-By translating texts from Irish authors to Galician, Nós made them take on a
different perspective so they could apply those messages to Galician history and
somehow imitate the Irish revolution and encourage Galician nationalism.
 INDIVIDUALS WITH AN
IMPACT ON XERACIÓN NÓS
 TERENCE MACSWINEY

-Irish politician and writer elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork in 1920.

-Arrested by British Government on charges of sedition (going against authorities).

Most important action:

-Hunger strike, which lasted 57 days until his death.

-Objective: bring attention to the Irish War of Independence and British repression.
 TERENCE MACSWINEY
His importance in the Nós diary:

-Various articles dedicated to Terence.

-They published an article signed by Terence’s sister, Annie MacSwiney. It talked

about the pain they both suffered.

-Annie turned into one of the three women who published an article in the Nós
diary.
 PATRICK PEARSE

- Patrick Pearse: Irish nationalist leader

- Founded St. Enda´s School for Irish culture

- He collaborated with the Xeración Nós

- Executed by British forces in 1916

 PATRICK PEARSE
His importance to the Xeración Nós:

- Published some literary fragments in newspaper

- His themes: nationalism, the renaissance of culture and

language, independence…

- Ideological connection: Vicente Risco, Ramón Otero

Pedrayo…

- Similar objectives with the Galician Xeración Nós

W. B. YEATS

- William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and politician.

- One of the most important figures of the Irish Literary Revival.

- Helped to found the Abbey Theatre.

- He served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.

 W. B. YEATS
His importance to the Nós diary:
- Vicente Risco did an analysis on his figure in his article: Letras Irlandesas: W. B. Yeats.

- He also translated “Cathleen ni Houlihan” and “Our lady of the Hills”

- W. B. Yeats work will appear years later on the book

published by the Nós editorial “Dous Folk-dramas”,

translated by Plácido Ramón Castro and the brothers Vilar Ponte.

JAMES JOYCE
- An Irish writer and novelist

- Part of the irish Literary Revival

- His masterpiece: Ulysses

 JAMES JOYCE
His importance to Xeración Nós:

- Otero Pedrayo translated some chapters of Ulysses

- Portrait of his literature to Galicia by some intellectuals like Castelao, Risco or Pedrayo

- Dedalus en Compostela de Vicente Risco

DOUGLAS HYDE
- One of the most important Irish politicians

- Founder of the Gaelic League and defender of

the language to build identity

- First president of Ireland in 1938

 DOUGLAS HYDE
His importance to Xeración Nós:

- Defense of the importance of the language

- Guide the creation of RAG

- Most determined: Ramón Piñeiro, politician and one of the founders of Galaxia