![]() ![]() She left in 1995, subsequently working in Ros na Rún, Aifric and RTÉ soap Fair City.įorde's other work has included a creative programme for children at the festival, which developed into the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. However, an opportunity to become Director of the Galway Arts Festival (proposed by Ollie Jennings in 1990) meant that she never returned to teaching. While working with Macnas she took a year's leave from teaching to write her first book, Tír faoi Thoinn. Macnas co-founder, Pádraic Breathnach, encouraged her work on stories for Macnas's street performances. ![]() She spent ten years as a primary school teacher, and was one of the early members of Macnas. She became a member of An Taibhdhearc at age ten, both acting and directing its plays over the following ten years. 1960) was former Director of the Galway Arts Festival and an Irish children's author.įorde was raised in Market Street, Galway, a fluent Irish speaker. JSTOR ( June 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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