Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich

Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich
BornPeter Toner McGinley
(1856-10-05)5 October 1856
Allt an Iarainn,
County Donegal, Ireland
Died1 July 1942(1942-07-01) (aged 85)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeGlasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
Pen nameCú Uladh
LanguageIrish, English
EducationBlackrock College
GenreShort Story, Plays, Poems
SubjectIrish Folklore
Literary movementGaelic Revival
Notable worksBliain na hAiséirí (1992)
Spouse
Elizabeth Woods
(m. 1895)
Children12
Senator
In office
27 April 1938  1 July 1942
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (5 October 1856 – 1 July 1942; English: P.T. MacGinley), known as Cú Uladh (The Hound of Ulster), was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic revival. He wrote stories based on Irish folklore, some of the first Irish-language plays, and regular articles in most of the Irish language newspapers, such as An Claidheamh Soluis. His sons Eunan and Conor attended Patrick Pearse's school, St Endas, and took part in the 1916 rising. He was the uncle of politician and surgeon Joseph McGinley