An tUltach
{{Short description|Discontinued monthly literary magazine in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2014}}
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| editor = Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh
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| category = Irish literature
| frequency = Monthly
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| publisher = Comhaltas Uladh
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| founded = 1924
| finaldate = April 2018
| country = Ireland
| based = Ulster
| language = Irish language
| website = [https://antultach.wordpress.com/ antultach.wordpress.com]
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{{lang|ga|An tUltach}} ({{IPA|ga|ənˠ ˈt̪ˠʊl̪ˠt̪ˠəx}}; meaning "the Ulster-person") was the official magazine of Comhaltas Uladh, the Ulster branch of Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). It was in circulation from 1924 to 2018.
History and profile
Established in 1924, An tUltach was the oldest or second-oldest Irish language magazine in circulation in the early 2000s.{{cite news|title=Comhaltas Uladh|url=http://www.gaelport.com/comhaltasuladheng/|accessdate=8 July 2013|archive-date=26 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526015508/http://www.gaelport.com/comhaltasuladheng|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=An Timire ag ceiliúradh 100 bliain ar an fhód |url=http://www.nuacht24.com/nuacht/an-timire-ag-ceiliuradh-100-bliain-ar-an-fhod/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130708145131/http://www.nuacht24.com/nuacht/an-timire-ag-ceiliuradh-100-bliain-ar-an-fhod/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2013|accessdate=8 July 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk/oduibhin/scriobhnoiri/antultach.txt|title=Liosta eagrán agus sealbháin leabharlainne (list of editions and library availability)|date=26 September 2010|website=Uirnéisí Gaedhilge|language=Irish|access-date=16 August 2023}}
An tUltach promoted creative writing in Irish and had such celebrated contributors as Seosamh Mac Grianna and Muiris Ó Droighneáin. Its first editor was the founder of Comhaltas Uladh, Fr. Lorcán Ó Muireadhaigh, and its last editor was Ciarán Ó Pronntaigh with manager Seán Ó Murchadha.{{Cite web|url=https://antultach.wordpress.com/teagmhail/|title=Teagmháil|date=2 August 2013|website=An tUltach|language=Irish|access-date=1 March 2020}}
An tUltach used to be funded in part by the Arts Council for Northern Ireland. It also received funding from Foras na Gaeilge, but at the end of June 2013 Foras na Gaeilge stated that such funding, received via a block grant to Comhaltas Uladh, was to end with immediate effect.{{cite news|title=Deireadh le maoiniú An tUltach?|url=http://www.nuacht24.com/nuacht/deireadh-le-maoiniu-an-tultach/|accessdate=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706030029/http://www.nuacht24.com/nuacht/deireadh-le-maoiniu-an-tultach/|archive-date=6 July 2013|url-status=dead}}
An tUltach ceased regular paper publication in April 2018 and its website has not seen an update since 2019. A manager of the magazine in November 2018 said that a public grant of £30,000 was paid to make the 100-year archive available.{{Cite web|url=https://nos.ie/meain/deireadh-leis-an-iris-an-tultach/|title=Deireadh leis an iris ‘An tUltach’|author=Maitiú Ó Coimín|website=NÓS|language=en-US|access-date=1 March 2020}} But as of March 2020 this had not been implemented. However the website still accepts pay subscriptions.{{Cite web|url=https://antultach.com/dochuntas/|title="Do Chuntas" (pay money to open an account)|website=An tUltach|language=Irish|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129140020/https://antultach.com/dochuntas/ |archive-date=29 November 2018 |access-date=1 March 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- An t-Ultach - [https://antultach.wordpress.com/ Blog]
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Category:Defunct literary magazines published in Europe
Category:Defunct magazines published in Ireland
Category:Irish-language magazines
Category:Literary magazines published in Ireland
Category:Magazines established in 1924
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2018
Category:Monthly magazines published in Ireland
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