Background
Born in Roisin na Manach, Carna, County Galway, the eldest daughter of Mairtin Gorham and Catherine Burke.
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Maire Ghuairim
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She was educated locally, at Clifden and Tuam, moving to Dublin to teach Irish at Carysfort teacher training college in Blackrock.
Career
Her younger sister was Sorcha Ní Ghuairim. While in Dublin she became active in the Irish language movement, joining both Conradh na Gaeilge and Comhairle an Fhainne about 1924. From 1919 she published stories and essays in publications such as Stoc, Fainne an Lae, An Lochrann, An tEireannach, An Scuab and An Chearnog.
She broadcast as a singer on 2RN and Radio Eireann, recording an Irish language course for Linguaphone.
She died at her home in Ranelagh.
