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Aod谩n Mac P贸ilin, id茅ala铆 ceannr贸da铆och Gaeilge a bh铆 ar dhuine de ghr煤pa beag Gaeilgeoir铆 a bhunaigh Pobal Feirste sna 70铆, an ch茅ad phobal 煤r Gaeltachta in 脡irinn le 40 bliain.

Bh铆 s茅 ar cheannair铆 an fheachtais a sh谩raigh naimhdeas oifigi煤il agus a ghn贸thaigh aitheantas agus maoini煤 do Bhunscoil Phobal Feirste. R茅itigh s茅 seo an bealach do scoileanna eile sa ch贸ras Gaelscola铆ochta i dTuaisceart 脡ireann.

Ceapadh Aod谩n ina Sti煤rth贸ir ar Iontaobhas Ultach a chuir bonn faoi fhorbairt trasphobail na teanga. Chreid s茅 gur d'oidhreacht gach duine 铆 an Ghaeilge.

Bh铆 s茅 ina cheannr贸da铆 ar chraolt贸ireacht, plean谩il agus eala铆ona Gaeilge agus bh铆 s茅 i measc na strait茅isithe agus smaointeoir铆 is t谩bhachta铆 i bpolait铆ocht chult煤rtha an oile谩in.

Cuireann an scann谩n fear cliste, cumasach, comhaimseartha i l谩thair a bhfuil de chumas ag a fh铆s phearsanta ar an Ghaeilge, mar dhroichead idir phobail, socha铆 na h脡ireann a spreagadh agus a thabhairt chun cinn san 21煤 haois.

Aod谩n Mac P贸ilin, a groundbreaking Irish language idealist, was among a group of Irish speakers who established Pobal Feirste in the 1970s, the first new Gaeltacht in Ireland for 40 years. He led the campaign that overcame official hostility to win recognition and funding for its Irish medium school, paving the way for other such schools in Northern Ireland.

Aod谩n became director of the Ultach Trust, laying the groundwork for cross-community development of the language, and was committed to the ideal of Irish as the birthright of all. He pioneered Irish language broadcasting, planning and the arts, becoming one of the most important strategists and thinkers in the cultural politics of the entire island.

This film portrays a renaissance man whose personal vision of the Irish language as a bridge between communities has inspiring potential in progressing Irish society in the 21st century.