Early Life
Peadar O'Donnell was born into an Irish speaking family in Dungloe, County Donegal in northwest Ireland, in 1893. He attended St Patrick's College, Dublin, where he trained as a teacher. He taught on Arranmore island off the west coast of Donegal before spending time in Scotland.
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