Niall TóibÃn ([nÌ Ê²iÉ™lÌªË tÌªË oË ËˆbʲiË nʲ]; 21 November 1929
â€" 13 November 2019) was an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork
into an Irish speaking family, TóibÃn grew up on the north-side of
the city in Bishop's Field.He appeared in Ryan's Daughter, Bracken,
The Ballroom of Romance, The Irish R.M., Caught in a Free State,
Ballykissangel, Far and Away, and Veronica Guerin. He was awarded
honorary lifetime membership of the Irish Film and Television Academy
(IFTA) in 2011 and the Freedom of Cork in 2015.TóibÃn was born in
1929 in Cork, Ireland, the sixth of seven children, born to Siobhán
(née Nà Shúileabháin) and Seán TóibÃn, native Irish speakers.
His parents married in 1917. His father was born in Passage West,
County Cork, and his parents came from Waterford and West Cork. Seán
TóibÃn was a teacher in the School of Commerce in Cork city and the
author of two books, Blátha an BhóithrÃn and Troscán na mBánta,
on wayside and meadowland flowers, both written in the Irish language.
His mother, Siobhán Ni Shúilleabháin, came from Beaufort, County
Kerry.
â€" 13 November 2019) was an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork
into an Irish speaking family, TóibÃn grew up on the north-side of
the city in Bishop's Field.He appeared in Ryan's Daughter, Bracken,
The Ballroom of Romance, The Irish R.M., Caught in a Free State,
Ballykissangel, Far and Away, and Veronica Guerin. He was awarded
honorary lifetime membership of the Irish Film and Television Academy
(IFTA) in 2011 and the Freedom of Cork in 2015.TóibÃn was born in
1929 in Cork, Ireland, the sixth of seven children, born to Siobhán
(née Nà Shúileabháin) and Seán TóibÃn, native Irish speakers.
His parents married in 1917. His father was born in Passage West,
County Cork, and his parents came from Waterford and West Cork. Seán
TóibÃn was a teacher in the School of Commerce in Cork city and the
author of two books, Blátha an BhóithrÃn and Troscán na mBánta,
on wayside and meadowland flowers, both written in the Irish language.
His mother, Siobhán Ni Shúilleabháin, came from Beaufort, County
Kerry.
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