
Liam Ó Rinn (1886–1943), also known as Coinneach, was a civil servant known for his translations. He and his brothers fought in the Easter Rising and were interned in Frongoch; they were again interned after Bloody Sunday until 1921. In 1923 he translated A Soldier’s Song, his most well known work. He was a polyglot who could speak English, Irish, French, German, Spanish, Welsh and Russian. He was also a talented amateur painter, who work was exhibited in 1939.
