▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁respect ed ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁Another ▁uncle ▁was ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁pre late ▁Michael ▁Card inal ▁Brow ne , ▁who ▁was ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Order . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁Con or ▁Cru ise ▁O ' B rien ▁( 1 9 1 7 – 2 0 0 8 ), ▁an ▁Irish ▁politician , ▁writer ▁and ▁historian . ▁The ▁couple ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁later ▁adopted ▁two ▁children , ▁Patrick ▁and ▁Margaret . ▁ ▁Career ▁M h ac ▁an ▁t S ao i ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁passion ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁language , ▁and ▁is ▁today ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁authorities ▁on ▁Mun ster ▁Irish . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer ▁in ▁Irish . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁A os d á na ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁but ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁after ▁Francis ▁Stuart ' s ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Sa oi , ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁opposed ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁alleg edly ▁anti - S emit ic ▁broadcast s ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Her ▁poem ▁" Jack " ▁and ▁short ▁story ▁An ▁B he an ▁Ó g ▁both ▁have ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁Le aving ▁Cert ificate ▁Irish ▁course , ▁at ▁both ▁High er ▁and ▁Ord inary ▁Level s , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1