Seán Ó Súilleabháin
Seán Ó Súilleabháin | |
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Born | County Kerry, Ireland | 30 November 1903
Died | 13 December 1996 | (aged 93)
Resting place | Shanagangan Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | St. Brendan's College, Killarney; De La Salle College Waterford; University College London |
Alma mater | University College London; National University of Ireland |
Occupation(s) | Folklorist, Teacher |
Employer(s) | Irish Folklore Commission; University College Dublin |
Known for | Archivist with the Irish Folklore Commission |
Spouse | Mairin Sheehy |
Children | One son and one daughter |
Awards | Honorary DLittCelt from the National University of Ireland (1976) |
Seán Ó Súilleabháin (30 November 1903 – 13 December 1996)[1] was a teacher and folklorist with the Irish Folklore Commission. He was a native Irish speaker from County Kerry.[2]
Educated at St. Brendan's, College, Killarney, he trained from 1921 to 23 as a national school teacher De La Salle College Waterford. Working as a teacher in Kilkenny and Mount Sion, Waterford. He took an external BA in Celtic Studies from University College London in 1934, followed by an MA. In 1935 he became the first archivist with the Irish Folklore Commission which had been set up, and trained at the Uppsala University in Sweden.[1] Following the closure of the commission, he worked as a lecturer in University College Dublin. He was awarded an honorary DLittCelt from the National University of Ireland in 1976.[3]
Personal life
He married Mairin Sheehy, and had a son and daughter. He died on 13 December 1996, and is buried in Shanagangan Cemetery, County Dublin.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ó Súilleabháin, Seán | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Seán Ó Súilleabháin Authors, www.ricorso.net
- ^ Honorary Degree Recipients Seán Ó Súilleabháin NT, BA, MA, DLittCelt, National University of Ireland.
- ^ Seán Ó Súilleabháin www.ainm.ie
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