Seán Ó Súilleabháin

Seán Ó Súilleabháin, was a teacher and folklorist, with the Irish Folklore Commission. He was an native Irish speaker from County Kerry.[1] Educated at St. Brendan's, College, Killarney, he trained from 1921-23 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 in Sweden. 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.[2]

Personal life

He married Mairin Sheehy, and had a son and daughter. He died on December 13, 1996, and is buried in Shanagangan Cemetery, Co. Dublin.[3]

References
  1. Seán Ó Súilleabháin Authors, www.ricorso.net
  2. Honorary Degree Recipients Seán Ó Súilleabháin NT, BA, MA, DLittCelt, National University of Ireland.
  3. Seán Ó Súilleabháin www.ainm.ie


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