Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha Explained

Office:	Senator
Term Start:	22 May 1957
Term End:	23 June 1965
Term Start1:	14 August 1951
Term End1:	22 July 1954
Term Start2:	18 August 1944
Term End2:	21 April 1948
Constituency2:	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Date:	10 March 1883
Birth Place:	Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
Death Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Party:	Independent
Spouse:	Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin
Children:	1

Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (in Irish pronounced as /ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ oː ʃʊˈxɾˠuː/; 10 March 1883 – 19 November 1964) and his brother Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha were Irish language writers, teachers and storytellers, from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland.^[1]

Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha wrote under the Gaelic pen-name Irish: '''An Seabhac''' (in Irish pronounced as /ənˠ ˈʃəuk/; "The Hawk"; contemporary spelling An Seaḃac). His most famous book is the semi-autobiographical comedy Jimín Mháire Thaidhg, published in 1919,^[2] which follows his childhood under the control of his powerful mother, Máire. He became an active organiser for the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and was imprisoned three times for his activities.

He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1946 to 1948, 1951 to 1954 and 1957 to 1964, being nominated by the Taoiseach on each occasion.^[3] He was secretary to the Irish Manuscripts Commission from October 1928 to October 1932.^[1]

Books

• Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (An Seabhac), An Baile seo 'gainn-ne: Cnuasach Sgéal n-Úrnua, Cónnradh na Gaedhilge: Cló-Chuallacht Fódhla (1913)
• An Seabhac (Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha), Jimín Mháire Thaidhg, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1919)
• An Seabhac, Jimín .i. eagrán scoile de "Jimín Mháire Thaidhg" [''Jimín'' i.e., a school edition of "Jimín Mháire Thaidhg"], Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1921)
• An Seabhac, Learner's English-Irish dictionary: for use in schools and colleges and by students in general, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1923)
• An Seabhac, Seanfhocail na Muimhneach, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1926)
• An Seabhac (ed.) Tóraidheacht an Ghiolla Dheacair agus a Chapaill, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1939)
• An Seabhac (ed.) Tóraidheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1939)
• An Seabhac (ed.) Laoithe na Féinne: Ceithre Laoithe agus Trí Fichid den bhFiannaigheacht, Dublin: Talbot Press (1941).
• An Seabhac, Seanfhocail na Mumhan [''Seanfhocail na Muimhneach'' (1926) translated into Dublin standard Irish and expanded] by Pádraig Ua Maoileoin: An Gum (1984),
• Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha, Jimeen: An Irish Comic Classic, [an English translation of ''Jimín Mháire Thaidhg''], translated by Íde Ní Laoghaire and Peter Fallon, Dublin: O'Brien Press (1984)

External links

• Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha's Bio on Princess Grace Irish Library
• An Irish language school in Dingle which houses Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha's library
• Ó Beir Mo Dhúthracht leis An Seabhac - history and translation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig ('An Seabhac'). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Ní Mhunghaile. Lesa. 20 March 2024.
2. Book: O'Leary, Philip . The Prose Literature of the Gaelic Revival, 1881–1921: Ideology and Innovation . Penn State University Press . State College, Pennsylvania . 1994 . 0-271-01064-9 . 161 .
3. Web site: Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha. Oireachtas Members Database. 9 April 2009.