Micheál Ó Síoda () was an Irish

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and

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. Ó Síoda was a native of Carnmore, and knowledgeable about the history of the

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. He was an especial authority on the Fair of

, and its accompanying faction fights. Much of his material has found its way into print in local history books. In 1909 he wrote a book called ''Leabhar na nAmhrán'', which included handwritten songs received from Pádhraic Ó Comáin of Cregmore. A copy, by Ciarán Bairéad, is kept at the Department of Irish Folklore at

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, along with interviews of Ó Síoda.

References

* ''In Their Own Words: The Parish of

and its People'', ed. Liz Blackmore, John Cronin, Donal Ferrie and Brid Higgins,

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