Mícheál Ó hEidhin, Irish musician and teacher, and schools inspector of music, Primary/Postprimary born 1938. He died on 29 January 2012. A native of Derroe-Rossaveel,

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, Mícheál Ó hEidhin was born into a musical family. Graduating in science, he studied music at

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development with Pilib Ó Laoghaire, worked as a music inspector in Galway VEC, and initiated

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's teaching diploma in 1980. He was music director for

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promgrammes ''Bring down the Lamp'' and ''Comortas – Cabaret''"In song and in seory", "Comórtas" and an

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for

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and Slogadh competitions since 1969. He was instrumental in setting up a

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and the

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in 1998.

Publications

* ''Cas Amhran'' * ''Amhran do Cholaisti'' * ''Ceol don Chor'' * "Déan Rince"

References

* ''Mícheál Ó hEidhin'', Fintan Vallely, in ''The Encyclopaedia of Ireland'', ed. Brian Lalor, Gill & Macmillan, Baile Átha Cliath, 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:OHeidhin, Micheal Irish schoolteachers Irish writers Musicians from County Galway 1938 births 2012 deaths