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Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha (; 1900–1986) and Pádraig (An Seabhac) Ó Siochfhradha were brothers who were writers, teachers and
Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...
storytellers, from
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, Ireland. Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha wrote a number of comic short stories set in the
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, notably, ''An Corp'' ('The Body'), which is part of the national curriculum's Irish course at
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level. He trained as a teacher before becoming an inspector and retired as Chief Inspector in 1965. He was a founding member of An Comhar Drámaíochta Theatre Company, and edited two Irish dictionaries.


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* ''Michaél Ó Siochfhradha'', "Naln agus gealn" * ''Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha'', "Learner's English-Irish dictionary" 1900 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Irish people Irish educational theorists Irish-language writers Writers from County Kerry People from Dingle {{Ireland-writer-stub