Pádraig Ó Snodaigh was born in Carlow in 1935.
He was assistant keeper of the National Museum from 1963-88, and President of the Gaelic League from 1974-78.
He has published scholarly works such as Hidden Ulster (Belfast, Lagan Press, 1998); and The Irish volunteers, 1715-1793 (Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1995); a novel, Ó Pharnell go Queenie (1991); and poetry collections, including Cumba agus Cumann (1985); and Cúl le Cúl (1988).
He is founder and editor of Coscéim, which has been a seminal influence in Irish language publishing since the 1980s.
He lives in Dublin.
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh at The National Library of Ireland
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