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Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
Irish scholar
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin | |
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| Born | Dáithí Ó hÓgáin (1949-06-13)13 June 1949 Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 11 December 2011(2011-12-11) (aged 62) Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Occupation | Folklorist, writer, poet |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Notable works | Myth, Legend and Romance - an Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition |
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin (13 June 1949 – 11 December 2011) was an Irish writer, poet and professor of Irish folklore at University College Dublin.
Born in County Limerick, he wrote extensively in both the English and Irish languages.
Life and works
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin was born in Bruff, County Limerick, on 13 June 1949, a son of former jockey Davy Hogan and Mary (née Tyrell).[1]
He obtained a BA in Modern Languages (Irish, English) History and Philosophy, then an MA in 1971 in the Irish Language Irish at the University College Dublin, followed by a PhD in Folklo
