An Seanchaidhe Muimhneach, "An Seabhac" (Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha)

An Seanchaidhe Muimhneach Mearcra De Bhealoidear Ilchineal o "An lochrann" 1907 - 1913.

First edition with dust cover showing some damage. [Little Lane Bookshop]

"Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig (‘An Seabhac’) (1883–1964), teacher, writer and Irish language activist, was born 10 March 1883 in Burnham East, near Dingle, Co. Kerry, one of nine children of gamekeeper Patrick Sugrue and his wife, Ellen Cleary. Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha (1901?–1986), dramatist and author, was his brother.

An avid collector of Irish folklore, Ó Siochfhradha began collecting around 1902. He was a founding member of the Folklore Society of Ireland and became its first president. A regular contributor to the society's journal Béaloideas, in 1932 he published An Seanchaí Muimhneach: I. meascra de bhéaloideas ilchinéal ó An Lóchrann 1907–13."