Pádraig Ó Siadhail

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Pádraig Ó Siadhail was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a scholar and writer and has published prolifically in the Irish language.

Among his works are the murder mystery ''Peaca an tSinsir'' (1996), a collection of short stories under the title ''Seacht gCineál Meisce agus Finscéalta Eile'' (2001), a historical novel entitled ''Beirt Bhan Mhisniúla'' (2011), a biography of Piaras Béaslaí, Irish nationalist and writer, and a collection of essays about Canada, ''Idir Dhá Thír: Sceitsí ó Cheanada'' (2005). He has also published a biography of Katherine Hughes (1876–1925), a Canadian-born Irish Republican activist and propagandist and her work during the Irish War of Independence.

He is a lecturer at Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia, where he specialises in Celtic studies. He is a past president of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies, has edited a number of scholarly and literary collections and has published many scholarly articles in both Irish and English. Provided by Wikipedia

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