Seán 'ac Dhonncha

Seán 'ac Dhonncha
Also known as	Seán 'ac onna
Born	1919 Carna, Conamara, Co. Galway, Ireland
Died	1996 (aged 76–77)
Genres	Irish traditional
Occupation(s)	Singer
Labels	Gael Linn

Seán 'ac Dhonncha (alternatively, Seán 'ac onna (1919–1996) was a traditional Irish singer.

Born in Carna, Conamara, Co. Galway, he won a scholarship to Coláiste Éinde and qualified as a primary teacher in 1940. He taught in County Cavan from 1947, and later spent twenty five years as principal of Ahascragh national school.

He was the first traditional singer to record with Gael Linn; won a gold medal at the 1953 Oireachtas; and was awarded the Gradam Shean-Nós Cois Life in 1995. In 1971, Claddagh Records released An Aill Báin (The White Rock): Songs in Irish and English from Connemara. In 1994, Cló Iar-Chonnachta released a CD of his songs in Irish and English, entitled Seán 'ac Dhonncha: An Spailpín Fánach."

References

External links

• "The Encyclopaedia of Ireland," 2003; ISBN 0-7171-3000-2