Danaher, Kevin
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Name (Latin)
Danaher, Kevin
Name (Arabic)
داناهر، كيفن
Other forms of name
Danachair, Caoimhín Ó
Danaher, K. (Kevin)
Danaher, Kevin, 1913-2002
Ó Danachair, Caoimhín
Date of birth
1913-01-30
Date of death
2002-03-14
Occupation
Authors
Folklorists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
M.A., D.Litt.
Sources of Information
- His Gentle places and simple things, 1964.
- The Danish force in Ireland, 1690-1691:t.p. (K. Danaher)
- Wikipedia, WWW, Jan. 14, 2011:(b. 30 Jan. 1913, d. 14 Mar. 2002; a prominent Irish folklorist; born in Athea, County Limerick, Ireland: worked for the Irish Folklore Commission; home county Limerick)
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Wikipedia description:
Kevin Danaher (Irish, Caoimhín Ó Danachair) (30 January 1913 – 14 March 2002) was an Irish folklorist with a special interest in ethnography and military history. Danaher is the author of 10 books about Irish traditional customs and beliefs, the best known of which are The Year in Ireland, In Ireland Long Ago, and Folktales from the Irish Countryside. A respected scholar, Danaher published more than 200 articles in academic journals.
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