Kevin Danaher joined the Irish Folklore Commission in 1940, served as an army officer through the war years, and then went back to recording rural life and custom around Ireland. He lectured in Irish folklore at University College Dublin and wrote his scholarly work as Caoimhín Ó Danachair. His popular books include The Year in Ireland and In Ireland Long Ago.
Kevin Danaher
Folklorist; The Year in Ireland
- Born
- 30 January 1913, Athea, County Limerick
- Died
- 14 March 2002
Further reading: Wikipedia
