What is recorded here
Seán Ó hEinirí lived and died in Cill Ghallagáin, saving ancient Irish stories while rowing a currach through rough Atlantic water. He gave hundreds of place names and thousands of words to scholars because he believed memory belonged to everyone. His life turned a small coastal village into a bridge between disappearing speech and written history.
Why this person is known: Irish seanchaí
- Birthplace
- Cill Ghallagáin
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Glengad BeachBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
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An DúnaHeadland · 3.2 mi
Kilcommon WellHoly well · 3.9 mi
Portnacully BeachBeach / strand · 4.5 mi
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