Kevin Danaher

This article is about the Irish folklorist. For the anti-globalization activist, see Kevin Danaher (activist).

Kevin Danaher
Used with permission from the National Folklore Collection. Taken 1946, UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics.
Born
Caoimhín Ó Danachair

(1913-01-30)30 January 1913
Athea (Ath an tSleibhe), County Limerick, Ireland
Died14 March 2002(2002-03-14) (aged 89)
OccupationsWriter and Irish folklorist
Years active1935–1986

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 authored ten books about Irish traditional customs and beliefs, the best known of which include The Year in Ireland, In Ireland Long Ago, and Folktales from the Irish Countryside. As a scholar, Danaher published more than 200 articles in academic journals.

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