Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé
| Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1942 Carrachán, Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 29 August 2013 (aged 71) Carrachán, Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer, musician |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genre | Autobiography, poetry |
| Subject | modern Irish prose |
| Notable works | A Thig Ná Tit Orm |
| Spouse | Caitlín Nic Gearailt |
Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé (2 February 1942 – 29 August 2013) was an Irish-language writer and musician from the County Kerry Gaeltacht. He was the father of Dáithí Ó Sé. He was one of the best known Irish writers of his generation, noted for his autobiography A Thig Ná Tit Orm. His writings were used as part of the Irish-language element of the Leaving Certificate in Irish state education, as a replacement for Peig from 1995.
Born in Carrachán, Baile na nGall, County Kerry in 1942, Maidhc Dainín was the son of a fisherman from Baile na nGall called Dainín Dan Ó Sé and his wife from an Daingean, Máire Ní Chinnéide. In 1958 at the age of 16, Maidhc moved to England for a while, before moving to Chicago, United States in 1959. He returned to Ireland in 1969.
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