Pádraig Ó Siadhail
Pádraig Ó Siadhail was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1957, and now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a scholar and writer and has published prolifically in the Irish language. Among his works are the murder mystery Peaca an tSinsir (1996), a collection of short stories under the title Seacht gCineál Meisce agus Finscéalta Eile (2001), a historical novel entitled Beirt Bhan Mhisniúla (2011), a biography of Piaras Béaslaí, Irish nationalist and writer, and a collection of essays about Canada, Idir Dhá Thír: Sceitsí ó Cheanada (2005). He has also published a biography of Katherine Hughes (1876–1925), a Canadian-born Irish Republican activist and propagandist and her work during the Irish War of Independence. He is a lecturer at Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia, where he specialises in Celtic studies. He is a past president of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies, has edited a number of scholarly and literary collections and has published many scholarly articles in both Irish and English. Selected publications Katherine Hughes. A Life and a Journey. Newcastle, Ontario: Penumbra Press 2014 Beirt Bhan Mhisniúla. Indreabhan: Cló Iar-Chonnacht 2011. An Béaslaíoch: Beatha agus Saothar Phiarais Béaslaí, 1881-1965. Dublin: Coiscéim 2007. Idir Dhá Thír: Sceitsí