Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha

{{Short description|Irish writer and teacher (1900–1986)}}

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Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha ({{IPA|ga|mʲiːˈçaːl̪ˠ oː ʃʊˈxɾˠuː}}; 1900–1986) and Pádraig (An Seabhac) Ó Siochfhradha were brothers who were writers, teachers and Irish language storytellers, from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/o-siochfhradha-padraig-seabhac-a6440|title=Ó Siochfhradha, Pádraig ('An Seabhac')|work=Dictionary of Irish Biography|last=Ní Mhunghaile|first=Lesa|access-date=20 March 2024}}

Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha wrote a number of comic short stories set in the Gaeltacht, notably, An Corp ('The Body'), which is part of the national curriculum's Irish course at Junior Certificate level. He trained as a teacher before becoming an inspector and retired as Chief Inspector in 1965. He was a founding member of An Comhar Drámaíochta Theatre Company, and edited two Irish dictionaries.