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Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin (May 1780 – 1838) was an Irish language author, linen draper, politician, and one time hedge school master. He is also known as Humphrey O'Sullivan. He was deeply involved in Daniel O'Connell's Catholic Emancipation movement and in relief work among the poor of County Kilkenny. He was also an avid bird watcher and a collector of rare manuscripts in the Irish language. His diary, Cín Lae Amhlaoibh, was kept between 1827 and 1835. It remains one of the most important sources for 19th-century Irish life and one of the few surviving works from the perspective of the Roman Catholic peasantry. ==Biography== Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin was born in Killarney, County Kerry. He came to live at Callan, County Kilkenny, when he was nine years old, joining his father, Donncha Ó Súilleabháin. The next year was, again, the family settled down in Callan. Father and son devoted some time to seeking a career by teaching in the surrounding towns. School teaching began under the hedges, although eventually, a cabin was built as a school. Amhlaoibh took over the post of teacher when his father died in 1808. He remained a resident of Callan until his death. Amhlaoibh was probably resigned to teaching permanently, but he also makes reference to his brother, Donncha Óg, who assisted in the same job. Amhlaoibh seems to have been reasonably well informed on many important subjects which he had learned as a hedge school master, such as mathematics, literature botany, and the Greek and Latin Classics. He was particularly interested in herbology, and his diary is dotted with references to the affairs of nature. He was comfortable in speaking, reading, and writing English. In his diary, he wrote in both languages, partly Irish and partly in English. Amhlaoibh often had to make long trips to attend to his affairs. He was a man who loved revelry and games. He married a woman named Máire Ní Dhulachanta, but she was not often mentioned in his diary. She died and, although he expressed grief, Amhlaoibh was soon considering a new marriage. He never remarried, however. Studies and research into the lore of the district was a hobby, as well as collecting Irish manuscripts and taking notes about the local dialect. He describes many local customs in detail, and is deeply valued by anthropologists. When Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin died, the name engraved on his head stone was Humphrey O'Sullivan. This was the name he had given himself in English. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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