Seán Ó Riada
The authority record describes Seán Ó Riada as Seán Ó Riada studied at University College Cork and St Munchin's College. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are music of Ireland.
Also recorded as Sean O Riada
Seán Ó Riada
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- Full name
- John Reidy.
- Born
- 1931 · Cork.
- Died
- 1971 · London.
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Occupation
- composer · musicologist · conductor
- Fields
- music of Ireland
- Education
- University College Cork · St Munchin's College
In this article
Identity
Seán Ó Riada is recorded as composer, musicologist and conductor. Recorded at birth as John Reidy. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
a sculpture of the composer Seán Ó Riad in Cúil Aodha
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Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1971
Seán Ó Riada died in 1971 at London.
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Places
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Cork.
Birth place
London.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- “To Inform, Educate and Entertain”: The Early Radio Broadcasts of Seán Ó Riada, Ethnomusicology Ireland, 2026
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2026
- Ó Riada, Seán, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2009
- Ó Riada, Seán, Oxford Music Online, 2001
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2001
- Seán O Riada, An Léachtóir, Comhar, 1972
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1972
reference work
- “Seán Ó Riada”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1398397: Seán Ó Riada
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Literature
Literature
Róisín Dubh: mar a chruthaigh Seán Ó Riada aintiún an Éirí Amach, COMHARTaighde, 2015.
Seán O Riada, An Léachtóir, Comhar, 1972
Citations
References
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scholarly publication
“To Inform, Educate and Entertain”: The Early Radio Broadcasts of Seán Ó Riada, Ethnomusicology Ireland, 2026Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Ó Riada, Seán, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Ó Riada, Seán, Oxford Music Online, 2001Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Seán O Riada, An Léachtóir, Comhar, 1972Crossref registry
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People, houses and institutions
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Died at
1- LondonPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Studied at
1- University College CorkOrganisation
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
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