Background
Micheal O'Siadhail was born on January 12, 1947, in Dublin, Ireland.
Clane, Co Kildare W91 DN40, Ireland
In 1959, Micheal studied at Clongowes Wood College, where he was influenced by his English teacher, the writer Tom McIntyre, who introduced him to contemporary poetry.
College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
During the period from 1964 till 1968, Micheal studied at Trinity College Dublin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class honors. In 1971, he got a Master of Letters degree from the same educational establishment.
Problemveien 7, 0315 Oslo, Norway
Between 1968-1969, O'Siadhail attended the University of Oslo on a government exchange scholarship, where he studied folklore and Icelandic language.
Micheal O'Siadhail gives a lecture.
Micheal O'Sidheal at home at Trimleston Avenue, Booterstown, Dublin.
Poet Micheal O’Siadhail, pictured here with Kathleen Watkins at the launch of his Collected Poems. Photograph: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland.
(Mícheál O. Siadhail considers modern Irish dialects again...)
Mícheál O. Siadhail considers modern Irish dialects against the background of their common grammar, providing a comprehensive overview for Celticists and general linguists with an interest in dialectical comparison.
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Irish-Grammatical-Structure-Linguistics/dp/0521425190/?tag=2022091-20
1989
(In "Love Life", Micheal O'Siadhail tells of a life in lov...)
In "Love Life", Micheal O'Siadhail tells of a life in love, moving through the passionate erotic, the dramas of wooing, promising and quarrelling and the day-by-dayness of home.
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Life-Micheal-OSiadhail/dp/185224707X/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(This collection of poems, spanning four decades and drawi...)
This collection of poems, spanning four decades and drawing upon thirteen smaller collections, works both head and heart toward a mature and seasoned wisdom. The poems are not only richly personal, plumbing the depths of marriage, friendship, vocation and grief, but they also engage with what matters most in culture and society―music, language, city life and the dynamics of history.
https://www.amazon.com/Collected-Poems-Micheal-OSiadhail/dp/1481309188/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(For twenty years Micheal O'Siadhail's beloved wife, Bríd,...)
For twenty years Micheal O'Siadhail's beloved wife, Bríd, suffered from Parkinson's disease. These love poems chronicle the last two years of her life, her death and the author's grief.
https://www.amazon.com/One-Crimson-Thread-Micheal-OSiadhail/dp/1780371276/?tag=2022091-20
2015
Micheal O'Siadhail was born on January 12, 1947, in Dublin, Ireland.
Initially, in 1959, Micheal studied at Clongowes Wood College, where he was influenced by his English teacher, the writer Tom McIntyre, who introduced him to contemporary poetry. In 1960, O'Siadhail visited the Aran Islands and this trip had a great impact on him.
During the period from 1964 till 1968, Micheal studied at Trinity College Dublin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class honors. In 1971, he got a Master of Letters degree from the same educational establishment. There, at the college, David H. Greene and Máirtín Ó Cadhain were among his mentors. Moreover, Micheal was elected a Scholar of the College.
Between 1968-1969, O'Siadhail attended the University of Oslo on a government exchange scholarship, where he studied folklore and Icelandic language.
In 2017, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Manitoba.
During the period from 1969 till 1973, Micheal held a post of a lecturer at Trinity College Dublin. Later, in 1974, he was appointed a research professor at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, a post O'Siadhail held until 1987, when he resigned his professorship to devote himself to writing poetry, which he described as "a quantum leap".
In 1981, the poet represented Ireland at the Poetry Society's European Poetry Festival in London and at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1997. In 1982, Micheal worked as a visiting professor at the University of Iceland. Moreover, during his lifetime, Micheal O'Siadhail served as a visiting professor at Harvard University and Yale University.
Between 1987-1993, Micheal served as a member of the Arts Council of the Republic of Ireland. From 1989 till 1997, he was a member of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Relations.
In 1991, O'Siadhail acted as a writer-in-residence at the Yeats Summer School and later, in 2002, he held the same post at the University of British Columbia.
In 2008, Micheal gave a reading as part of Brian Friel's eightieth birthday celebration. Moreover, during his lifetime, he acted as a founding chairman of ILE (Ireland Literature Exchange) and editor of Poetry Ireland Review.
Micheal's collections of poetry consist of many works, including "The Leap Year" (1978), "Rungs of Time" (1980), "Belonging" (1982), "Springnight" (1983), "The Image Wheel" (1985), "The Chosen Garden" (1990), "Hail! Madam Jazz: New and Selected Poems" (1992) and many other.
(In "Love Life", Micheal O'Siadhail tells of a life in lov...)
2005(This collection of poems, spanning four decades and drawi...)
2013(A collection of poetry, exploring how the world is shaped...)
2007(In "Tongues", Micheal O'Siadhail delights in language and...)
2010(For twenty years Micheal O'Siadhail's beloved wife, Bríd,...)
2015("The Five Quintets" is both poetry and cultural history. ...)
2018(Mícheál O. Siadhail considers modern Irish dialects again...)
1989Micheal is a founding member of Aosdána, an Irish association of artists.
Micheal married Bríd Ní Chearbhaill on July 2, 1970. She was a teacher and later head mistress in an inner-city Dublin primary school until her retirement in 1995 due to Parkinson's disease. Bríd died on June 17, 2013.
Later, Micheal married Christina Weltz, a surgeon.