Kevin Danaher, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Kevin Danaher

Irish folkorist

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1913

Date of Death: 14-Mar-2002

Profession: historian

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Kevin Danaher (Irish, Caoimhín Ó Danachair) (30 January 1913 – 14 March 2002) was a prominent Irish folklorist with a special interest in ethnography and military history. Danaher is the author of 10 books about Irish traditional customs and beliefs, the best known of which are The Year in Ireland, In Ireland Long Ago, and Folktales from the Irish Countryside. A respected scholar, Danaher published more than 200 articles in academic journals.