Colm Ó Snodaigh

Colm Ó Snodaigh is a member of the traditional Irish folk group Kíla. Born in Dublin and reared on the south side of Dublin by Sandymount's sea, Colm is a native Irish speaker and was schooled at both Scoil Lorcáin and Coláiste Eoin. He completed a degree in Physiotherapy at University College Dublin in 1988.

Music - Ceol

He plays the flute, tin whistle, guitar, saxophone and percussion. He also sings with the group Kíla and released a solo album titled Giving in 2007 where he sings in all the tracks.[1] The album is a mixture of Colm's own compositions written in both Irish and English and was produced by Shay Fitzgerald. He released another album in 1990 of 10 acoustic pop songs in Irish, entitled Éist. He is currently working on his follow-up to Giving.

Writing - Scríobh

He has written one book of short stories entitled Turasóireacht (tourism/tripping) which was published in 1995 by Coiscéim. Subsequent stiries have been published in the anthologies Scéalta ón Aer (2000) eag Cathal Póirtéir and in Lón Léitheoireacht 2 (2008). His début novella Pat the Pipe - Píobaire (piper) was published to great acclaim in 2007 and a translation of Sandy Fitzgerald's children's story Céal & an Buachaill Gorm (Cale & the Blue Boy) was published in early 2008. He writes a monthly article on music for online magazine Beo.ie. One of the articles An Ghaoth Aneas was included in the New Island publication Sunday Miscellany - A Selection from 2006-08 following its broadcast in 2008 on RTÉ Radio 1. This same article was included, along with a sister article Ag Máirseáil i dTreo na Gréine, as a tribute to Pádraig Ó Cléirigh, in a posthumous collection of Pádraig's short stories published by Coiscéím in 2010, called An Bhréag & Scéalta Eile.

Many poetic-type doodlings hope to be collected some day in an anthology. They feel a little marginalised and neglected sometimes.

Soccer - Sacar

After periods with Shamrock Rovers F.C., Shelbourne F.C. and University College Dublin A.F.C., Ó Snodaigh was a squad member of the successful Bray Wanderers side that won the FAI Cup in 1990 at Lansdowne Road with a 3-0 win against St Francis, narrowly lost in the European Cup Winners Cup tie against Turkish side Trabzonspor, and finished runners-up in the League of Ireland first division to win promotion to the premier division in 1991.^{[citation needed]} That same year he was a central member of Bray's reserve side that finished runners-up in the League of Ireland B championship.^{[citation needed]} He won the B team player of the year award in 1990 and was a member of the first team that lost the President's Cup final 3-1 against Dundalk FC.^{[citation needed]}

In time he left Bray and became a member of Leinster Senior league side Pegasus FC where, over a seven year period, he was a member of their FAI Intermediate Cup winning team in 1992 against Bluebell, top scorer in 1996/7, selected for the Leinster Senior League selection team in 1992 and captain of the side that got relegated from the senior division in 1997 following a defeat away to Bluebell.^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

• He is the son of Irish/Gaelic publisher and author Pádraig Ó Snodaigh and artist Cliodhna Cussen.
• His brothers are Fergus, Aengus, Cormac, Rónán and Rossa.
• His nephews and nieces are - Aoife, Anraoi, Fearghal, Lorcán, Éadaoin, Leah, Pearl, Art, Ferdia, Ruby, Fionán,Tarach & Rudi.
• His great uncle Dennis Cussen ran in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, in the 100 yards competition, held the world record for fastest time over 100 yards on grass for a time and also played rugby for Ireland 15 times scoring a famous hat-trick of tries against England in 1926.

External links

• Official Kíla Website
• Biographical Information
• Colm's official Myspace
• Review of Giving by David Maybury Music 101, March 2008
• Review of Giving by Allan Wilkinson Fatea Magazine, October 2008
• Review of Giving by Mike Farragher Irish Voice, April 2008
• Review of Giving by Eelco Schilder in Folkworld issue 35 02/08
• Review of Giving by Catríona Boyle in Tasty Mag September 2008
• Review of Giving by Peter McGee in Bluesbunny Independent Magazine 2008
• Performance of Comes a Time by Colm Ó Snodaigh Balcony Tv 11.2.2009
• Léirmheas ar Pat the Pipe Píobaire le Manchán Magan Nós, 12/3/09
• Agallamh/Interview ar Beo.ie le Éamon Ó Dónal 2003
• Agallamh/Interview ar Raidió na Gaeltachta with Cearbhall Ó Síocháin 2007
• Agallamh/Interview on Beat 102/103 FM 2007
• Review of The Shoestring Collective evening in April 2008 by UisceBot
• Version of short story Victor from Colm's first book Turasóireacht 1996
• Podchraoladh/Podcast Colm ag léamh An Ghaoth Aneas Sunday Miscellany 17.3.09

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