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Mícheál O'Súilleabháin(1950-2018)

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Mícheál O'Súilleabháin was born on 10 December 1950 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was a composer, known for It's Handy When People Don't Die (1980), Eurovision Song Contest (1956) and Pioneers and Aviators (2014). He was married to Helen Phelan and Nóirín Ní Riain. He died on 7 November 2018 in Limerick, Ireland.
BornDecember 10, 1950
DiedNovember 7, 2018(67)
BornDecember 10, 1950
DiedNovember 7, 2018(67)
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Known for

It's Handy When People Don't Die
  • Composer
  • 1980
Eurovision Song Contest (1956)
Eurovision Song Contest
7.3
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Pioneers and Aviators
  • Composer(as Micheal O'Suilleabhain)
  • 2014
This is Limerick (2011)
This is Limerick
Video
  • Composer
  • 2011

Credits

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Composer

  • President Michael D Higgins Freedom of Limerick (2014)
    President Michael D Higgins Freedom of Limerick
    Video
    • music by
    • 2014
  • Pioneers and Aviators
    • Composer (as Micheal O'Suilleabhain)
    • 2014
  • The Knight of Glin - The Last Interview (2011)
    The Knight of Glin - The Last Interview
    Video
    • composer
    • 2011
  • This is Limerick (2011)
    This is Limerick
    Video
    • music by
    • 2011
  • It's Handy When People Don't Die
    • Composer
    • 1980

Soundtrack

  • Eurovision Song Contest (1956)
    Eurovision Song Contest
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Lumen"
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Micheal O'Suilleabhain
  • Born
    • December 10, 1950
    • Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
  • Died
    • November 7, 2018
    • Limerick, Ireland(after a prolonged illness)
  • Spouses
      Helen Phelan? - November 7, 2018 (his death)

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