Mícheál Ó hAodha (born 1969) is an Irish poet and nonfiction writer. He also works in the departments of history and

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at the

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, where he is a part-time

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Works

Ó hAodha's poems have been collected in the books *''Dúchas Dóchasach Survivor": Representations of the New Irish' (as Michael Hayes, illustrated by Jean Hakizimana, Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2007) *''Slán le hÉireann Farewell to Ireland: Migrant Poems' (Coiscéim, 2012) *''Leabhar Dubh an tSneachta he Black Book of Snow' (2015) *''Leabhar na nAistear he Book of Journeys' (Coiscéim, 2017) *''Leabhar na nAistear II'' (Coiscéim, 2019) He is also the author of: *''Canting with Cauley: a Glossary of Travellers' Cant/Gammon'' (with William Cauley, A. & A. Farmar, 2006) *''Parley with me: a Compendium of Fairground Speech'' (A. & A. Farmar, 2006) *''Irish Travellers: Representations and Realities'' (as Michael Hayes, Liffey Press, 2007) *''Postcolonial Artist: Johnny Doran and Irish Traveller Tradition'' (with David Duohy, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008) *''"Insubordinate Irish": Travellers in the Text'' (Manchester University Press, 2011) He has a particular interest in minority groups including

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and the Irish-speaking minority of the west of Ireland and has written many books in collaboration with Travellers,

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, fairground/circus people and others. He has also written on the experiences of Irish emigrants, and the Irish experience in Britain.

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