Séamus Ó hEocha

Séamus Ó hEocha
Senator
In office
27 April 1938  7 September 1938
ConstituencyCultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born
James Hough

(1880-12-16)16 December 1880
County Limerick, Ireland
Died19 September 1959(1959-09-19) (aged 78)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMairéad Ní Dhruacháin
Children3, including Colm

Séamus Ó hEocha (16 December 1880 – 19 September 1959) nicknamed "An Fear Mór" (Irish for 'the Big Man', alluding to his stature), was an Irish educator and briefly an independent senator. He was active in the Gaelic League and became head teacher of Coláiste na Rinne in County Waterford.