Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha wrote under the Irish pen-nameAn Seabhac (pronounced[ənˠˈʃəuk]; "TheHawk"; contemporary spellingAn Seaḃac). His most famous book is the semi-autobiographical comedyJimín Mháire Thaidhg, published in 1919,[2] which follows Jimín's childhood under the control of his powerful mother, Máire. ÓSiochfhradha became an active organiser for theIrish Volunteers in 1913 and was imprisoned three times for his activities.
The Irish postal service,An Post, released a 26 pence postage stamp on 7 April 1983 bearing a portrait of ÓSiochfhradha to commemorate the centenary of his birth.[4]
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (An Seabhac),An Baile seo 'gainn-ne: Cnuasach Sgéal n-Úrnua, Cónnradh na Gaedhilge: Cló-Chuallacht Fódhla (1913)
An Seabhac (Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha),Jimín Mháire Thaidhg, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1919)
An Seabhac,Jimín .i. eagrán scoile de "Jimín Mháire Thaidhg" [Jimín i.e., a school edition of "Jimín Mháire Thaidhg"], Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1921)
An Seabhac,Learner's English-Irish dictionary: for use in schools and colleges and by students in general, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1923)
An Seabhac,Seanfhocail na Muimhneach, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1926)
An Seabhac (ed.)Tóraidheacht an Ghiolla Dheacair agus a Chapaill, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1939)
An Seabhac (ed.)Tóraidheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne, Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann (Educational Company of Ireland) (1939)
An Seabhac (ed.)Laoithe na Féinne: Ceithre Laoithe agus Trí Fichid den bhFiannaigheacht, Dublin: Talbot Press (1941).
An Seabhac,Seanfhocail na Mumhan [Seanfhocail na Muimhneach (1926) translated into Dublin standard Irish and expanded] by Pádraig Ua Maoileoin: An Gum (1984),ISBN1-85791-511-9
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha,Jimeen: An Irish Comic Classic, [an English translation ofJimín Mháire Thaidhg], translated by Íde Ní Laoghaire and Peter Fallon, Dublin: O'Brien Press (1984)ISBN0-86278-680-0