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| Also known as | Seán 'ac onna |
| Born | 2 October 1919 |
| Died | 1996 (aged 76–77) |
| Genres | Irish traditional |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Labels | Gael Linn |
Seán 'ac Dhonncha (alternatively,Seán 'ac onna,Johnny Joe Pheaitsín, 2 October 1919 – 1996) was a traditional Irish singer.
Born inCarna,Conamara,County Galway the son of a fisherman, his siblings were Joe, Matt, Páraic,Bairbre, Bríd, Máiréad, Nóra, Eilís and Mary. A schoolfriend ofSeosamh Ó hÉanaí, 'ac Dhonncha won a scholarship to Coláiste Éinde and qualified as a primary teacher in 1940. He taught inCounty Cavan from 1947, and later spent twenty five years as principal ofAhascraghnational school.
He was the first traditional singer to record withGael Linn; won a gold medal at the 1953 Oireachtas; and was awarded the Gradam Shean-Nós Cois Life in 1995. In 1971, Claddagh Records releasedAn Aill Báin (The White Rock): Songs in Irish and English from Connemara. In 1994, Cló Iar-Chonnachta released aCD of his songs in Irish and English, entitledSeán 'ac Dhonncha: An Spailpín Fánach."
He married Bríd Ní Eidhn in 1956. They had children Féilim, Páraic, MacDara, Seán, and Sinéad.
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