The Arts
Sean O'Faoláin MA, HDE '22
Author
Daniel Corkery Honours MA Thesis, '29, Honorary DLitt NUI, '48
Playwright and Author
Aloys Fleischmann (Deceased) BMus '31, MA '32
Professor of Music, UCC Composer & Founder Cork Symphony Orchestra & Founder Cork International Choral Festival
John A. Murphy BA '48, HDE '49, MA '51, PhD, DLitt NUI '01
Historian & Author, Professor of Irish History, UCC 1971-1990
Emeritus Professor of History, UCC since 1990
Member of Seanad Eireann '77-'83, and '87-'92
Sean O'Riada BA '48, BMus
Composer & Musician. Formed Ceoltoin Cualam which spearheaded the Irish traditional music revival. Lecturer in Irish Music, UCC
Margaret McCurtain, BA '49
Historian and Author
Eugene McCabe BA '53
Writer and Playwright
Professor Breandan O Buachalla BA '57, MA '58, PhD '70
Irish Scholar, Author & Academic
Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill BA '72, HDE '73
Poet writing exclusively in Irish
Noreen Ni Riain BMus '72, HDE '73
Irish Musician
Micheal O'Suilleabhain BA, MA '73
Irish Musician & Composer
Philip King BA'74
Founder of the Band Scullion. Film Director/Producer with South Wind Blows
Member of the Arts Council
Theo Dorgan BA'74, MA '75
Poet, Prose Writer, Editor and Translator
Paul Durcan BA '74
Poet
Nollaig Casey BMus '76
Traditional Irish Musician & Founding Member of Traditional Irish Music Group, Planxty
Eleanor Malone BMus '76
Piano Accompanist and Performer
Fiona Wilson (Shaw) BA '79
Actress & Theatre Director
Mel Mercier BA '89
Composer, Musician and Lecturer Department of Music, UCC
Majella Cullagh DipDent Hyg '90
Soprano
Julie Feeney MPhil '93, BMus '94
Composer and Performer
Recipient of the Choice Irish Music Awards, Music Album of the Year in 2005
Des Bishop BA '98
Comedian and Performer

