Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (born Oliver Snoddy;[1] 18 May 1935 – 2 January 2025) was an Irish language activist, poet, writer, and publisher.

[3][4] From 1970 to 1973, he was co-editor with Mícheál Ó Bréartún of Pobal, an Irish language current affairs magazine.

He co-edited three editions, with Tomás Mac Síomóin, of the political, philosophical and literary journal Lasair.

[6] Ó Snodaigh argued against the views of this event made by Irish historians F.X.

Martin and Francis Shaw (the "two godfathers" of the book's title), whom he claimed are arguing from an anti-nationalist perspective.