Seán Ó Súilleabháin (30 November 1903 – 13 December 1996)[1] was a teacher and folklorist with the Irish Folklore Commission.
In 1934, he earned an external BA in Celtic Studies from University College London, followed by an MA.
In 1935, he became the first archivist with the Irish Folklore Commission, which had been established, and received training at Uppsala University in Sweden.
[1] Following the commission's closure, he worked as a lecturer at University College Dublin.
He died on 13 December 1996, and is buried in Shanagangan Cemetery, County Dublin.