Irish was the spoken language in Ballyloughane at the time, and the oral tradition, or bealoideas was an important part of everyday life.
Tadhg went to the Old Monastery School in Market Street, and later, attended night classes in The Mechanics Institute.
In 1923, he began to write for newspapers and journals, actively encouraged by Father Martin O'Donnell, the author of Oileain Arainn.
Many of his stories were based on memories of the past and the folklore and the pisreogs (Irish, superstitions) of the area around Ballyloughane and the sea.
His papers have been donated to The Hardiman Library in University College, Galway.