About Colm Ó hEocha
Lived 1926 – 1997 (aged 70). Colm Ó hEocha was an Irish biochemist.
Colm Ó hEocha (; 19 September 1926 – 19 May 1997) was an Irish scientist and educationalist, who served as president of University College Galway and Chairman of the New Ireland Forum.
Ó hEocha was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, in 1926. His father, Séamus Ó hEocha, known as An Fear Mór, was headmaster of the Irish-language college at An Rinn (Ring), and was known as a roving teacher of Irish for the Gaelic League.
Ó hEocha died at his home in Galway on 19 May 1997.
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Irish biochemist
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Colm Ó hEocha was born on 19 September 1926.
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Colm Ó hEocha was a biochemist.
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