Mícheál O'Súilleabháin was a composer, known for It's Handy When People Don't Die (1980), Living the Tradition: an enchanting journey into old Irish airs (2014) and The Story of Ireland (2011). He was married to Helen Phelan and Nóirín Ní Riain. He died on November 7, 2018 in Limerick, Ireland.