Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin was born in Killarney, County Kerry. He came to live at Callan County Kilkenny, when he was nine years old, joining his father, Donncha Ó Súilleabháin. Father and son established themselves as teachers in the surrounding towns.
Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin was born in Killarney, County Kerry. At the age of nine, he moved to Callan, County Kilkenny, where he began living with his father, Donncha Ó Súilleabháin, and together they established themselves as educators in the local towns.