About Breandán Ó Buachalla
Lived 1936 – 2010 (aged 74). Breandán Ó Buachalla was an Irish linguist.
Breandán Ó Buachalla (1936 – 20 May 2010) was an Irish scholar of the Irish language. According to Raidió Teilifís Éireann, he was "the leading authority on Gaelic poetry and writing in early modern Ireland" and "one of the most prominent Irish language academics of his generation". The Irish Times described him as "eminent". His magnum opus was his seventeenth century literary and political study, Aisling Ghéar. Following his death, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin, paid tribute.
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Who was Breandán Ó Buachalla?
Gaelic language scholar
When was Breandán Ó Buachalla born?
Breandán Ó Buachalla was born on 15 January 1936 in Cork.
When did Breandán Ó Buachalla die?
Breandán Ó Buachalla died on 20 May 2010.
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Breandán Ó Buachalla was a linguist.
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Breandán Ó Buachalla was Irish.
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