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Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha

b. 1957

Irish linguist

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Born 1957. Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha is an Irish linguist.

Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha is an Irish academic and scholar. She has taught at Galway since 1996.

Her work covers medieval and modern Irish and its literature. She co-edited The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Volumes IV and V: Irish Women's Writings and Traditions in 2002.

Selected bibliography

(Review of) J.M. Blázquez's Religiones Prerromanas (Madrid 1983) "Faoi Thuairim na Deorantachta (Translation of Joep Leerssen's 'Celebrating the Unfamiliar')" in Nua-Léamha, Dublin, 1996 The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Volumes IV and V: Irish Women's Writings and Traditions, 2002. "A note on Early Irish terms for 'blue'": addendum to A paler shade of blue: the symbology of glass beads in early medieval Ireland, by Mags Mannion, Oxford, 2017.

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Important facts

Born
1957, County Waterford
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Positions held
Chair of Old and Middle Irish and Celtic Philology in Galway

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha?

Irish linguist

When was Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha born?

Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha was born in 1957 in County Waterford.

What is Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha's occupation?

Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha is a linguist.

What nationality is Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha?

Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha is Irish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha

· Wikidata: Q28741903

· DBpedia: Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha

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