Address: School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Research Interests: Dialectology, sociolinguistics, linguistics, bilingualism, documentation and language-repository of Irish, especially Connacht Irish and the Galway Gaeltacht; as well as the other Celtic languages.
Biographical Sketch:
I am from Dublin and learnt my Irish from natives of Maínis and Carna in County Galway. I received three degrees in the Departments of Modern Irish, Old Irish and Welsh in University College Dublin: BA (1987), MA in Celtic Studies (1989) and PhD (1997) on the Irish of Iorras Aithneach. I got an MSc in Phonetics (1990) in the University of Edinburgh. I have been employed since 1994 in the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
‘Cróineolaíocht na Gaeilge Iarthraidisiúnta i gConamara, 1950–2004’, Éigse 39, 1–43. (2016)
Péterváry, T., Ó Curnáin, B., Ó Giollagáin, C. agus Sheahan, J. Iniúchadh ar an gCumas Dátheangach: An sealbhú teanga i measc ghlúin óg na Gaeltachta. Analysis of Bilingual Competence: Language acquisition among young people in the Gaeltacht. Baile Átha Cliath: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta. (2014) http://www.cogg.ie/wp-content/uploads/iniuchadh-ar-an-gcumas-datheangach.pdf
‘An Dán Díreach, Carnach, Meánach’ in Ilteangach, Ilseiftiúil, Mac Amhlaigh, L. agus Ó Curnáin, B. (eag.í). Ilteangach, Ilseiftiúil: Féilscríbhinn in ómós do Nicholas Williams, A festschrift in honour of Nicholas Williams, Arlen House. 328–95. (2012)
Lenoach, C., Ó Giollagáin, C. agus Ó Curnáin, B. (eag.í) An Chonair Chaoch: an Mionteangachas sa Dátheangachas, Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán. (2012)
Thank you to @Bernhard_Baver and all @EarlyIrishMU for organising this! The audience were very engaging, with great discussions afterwards on the ethics of rebinding, the publishing history of Irish vernacular law, & potential projects for the future. Am buzzing with thoughts 😎 twitter.com/Bernhard_Baver…Retweeted by
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@Naoicea from @SCSLibrary giving a great lecture on Michél Ó Cléirigh's Commentary to the Félire Óengusso, & the transmission of verse extracts in his MSS, at the Ó Cléirigh research seminar last Friday #diasdiscoversRetweeted by
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Call for papers is out! Deadline 29th of November! Really happy with keynote speakers working on medieval Dutch/French, medieval German/Latin, medieval Breton/Irish/Latin, and medieval Hebrew/Arabic! pic.twitter.com/pvmlfUXTXf
Have a look back at #teachingcodex to learn fascinating facts and hear about the untold benefits that @DIAS_ISOS has brought to scholarship. Providing immediate access to digitised manuscripts, ISOS is one of the oldest programmes of its kind in Europe. #DIASdiscovershttps://t.co/nw4UtVIdxc
Next up at #SCSTionól2019: Ciaran McDonough (@metamedievalist) with insights into "Ancient Laws and Institutes of Ireland, Golden Ages, and the British Government" Retweeted by
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Dr Brian Ó Curnáin
Title: Dialectologist
E-Mail: bcurnain@celt.dias.ie
Phone: +353 1 6140100 ext. 172
Address: School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Selected Publications:
Link for all publications
‘Cróineolaíocht na Gaeilge Iarthraidisiúnta i gConamara, 1950–2004’, Éigse 39, 1–43. (2016)
Péterváry, T., Ó Curnáin, B., Ó Giollagáin, C. agus Sheahan, J. Iniúchadh ar an gCumas Dátheangach: An sealbhú teanga i measc ghlúin óg na Gaeltachta. Analysis of Bilingual Competence: Language acquisition among young people in the Gaeltacht. Baile Átha Cliath: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta. (2014) http://www.cogg.ie/wp-content/uploads/iniuchadh-ar-an-gcumas-datheangach.pdf
‘An Dán Díreach, Carnach, Meánach’ in Ilteangach, Ilseiftiúil, Mac Amhlaigh, L. agus Ó Curnáin, B. (eag.í). Ilteangach, Ilseiftiúil: Féilscríbhinn in ómós do Nicholas Williams, A festschrift in honour of Nicholas Williams, Arlen House. 328–95. (2012)
Lenoach, C., Ó Giollagáin, C. agus Ó Curnáin, B. (eag.í) An Chonair Chaoch: an Mionteangachas sa Dátheangachas, Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán. (2012)
The Irish of Iorras Aithneach, County Galway. Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath. (2007). Volume I, Volume II, Volume III, Volume IV
Online Resources and Recordings:
School of Celtic Studies
Thank you to @Bernhard_Baver and all @EarlyIrishMU for organising this! The audience were very engaging, with great discussions afterwards on the ethics of rebinding, the publishing history of Irish vernacular law, & potential projects for the future. Am buzzing with thoughts 😎 twitter.com/Bernhard_Baver… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
@Naoicea from @SCSLibrary giving a great lecture on Michél Ó Cléirigh's Commentary to the Félire Óengusso, & the transmission of verse extracts in his MSS, at the Ó Cléirigh research seminar last Friday #diasdiscovers Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Happy Library Ireland Week! How does your library inspire you? #Competition #winanipad Share your library story with the hashtag #liw2019 for your chance to win! #librariesinspire Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Last week to put in an abstract folks! Deadline this Friday! #DIASDiscovers #MMM20 @SCSLibrary twitter.com/Naoicea/status… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
For our final session of the day - Elizabethanne Boran @EdwardWorthLib on making a MOOC on the history of the book #LAIRBG19 futurelearn.com/courses/histor… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
@maryrboyle describing @TeachingCodex & expanding beyond Latin alphabet. We followed the Irish session earlier this year! @DIAS_Dublin #codicology #palaeography #outreach #LAIRBG19 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Find out more about 'Teaching the Codex' and see Barbara McCormack's blog post on her involvement here teachingthecodex.com/2018/06/29/spe… @library_MU #LAIRBG19 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Once again @DIAS_ISOS makes an appearance @ #LAIRBG19 as @maryrboyle speaks about #teachingcodex twitter.com/SCSLibrary/sta…
Great to see images from @DIAS_ISOS being mentioned by Victoria Smyth @DCULIB at #LAIRBG19 @CBL_Dublin #DIASdiscovers
Sources Evelyn Flanagan uses when developing the pedagogical role @ucdspeccoll to more than show & tell sessions. #LAIRBG19 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Final talk of a very busy and successful #SCSTionól2019 When was a túath not a túath and a church not a church? Thomas Charles-Edwards
Editing a fragmentary legal source: A study of the Senchas Már Status-Tract @maria_hallinan #SCSTionól2019
Was Cú Chulainn born in a barn or a palace with swinging doors? asks Damian McManus @TCDRnaGaeilge #SCSTionól2019
Andrea Palandri @SCSLibrary concludes the morning session #SCSTionól2019 #DIASdiscovers
Day 3 of #SCSTionól2019 starts with Roisín McLaughlin
Celtica Vol. 31 launched tonight at #SCSTionól2019 and will be available to purchase tomorrow books.dias.ie Edited by Barry J.Lewis and Ruairí Ó hUiginn with assistance of @ChantalKobel @Naoicea Andrea Palandri and Daniel Watson #DIASdiscovers
@metamedievalist rocking it at with chair Andrea of @SCSLibrary #SCSTionól2019 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Next up at #SCSTionól2019: Ciaran McDonough (@metamedievalist) with insights into "Ancient Laws and Institutes of Ireland, Golden Ages, and the British Government" Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library