Brian Ó Cuív
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Brian Ó Cuív was a Celtic scholar who specialised in Irish history and philology
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and later at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
. His later years were devoted to the compilation of a catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the University of Oxford
. The completed catalogue was published after his death.
He married Emer de Valera, daughter of Éamon de Valera
, with whom he had nine children. A son, Éamon Ó Cuív
, is a prominent Irish politician.
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
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Life
Ó Cuív was professor of Celtic Studies at University College DublinUniversity College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
and later at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Dublin, Ireland was established in 1940 by the Taoiseach of the time, Éamon de Valera under the . The Institute consists of 3 schools: The , the and the . The directors of these schools are currently Professor Werner Nahm, Professor Luke Drury and...
. His later years were devoted to the compilation of a catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. The completed catalogue was published after his death.
He married Emer de Valera, daughter of Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland...
, with whom he had nine children. A son, Éamon Ó Cuív
Éamon Ó Cuív
Éamon Ó Cuív is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Galway West constituency since 1992 and was previously a member of Seanad Éireann.-Early life:...
, is a prominent Irish politician.
Surname
Ó Cuív's surname was changed from Ó Caoimh (O'Keeffe) by his father, Shán Ó Cuív, a Cork journalist, who in the early 20th century, changed the spelling of his surname in order to conform with a simplified spelling system of his own invention which he called An Leitriú Shimplí. The letter 'v' is extremely rare in Irish outside modern loanwords.Works
His works include:- The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study (1951)
- Irish Dialects and Irish Speaking Districts: Three Lectures (1951)
- Parliament Na mBan, editor, (1952)
- Seven Centuries of Irish Learning: 1000-1700 (1961)
- A View of the Irish Language(1969)
- The Linguistic Training of the Mediaeval Irish Poet (1973)
- The Impact of the Scandinavian Invasions on the Celtic-speaking Peoples c.800-1100 A.D. (1983)
- Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries (2001)
External links
- A title-index of Ó Cuív's publications, 1942 - 1971
- http://bill.celt.dias.ie/vol4/author.php?AuthorID=199