Dónall Mac Giolla Easpaig
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Dónall Mac Giolla Easpaig, M.A.
, is the Chief Placenames Officer in the Placenames Branch in the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs]] (An Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta) in Ireland. He is a leading authority on Irish placenames.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
, is the Chief Placenames Officer in the Placenames Branch in the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs]] (An Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta) in Ireland. He is a leading authority on Irish placenames.
Select bibliography
- "Aspects of variant word order in Early Irish." ÉriuÉriuIn Irish mythology, Ériu , daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron goddess of Ireland. Her husband was Mac Gréine ....
31 (1980). pp. 28–38. - "Noun + noun compounds in Irish placenames." Études CeltiquesÉtudes CeltiquesÉtudes Celtiques is a French academic journal of Celtic Studies, based in Paris.It started life under the name Revue Celtique, which was founded in 1870 by Henri Gaidoz. Between 1870 and 1934, as many as 52 volumes were published under the editorial supervision of Celtic scholars such as Henri...
18 (1981). pp. 151–163. - "Lough Neagh and Tynagh Revisited." Ainm 1 (1986). pp. 14–40.
- "The place-names of Rathlin Island." Ainm 4 (1989). pp. 3–89.
- "Placenames and early settlement in county Donegal." In Donegal: History and Society, edited by William Nolan, Liam Ronayne and Mairead Dunlevy. Dublin, 1996. pp. 149–182.
- "Breccán Cathe, a forgotten Derry saint." Ainm 7 (1996). pp. 75–88.
- "Dunlewy and Dún Lúiche." Ainm 7 (1996). pp. 105–107.
- "Early Ecclesiastical Settlement Names of County Galway." In Galway: History and Society - Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County, edited by Gerard Moran. Dublin, 1996. pp. 795–816. ISBN 0-906602-75-0.
External links
- Article "Placenames Policy and its Implementation". Placenames Database of Ireland.