Gearóid Mac Niocaill
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Gearóid Mac Niocaill was one of the foremost twentieth-century scholars and interpreters of late medieval Irish tracts and professor of history at NUI Galway from 1977 until his retirement in 1997. His publication of key late medieval manuscripts in Latin and, especially, Irish restricted his academic audience but affirmed his commitment to the Irish language. Nonetheless, his Na Buirgéisi, written in Irish and Latin, is one of the most widely cited and indispensable texts on the burgesses and boroughs in late medieval Ireland. The growing school of literature examining the geographical and archaeological nature of Hiberno-Norman
towns have utilised this two-volume text in order to understand the constitutional structure of these towns.
Gearóid was born in Hull
, England
in 1932 to an Irish mother. His lifelong work in the Irish language built upon an earlier tradition of involvement in the Irish revival by English-born scholars like Robin Flower (Bláithín) and George Thomson (Seoirse Mac Tomáis). Mac Niocaill graduated with a BA in Latin and French from the University of Leeds in 1953. He presently travelled to Ireland
where he was awarded a post-graduate scholarship by the School of Celtic Studies in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
. In 1956 he was given responsibility for manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland
. He submitted a PhD entitled Cáipéisí i Dli i nGaeilge 1493-1621 in 1962 for which he was duly awarded his doctorate. Three years later, in 1965, Mac Niocaill was made an Assistant Professor in the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
.
Hiberno-Norman
The Hiberno-Normans are those Norman lords who settled in Ireland who admitted little if any real fealty to the Anglo-Norman settlers in England, and who soon began to interact and intermarry with the Gaelic nobility of Ireland. The term embraces both their origins as a distinct community with...
towns have utilised this two-volume text in order to understand the constitutional structure of these towns.
Gearóid was born in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1932 to an Irish mother. His lifelong work in the Irish language built upon an earlier tradition of involvement in the Irish revival by English-born scholars like Robin Flower (Bláithín) and George Thomson (Seoirse Mac Tomáis). Mac Niocaill graduated with a BA in Latin and French from the University of Leeds in 1953. He presently travelled to Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
where he was awarded a post-graduate scholarship by the School of Celtic Studies in 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...
. In 1956 he was given responsibility for manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland
National Library of Ireland
The National Library of Ireland is Ireland's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism is the member of the Irish Government responsible for the library....
. He submitted a PhD entitled Cáipéisí i Dli i nGaeilge 1493-1621 in 1962 for which he was duly awarded his doctorate. Three years later, in 1965, Mac Niocaill was made an Assistant Professor in the School of Celtic Studies 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...
.
External links
- Published works, compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin, CELT.