Niall Ó Dónaill
Male, Deceased Person
1908 – 1995
Who was Niall Ó Dónaill?
Niall Ó Dónaill was an Irish language lexicographer from Loughanure, County Donegal.
Ó Dónaill is most famous for his work as editor of the 1977 Irish-English dictionary Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, which is still widely used today.
Ó Dónaill received his education at Saint Eunan's College in Letterkenny and went on to study in University College Dublin.
Ó Dónaill wrote the book Bruigheann Féile which is based on stories of pastimes in the Gaeltacht town Loughanure and its surrounding area. Ó Dónaill's book Na Glúnta Rosannacha was first published in 1952.
Ó Dónaill died in 1995.
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- Born
- 1908
Loch an Iúir - Lived in
- County Donegal
- Died
- Feb 10, 1995
Dublin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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