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Brian O'Raghallaigh

Dr. Brian O'Raghallaigh

Leagan Gaeilge thíos:

I am an assistant professor in Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge at Dublin City University. I hold a BA (Mod.) in computational linguistics and a PhD in speech technology from Trinity College Dublin. My research focuses on digital terminology, onomastics and folkloristics, as well as phonetics and language technology. I am a recognised expert in digital onomastics and digital humanities more generally. I am the Co-Principal Investigator of the AHRC-IRC Decoding Hidden Heritages project (2021–24). I am the Principal Investigator of the Department of the Gaeltacht-funded Logainm Placenames Database of Ireland project (www.logainm.ie; meitheal.logainm.ie).

I am the technology manager of the Gaois research group (www.gaois.ie; github.com/gaois; docs.gaois.ie). I am module coordinator for LIG1004 (Irish Linguistics) and LIG1006 (Irish Onomastics), and module co-coordinator of LIG1010 (Corpus Research). I am the creator of the Gaois Linguistic Database of Irish-language Surnames (www.gaois.ie/en/surnames). I am the author of Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge (Cois Life, 2014) and creator of the RIA-funded www.fuaimeanna.ie. I am the product manager of Terminologue, the cloud-based terminology management platform (www.terminologue.org).

I was on the steering committee of the Department of the Gaeltacht and EU Directorate-General for Translation project to support GA terminology in the EU Institutions which concluded in 2025. I am on the Advisory Board and technical working group of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Historical Dictionary of Modern Irish (FNG). I am a member of the Society for Names Studies in Britain and Ireland (SNSBI), the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF), and the Core Interest Group for Irish Language Technology (CIGILT). I am a member of the Board of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) and was previously a member of the DRI Expert Advisory Group (EAG).

Irish version:

Is ollamh cúnta mé in Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge ag Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath. Tá BA (Mod.) sa ríomhtheangeolaíocht agus PhD sa teicneolaíocht urlabhra agam ó Choláiste na Tríonóide. Tá mo chuid taighde dírithe ar an téarmeolaíocht, an ainmeolaíocht agus an mbéaloideaseolaíocht dhigiteach, chomh maith leis an bhfoghraíocht agus an teicneolaíocht teanga. Is mé an Comh-Phríomhthaighdeoir ar an tionscadal Díchódú Oireachtaí Folaithe (2021–24) arna maoiniú ag an AHRC/IRC. Is mé an Príomhthaighdeoir ar thionscadal Logainm Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann arna maoiniú ag Roinn na Gaeltachta (www.logainm.ie; meitheal.logainm.ie).

Is mé an bainisteoir teicneolaíochta i ngrúpa taighde Gaois (www.gaois.ie; github.com/gaois; docs.gaois.ie). Is mé an comhordaitheoir modúil le haghaidh LIG1004 (Teangeolaíocht na Gaeilge) agus LIG1006 (Ainmeolaíocht na Gaeilge), agus is comh-chomhordaitheoir modúil mé ar LIG1010 (Taighde Corpais). Is mise a chruthaigh Bunachar Teangeolaíoch Sloinnte Gaeilge Gaois (www.gaois.ie/ga/surnames). Is mise a scríobh Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge (Cois Life, 2014) agus a chruthaigh www.fuaimeanna.ie arna maoiniú ag Coiste Léann na Gaeilge (RIA). Is bainisteoir táirge Terminologue mé, an t-ardán bainistíochta téarmaíochta néal-bhunaithe (www.terminologue.org).

Bhí mé ar choiste stiúrtha tionscadail de chuid Roinn na Gaeltachta agus Ard-Stiúrthóireachta an Aistriúcháin chun tacú le téarmeolaíocht GA in Institiúidí an AE a chríochnaigh i 2025. Tá mé ar Bhord Comhairleach agus ar ghrúpa oibre teicniúil Fhoclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge (FNG) de chuid Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann (RIA). Is ball mé den Chumann um Ainmeolaíocht sa Bhreatain agus in Éirinn (SNSBI), den Chumann Idirnáisiúnta um Eitneolaíocht agus Béaloideas (SIEF), agus den Chroíghrúpa Sainspéise i dTeicneolaíocht Teanga Gaeilge (CIGILT). Is ball mé de Bhord Thaisclann Dhigiteach na hÉireann (DRI). Ba bhall mé de Shainghrúpa Comhairleach (EAG) an DRI roimhe sin.

Research Interests

téarmeolaíocht, ainmeolaíocht, frásaíocht, béaloideaseolaíocht, acmhainní gréasáin, bunachair léacsacha, daonnachtaí digiteacha, foghraíocht, fóineolaíocht, teicneolaíocht teanga

terminology, onomastics, phraseology, folkloristics, web resources, lexical databases, digital humanities, phonetics, phonology, language technology

Teaching Interests

Gaeilge, teangeolaíocht, ainmeolaíocht, bunachair sonraí, teangeolaíocht chorpais.

Irish, linguistics, onomastics, databases, corpus linguistics.

Funding Highlights

  • Corpais Gaois | DCU PI | 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025
  • Logainm 2023-2025 | DCU PI | 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
  • Decoding Hidden Heritages in Gaelic Traditional Narrative | DCU PI | 01/08/2021 -  31/07/2024
  • Logainm.ie | DCU PI | 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2022
  • An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge (www.focloir.ie): Comhaid fuaime breise (2016) | DCU PI | 04/01/2016 - 30/06/2016
  • Transcription of an Irish conversational speech corpus | DCU PI | 01/03/2014 - 01/03/2016

CV

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD, Trinity College Dublin
    Project: Speech Technology
    Award date: 12/11/2010
  • Bachelor's Degree, Trinity College Dublin
    Project: Computer Science, Linguistics and Irish
    Award date: 12/11/2003