Dr Conchur Roibeard O'Giollagain BA; MA; PHD.
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Biography:
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin is affiliated to the
School of Political Science and Sociology in the National University of Ireland Galway. His teaching and research
interests include language planning, sociolinguistics and linguistic
anthropology. Previously, he was the Head of the Language Planning Unit in Acadamh na
hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge and he contributes to the Acadamh’s MA sa Léann Teanga.
He co-authored the government-commissioned Gaeltacht survey Comprehensive Linguistic
Study of the Use of Irish in the Gaeltacht (2007). Conchúr received his PhD in Modern Irish from
UCD and he formerly lectured in the Department of Irish in St. Patrick’s
College, Dublin City University, and in the Department of Celtic Studies in the
Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. The National Institute for Regional and
Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, awarded him a
post-doctoral fellowship to examine aspects of the language dynamics and
linguistic anthropology of the Gaeltacht. Is ball de Scoil na hEolaíochta Polaitiúla agus na Socheolaíochta in Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh, é Conchúr Ó Giollagáin. Tá saothair éagsúla taighde a bhaineann le léann na hantraipeolaíochta, na sochtheangeolaíochta agus na pleanála teanga curtha i gcló aige. Bhíodh sé ina cheannasaí ar Aonad na Pleanála Teanga, Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge agus bíonn sé ag teagasc ar chlár iarchéime an Acadaimh, an MA sa Léann Teanga. Is comhúdar é ar an tionscnamh taighde sochtheangeolaíochta a choimisiúnaigh an Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta: Staidéar Cuimsitheach Teangeolaíoch ar Úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht (2007). Shaothraigh Conchúr a dhochtúirteacht sa Nua-Ghaeilge i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Bhíodh sé ina léachtóir i Roinn na Gaeilge i gColáiste Phádraig, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath agus roimhe sin i Roinn na Ceiltise in Ollscoil Chaitliceach Lublin, an Pholainn. Bhronn an Institiúid Náisiúnta um Anailís Réigiúnach agus Spásúil comhaltacht iardhochtúireachta air le staidéar a dhéanamh ar ghnéithe éagsúla de dhinimic teanga agus d’antraipeolaíocht teangeolaíochta na Gaeltachta. |
Books
| Jean le Du and Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2010) Une Vie Irlandaise. Du Connemara à Ráth Chairn: Histoire de la Vie de Micil Chonraí. Rennes: Terre de Brume. [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (1999) Stairsheanchas Mhicil Chonraí: Ón Máimín go Ráth Chairn. Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe: Cló Iar-Chonnachta. [Details] |
Book Chapters
Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2012) 'An Antraipeolaíocht Teanga' In: Ó hIfearnáin, T agus M. Ní Neachtain (eds). An tSochtheangeolaíocht: Feidhm agus Tuairisc. Dublin: Cois Life.  [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2012) 'An Mionteangachas agus na hEolaíochtaí Teanga' In: C. Lenoach, C. Ó Giollagáin & B. Ó Curnáin (eds). An Chonair Chaoch: An Mionteangachas sa Dátheangachas. Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe: Leabhar Breac. [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2011) 'An Domhandú agus Mionlaigh Teanga' In: Mac Cormaic, Breandán (eds). Féiniúlacht, Cultúr agus Teanga i Ré an Domhandaithe. Dublin: Coiscéim. [Details] |
| Seosamh Mac Donnacha and Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2009) 'The Irish Language and the Future of the Gaeltacht Regions in Ireland' In: John McDonagh, Tony Varley and Sally Shortall (eds). A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. Surrey: Palgrave. [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin and Seosamh Mac Donnacha (2008) 'The Gaeltacht Today' In: Nic Pháidín, C and S. Ó Cearnaigh (eds). A New View of the Irish Language. Dublin: Cois Life. [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2006) 'Gnéithe de Stair Theorainn na Gaeltachta: coimhlint idir dhá riachtanas' In: Doyle, A. and S. Ní Laoire (eds). Aistí ar an Nua-Ghaeilge in Ómós do Bhreandán Ó Buachalla. Dublin: Cois Life. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Ciarán Lenoach, Conchúr Ó Giollagáin agus Brian Ó Curnáin (Ed.). (2012) An Chonair Chaoch: an Mionteangachas sa Dátheangachas. Indreabhán, Co. na Gailimhe: Leabhar Breac. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2011) 'Speaker diversity in the majority-minority linguistic context' Annales, Series historia et sociologia 21 (1) :101-112. [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2008) 'Linguistic dimensions of the globalised frontier: old and new minorities in contact and context' International Journal of Anthropology 23 (n.3-4 (14-150)) :247-260. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (2011) The Eclipse of the First Language Minority Speaker: Deficiencies in Ethnolinguistic Acquisition and its Evasive Discourse . In: Lewis, H. and N. Ostler eds. Reversing Language Shift: How to Re-awaken a Language Tradition. Proceedings of the 14th Foundation for Endangered Languages Trinity College, Carmarthen, Wales, , 13-SEP-10 - 15-SEP-10 , pp.11-22 [Details] |
Published Reports
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, Seosamh Mac Donnacha, Aoife Ní Shéaghdha, Fiona Ní Chualáin agus Mary O’Brien. (2007) Staidéar Cuimsitheach Teangeolaíoch ar Úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht: Tuarascáil Chríochnaitheach. The Stationery Office, Dublin. [Details] |
| Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, Seosamh Mac Donnacha, Aoife Ní Shéaghdha, Fiona Ní Chualáin agus Mary O’Brien. (2007) Comprehensive Linguistic Study of the Use of Irish in the Gaeltacht: Principal Findings and Recommendations. The Stationery Office, Dublin. [Details] |