Life
1916-1996; b. Limerick; ed., Belvedere College, UCD, and Univ. of Paris;
dissertation on Irish dialects; briefly worked at DIAS before moving to
UCD; issued English-Irish Dictionary (1959); appt. Professor
of Modern Irish, UCD, 1960; linguistic studies incl. The Irish of Cois
Fhairrge, Co. Galway (1945), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: an Deilbhíocht
(1953); Foirisiún Focal as Gaillimh (1985); gen.
ed., Foclóir na Nua-Ghaeilge for RIA, 1976- ; ed. modern
Irish short stories as Nuascéalaíocht, 1940-1950
(1952); ed. Comhar; ed. diary of Amhloaibh O Suilleabháin
as ], Cín Lae Amhlaoibh (1970), and trans. as The Diary
of An Irish Countryman (1979).
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Works
'Nótaí ar an Aisling Fháthchiallaigh', in S. O'Brien,
ed., Measgra i gCuimhne Mhichíl uí Chléirigh (Dublin:
Assisi 1944); The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic
Study (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 1945); Gaeilge
Chois Fhairrge: an Deilbhíocht (Baile Átha Cliath: Institiúid
Árd-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath 1953); ‘Liam O’Flaherty - Translator
(?)’, Éire-Ireland, 3, 2 (Summer 1968), pp.149-53; Foirisiún Focal as Gaillimh (Baile Átha Cliath: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann
1985).
Edited works, ed., Humphrey O’Sullivan [Amhlaoibh Súilleabháin], Cín Lae Amhlaoibh (Baile Átha Cliath: Clóchomhar 1970) [selection]; ed., Phádraic Ó Conaire, Clocha ar a Charn (Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar 1982) [incl. de Bhaildraithe, ‘An tAthair peadar agus an Craobhín, Conspóid faoi Phádraic Ó Conaire’, pp.101-06].
Translations, trans. of Frank O'Connor, ‘Darcy in Tír na nÓg’, Éire-Ireland, 3, 2 (Summer 1968), pp. 57-62; trans. of Humphrey O’Sullivan [Amhlaoibh Súilleabháin], Cín Lae Amhlaoibh as The Diary of An Irish Countryman (Cork: Mercier 1979; rep. 1993).
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Criticism
Seosamh Watson, ed., Féilscríbhinn Thomáis de
Bhaldraithe (1986) [contribs. incl. Alan Harrison, et al.]
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References
University of Ulster Central Library holds English-Irish Dictionary
(Dublin: Oifig an tSoláthair 1959); Do., with Terminological Additions
and Corrections (Dublin: Stationery Office 1978); Airneán: eine
Sammlung von Texten ausCarna, Co. na Gaillimhe/herausgegebe/1996; Aistí
ó Chléire / Donnchadh Ó Drisceoil / Tomás
De Bhaldraithe a chuir in e/1987; Aodh Mac Aingil agus an Scoil Nua-Ghaeilge
i Lobháin/1985; Cín lae Amhlaoibh / Tomás de Bhaldraithe
(a chuir in eagar)/1970; Cín lae Amhlaoibh. English]/1979; English-Irish
dictionary: with terminological additions and corrections e/1992; English-Irish
Dictionary : Terminological Additions and Corrections/1978; English-Irish
dictionary / edited by Tomás De Bhaldraithe/1959; Focloir Gaeilge-Bearla/Niall
O Dongill A Chuir in aagar; Eagarthoir Comhai [sic]/1978; Foclóir
Gaeilge-Béarla / Niall Ó Dónaill a chuir in eagar
/ eagarthóir comha/1977; Also Gaeilge Cois Farraige [incomplete
citation].
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