Brian Ó Cuív | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 1916 (1916-11-20) |
| Died | 14 November 1999 (1999-11-15) (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Spouse | Emer de Valera |
| Children | 9 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Celtic studies |
| Sub-discipline | Irish history andphilology |
| Institutions | University College Dublin |
| Notable works | The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study |
Brian Ó Cuív (20 November 1916 – 14 November 1999)[1] was an Irish scholar who specialised in Celtic history andphilology.
Ó Cuív was professor of Celtic Studies atUniversity College Dublin and later at theDublin Institute for Advanced Studies.[2] His later years were devoted to the compilation of a catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in theUniversity of Oxford.[3] The completed catalogue was published after his death.
He married Emer de Valera — a daughter ofÉamon de Valera. They had nine children. Emer died in 2012.[4] Their son —Éamon Ó Cuív — is a former Irish politician.[2]
Ó Cuív's surname was changed fromÓ Caoimh (O'Keeffe) by his father, Shán Ó Cuív, a Cork journalist, who in the early 20th century changed the spelling of his surname to conform with a simplified spelling system of his own invention, which he calledAn Leitriú Shimplí.[5] The letter 'v' is extremely rare inIrish outside modernloanwords.[6][7]
His works include:
