Brian Ó Raghallaigh

Dr. Brian Ó Raghallaigh is an Assistant Professor in Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge at Dublin City University (DCU). He holds a BA (Mod.) in computational linguistics and a PhD in speech technology from Trinity College Dublin. His research focuses on digital terminology, onomastics, folkloristics, phonetics, and language technology. He is Co-Principal Investigator of the AHRC-IRC 'Decoding Hidden Heritages' project (2021–2024) and Principal Investigator of the Department of the Gaeltacht-funded 'Logainm Placenames Database of Ireland' project.

• Education: BA (Mod.) in Computational Linguistics (Trinity College Dublin), PhD in Speech Technology (Trinity College Dublin)
• Roles: Technology Manager of the Gaois research group, Module Coordinator for Irish Linguistics (LIG1004), Co-coordinator for Corpus Research (LIG1010)
• Publications: Authored Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge, creator of fuaimeanna.ie, and co-editor of Decoding the Oral Traditions of Scotland and Ireland.

His research interests span terminology, placename studies, digital humanities, and language preservation. He leads projects like Terminologue (a cloud-based terminology platform) and collaborates on initiatives such as the EU-GA terminology project. He is active in professional organizations like SNSBI, SIEF, and CIGILT.

Grants & Projects: Funded by AHRC/IRC, Department of the Gaeltacht, RIA. Key projects include Logainm.ie, Gaois surname database, and Historical Dictionary of Modern Irish.

Labs/Teams: Gaois research group (focused on language technology), Terminologue (terminology management), and collaborations with the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI).