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Breand谩n 脫 Doibhlin

Is ceannr贸da铆 i gcritic na Gaeilge 茅 Breand谩n 脫 Doibhlin. Bhunaigh s茅 Scoil Chritice Mh谩 Nuad, a chuir corr i gcinni煤int l茅irmheast贸ireacht litr铆ocht na Gaeilge.

Is ceannr贸da铆 i gcritic na Gaeilge 茅 Breand谩n 脫 Doibhlin. Bhunaigh s茅 Scoil Chritice Mh谩 Nuad, a chuir corr i gcinni煤int l茅irmheast贸ireacht litr铆ocht na Gaeilge.
Rugadh Breand谩n 脫 Doibhlin i gContae Th铆r Eoghain sa bhliain 1931, agus d鈥檉hreastail s茅 ar Chol谩iste Cholmcille i nDoire. Fuair 脫 Doibhlin oili煤int mar shagart i gCol谩iste Ph谩draig Mh谩 Nuad agus sa R贸imh. Tar 茅is d贸 iar-ch茅imeanna a chur i gcr铆ch i bParas agus i mBaile 脕tha Cliath, ceapadh mar Ollamh le Fraincis 茅 i gCol谩iste Ph谩draig Mh谩 Nuad.

Breand谩n 脫 Doibhlin is a pioneer of Irish literary criticism, who set up the Maynooth School of Criticism and revolutionised Irish language literature in the 1960s.
Born in Rooskey in County Tyrone in 1931, 脫 Doibhlin was educated at St. Columb鈥檚 in Derry, and was trained as a priest at St. Patrick鈥檚 College Maynooth as well as in Rome. After completing post-graduate degrees in Paris and in University College Dublin, 脫 Doibhlin was appointed as Professor with French in Maynooth.