Biography

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill has worked at the University of Limerick since January 2018. She was appointed Lecturer in Irish in September 2018. She teaches courses on Irish language and literature at UL, including 20th Century literature from the Donegal Gaeltacht, Celtic civilisation, dialectology, and sociolinguistics.Ailbhe studied Irish and French at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and graduated with a BA International degree in 2012. She completed her PhD thesis, which was funded by the Irish Research Council, under the supervision of Dr. Lillis Ó Laoire, NUIG, in 2017. She is particularly interested in the folklore and storytelling tradition of the Joyce Country and has presented her research on this topic at national and international conferences in recent years. Her first book to date, An Chaora Ghlas agus Scéalta Eile as Seanadh Farracháin, is a study of the international folktales collected in Seanadh Farracháin National School in 1937-38. It was published by Leabhar Breac in 2016 and was awarded the Phelan Conan Prize, NUIG, in 2017.

Research Interests

Irish language folklore and storytelling; International folktales; the dynamics of folklore collection in Ireland; the representation of women in Irish folktales; the contribution of women to the National Folklore Collection

Peer Reviewed Journals

2019

‘An Saol i Scáthán an Scéil: léamh soch-chultúrtha ar scéal iontais a d'inis Mícheál Breathnach ón Mhám, Contae na Gaillimhe'.

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2019) ‘An Saol i Scáthán an Scéil: léamh soch-chultúrtha ar scéal iontais a d'inis Mícheál Breathnach ón Mhám, Contae na Gaillimhe'. . Dublin :2-17

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2018

Iris Chumann Léann na Litríochta

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe; Ní Fhrighil, Rióna; Ó Mainnín, Mícheál (2018) Iris Chumann Léann na Litríochta. Belfast

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2016

‘Cinderella Chonnacht: An léargas a fhaightear ar bhanlaochra na sraithe ATU 510A i dtraidisiún scéalaíochta Chonnacht'.

Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2016) ‘Cinderella Chonnacht: An léargas a fhaightear ar bhanlaochra na sraithe ATU 510A i dtraidisiún scéalaíochta Chonnacht'. . Béaloideas: The journal of the Folklore Society of Ireland :144-169.

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Books

2016

An Chaora Ghlas agus Scéalta Eile as Seanadh Farracháin

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2016) An Chaora Ghlas agus Scéalta Eile as Seanadh Farracháin. Indreabhán, Gaillimh : Leabhar Breac

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Book Chapters

2020

Mhic Grianna, Sorcha Chonaill

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2020) Mhic Grianna, Sorcha Chonaill . Indreabhán : Cló Iar-Chonnacht An Bunachar Náisiúnta Beathaisnéisí Gaeilge

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Edited Books

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Other Journals

2021

‘Scéal Rí na Gréige' (review article of Ludwig Mühlausen, Séamus Ó Caiside and Scéal Rí na Gréige: the tale of ‘Three Golden Children' (ATU 707) in 1937 Donegal, by Maxim Fomin

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2021) ‘Scéal Rí na Gréige' (review article of Ludwig Mühlausen, Séamus Ó Caiside and Scéal Rí na Gréige: the tale of ‘Three Golden Children' (ATU 707) in 1937 Donegal, by Maxim Fomin. Cork Béascna

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2020

‘The Joys of Fieldwork' (review article of Life, lore and song/Binneas an tSiansa: Essays in Irish tradition in honour of Ríonach uí Ógáin by Kelly Fitzgerald et al, Dublin: Four Courts Press 2019).

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe. (2020) ‘The Joys of Fieldwork' (review article of Life, lore and song/Binneas an tSiansa: Essays in Irish tradition in honour of Ríonach uí Ógáin by Kelly Fitzgerald et al, Dublin: Four Courts Press 2019).. Dublin The Dublin Review of Books

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2019

‘Cold Iron' (review article of Cold iron: aspects of the occupational lore of Irish fishermen by Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, Dublin: Four Courts Press 2018).

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2019) ‘Cold Iron' (review article of Cold iron: aspects of the occupational lore of Irish fishermen by Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, Dublin: Four Courts Press 2018).. London Folk Life :74-76

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2018

Review of 'The Classic Fairy Tales: Second Norton Critical Edition' by Maria Tatar. Published by Norton (2017).

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2018) Review of 'The Classic Fairy Tales: Second Norton Critical Edition' by Maria Tatar. Published by Norton (2017).. : Taylor & Francis Folklife: the journal of the Society for Folklife Studies

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2018

‘An Páiste i dTír na nIontas': Máirtín Ó Direáin agus scéalaithe an tSrutháin' Alt a foilsíodh in Comhar [Márta 2018],

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2018) ‘An Páiste i dTír na nIontas': Máirtín Ó Direáin agus scéalaithe an tSrutháin' Alt a foilsíodh in Comhar [Márta 2018], . Comhar :28-31

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Conference Publications

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Conference Contributions

2021

Sabhail Mòr Ostaig Spring Seminar Series

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2021) Sabhail Mòr Ostaig Spring Seminar Series.

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2020

The University of California Celtic Studies Conference

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2020) The University of California Celtic Studies Conference.

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2019

Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2019) Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge.

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2018

Turas na mBan

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2018) Turas na mBan.

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2018

Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2018) Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge.

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2018

Seimineáir Léann na Gaeilge

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2018) Seimineáir Léann na Gaeilge.

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2018

Léann na Sionainne

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2018) Léann na Sionainne.

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2018

Aduaidh: Comhdháil Cois Laoi ar Dhúchas Uladh

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2018) Aduaidh: Comhdháil Cois Laoi ar Dhúchas Uladh.

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2018

Irish Conference on Folklore and Ethnology

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2018) Irish Conference on Folklore and Ethnology.

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2018

Comhdháil Aduaidh

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2018) Comhdháil Aduaidh .

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2018

Conference on Peig Sayers (1873-1958) and Women's Storytelling

Nic Giolla Chomhaill, Ailbhe (2018) Conference on Peig Sayers (1873-1958) and Women's Storytelling.

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2017

Irish Conference of Folklore and Ethnology

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2017) Irish Conference of Folklore and Ethnology.

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2017

Seimineár Taighde Iarchéime

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2017) Seimineár Taighde Iarchéime.

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2017

Annual conference of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2017) Annual conference of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore.

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2017

Ar an Imeall i Lár an Domhain

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2017) Ar an Imeall i Lár an Domhain.

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2017

Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2017) Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge.

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2016

International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2016) International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference.

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2015

Annual conference of the Celtic Studies Association of North America

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2015) Annual conference of the Celtic Studies Association of North America.

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2015

International Celtic Studies Congress

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2015) International Celtic Studies Congress .

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2015

Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2015) Comhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge.

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2015

Postgraduate Research Seminar

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2015) Postgraduate Research Seminar.

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2014

Chomhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge

Rióna Ní Fhrighil; Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2014) Chomhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge.

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2014

Seimineár Taighde Sparánacht Uí Eithir

Ailbhe Nic Giolla Chomhaill (2014) Seimineár Taighde Sparánacht Uí Eithir.

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