Draft:Gordon McCoy
A brief account of the life and works of Gordon.
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Gordon Mc Coy was a writer with interests in Language Policy, the Politics of Identity, Language Planning and Policy, the Gaelic language and Irish History. [1]
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Gordon McCoy | |
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| Born | Saintfield, County Down, Ireland |
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| Occupation | writer |
Education
He obtained a degree in Celtic languages and Social Anthropology and in 1997 he was awarded a doctorate by Queens University for his thesis to Protestants who learned Irish.[2]
Interests and career
Gordon was a member of two committees of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (the Cultural Diversity Council Group and the Research and Resource Advisory Group). He was a member of Foras na Gaeilge and was a member of the committee reviewing the Department of Education's cross-community policy. He joined the ULSTER Trust (An tIontaobhas ULTACH) in 1997 and was its development officer.[3]
Works
McCoy was co-editor of Aithne na nGael/Gaelic Identities (2000), which compares the Gaelic language traditions in Ireland and Scotland. He has written numerous articles for scholarly journals on aspects of the language movement and Protestant learners of the language, and publishes articles on themes relating to politics and culture. He and Róise Ní Bhaoill wrote “Taisce Focal”, (“Word Deposit”), an article for learners on the web-site Beo! In this series, they presented words and phrases that can be found in the Gaeltacht but are unknown to many language learners. They wrpte about a specific theme each month.[4]
Bibliography
External links
- 'Protestant Learners of Irish in Northern Ireland' le Gordon McCoy (as Béarla) Archived 2009-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Good News in Gaelic le Gordon McCoy (i mBéarla) Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
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