Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh is an Irish linguist who is Professor of Gaelic and Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts / Colaiste nan Ealain at the University of Glasgow.
[1][2] He earned a BA Hons and an MA from University College Dublin in Irish and Mathematics.
[1] He lectured at the University of Edinburgh from 1993 to 2001, where he set up Ionad na Gaeilge ("the Centre for Irish Studies").
[3] At the University of Glasgow, he has held the following positions: He is Director of the British Academy-funded project, Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic / Dachaigh airson Storas na Gaidhlig, which includes Corpas na Gaidhlig.
[5] His research work focusses on Scottish Gaelic, in particular its dialectology, history, terminology and phonology.