Donla uí Bhraonáin
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Rugadh Donla uí Bhraonáin i mBaile Átha Cliath. Tá sí pósta ar Anraí Ó Braonáin agus tá cúigear clainne acu, Fiachna, Luán, Caoimhe, Cormac agus Cathal, mar aon le dáréag garchlainne. D’oibrigh sí mar léachtóir agus mar théarmeolaí le FIONTAR, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, ó 1994 go dtí 2008 nuair a chuaigh sí ar scor. Ceapadh ar Fhochoiste Téarmaí Seoltóireachta an Choiste Téarmaíochta í i 1986, tharla taithí ar sheoltóireacht aici le blianta roimhe sin, agus ceapadh mar bhall den Choiste Téarmaíochta í tar éis di tosú ag obair mar théarmeolaí in FIONTAR. Bhí sí páirteach freisin in obair thionscanta www.focal.ie. D’fhoilsigh Cois Life a saothar dátheangach, Paidreacha na Gaeilge (2009) mar aon leis an eagrán nua comhtháite den bhunsaothar Seanfhocla Chonnacht le Tomás Ó Máille, a chóirigh sí (2010). Foilsíodh freisin 500 Seanfhocal, Proverbs, Refranes, Przyslow (Cois Life, 2007), Ollscolaíocht Ghaeilge: Dúshláin agus Léargais (Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín agus Donla uí Bhraonáin, eag. DCU, 2004), Foclóir Fiontar (DCU, 2004), 1000 Téarma Ríomhaireachta (DCU, 2000). Foilsíodh freisin Leabhar Laethanta (Cois Life, 2013), dialann laethúil a sholáthraíonn míreanna gearra eolais faoi ghnéithe éagsúla de stair agus de shaíocht na hÉireann.
Donla uí Bhraonáin studied Celtic Studies in University College Dublin and spent a year on scholarship in the University of Oslo, Norway where she studied Norwegian, Old Norse and Folklore. She has an MA in Communications from Dublin City University. Donla has experience translating from English to Irish and doing editing work in Irish. She worked as lecturer and terminologist in Fiontar, DCU. In 1986, having been an avid sailor, she was appointed to a subcommittee charged with developing and conserving sailing terminology for the Terminology Committee and was later appointed a member of the Terminology Committee. She participated in the setting up of www.focal.ie, the National Terminology Database for Irish. Donla is married to Anraí ó Braonáin and they have a family of five — Fiachna, Luán, Caoimhe, Cormac and Cathal. She was active on the parents’ committee of Scoil Lorcáin while her children attended school and spent three years as Cathaoirleach of the school’s Board of Management.