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Abaigéal Drummy
Award: Fulbright FLTA
Institution: University of Limerick
Year: 2023
Abaigéal Drummy graduated with a first-class honours degree in Applied Languages from the University of Limerick in 2022. During her time at the university, she was elected as the President of An Cumann Gaelach in her final year and was also appointed as a student representative for the Irish language and a member of Coiste na Gaeilge. She received multiple Volunteer Awards from the President of UL in recognition of her efforts with An Cumann Gaelach and various charity organisations.
Abaigéal went on to achieve a first-class honours MA in Irish degree from the same university. While pursuing her MA, she worked as a language teacher for undergraduate and international students. Abaigéal has a keen research interest. Her undergraduate thesis, which focused on the portrayal of women in Early Modern Irish literature, was accepted to the All-Ireland Conference of Undergraduate Research, and she was awarded joint winner of the Inaugural Centre for Early Modern Studies Dissertation Prize. Her MA thesis focuses on the importance of non-verbal communication in Irish Language films, and she achieved an A1 result. Abaigéal was awarded an FLTA award to the University of Montana.
ChĂ©imigh AbaigĂ©al NĂ Dhroma Ăł Ollscoil Luimnigh le cĂ©im chĂ©adonĂłracha sna Teangacha Feidhmeacha. Le linn a trĂ©imhse san ollscoil, toghadh Ă ina Reachtaire ar an gCumann Gaelach. Ceapadh Ă mar ionadaĂ na mac lĂ©inn ar son na Gaeilge agus ina bhall de Choiste na Gaeilge. Bhronn Uachtarán na hOllscoile Gradaim d’Oibrithe Deonacha uirthi mar aitheantas ar a cuid iarrachtaĂ leis an gCumann Gaelach agus le heagraĂochtaĂ carthanachta Ă©agsĂşla.
D’éirigh le hAbaigĂ©al cĂ©im MA le cĂ©adonĂłracha a bhaint amach san ollscoil chĂ©anna. Le linn di MA a bhaint amach, d’oibrigh sĂ mar theagascĂłir le Gaeilge do mhic lĂ©inn fochĂ©ime agus mic lĂ©inn idirnáisiĂşnta. Tá suim mhĂłr sa taighde ag AbaigĂ©al. Glacadh lena tráchtas fochĂ©ime, a dhĂrigh ar lĂ©iriĂş na mban i litrĂocht na Nua-Aoise Moiche, chuig an gComhdháil um Thaighde FochĂ©ime na hÉireann, agus bronnadh duais an Ionaid um staidĂ©ar na Nua-Aoise don tráchtas is fearr i rĂ©imse na Nua-Aoise Moiche uirthi. DĂrĂonn a tráchtas MA ar thábhacht na cumarsáide neamhbhriathartha i gcĂşrsaĂ scannánaĂochta na Gaeilge, agus bhain sĂ toradh A1 amach. Beidh AbaigĂ©al ag dul chun Gaeilge a theagasc sna Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá mar dhámhachtaĂ Fulbright FLTA.