Thom's Irish Who's Who/Gwynn, Edward John

3138984Thom's Irish Who's Who — Gwynn, Edward John


GWYNN, Edward John, Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, since 1893; Lecturer in Celtic Languages in the University of Dublin since 1907: b. 1st April, 1868, son of Rev. John Gwynn, D.D., late Regius Professor of Divinity in University of Dublin. Educ.: St. Columba's College and Trinity College, Dublin (Scholar, 1888, Univ. Student, 1889); m. 1906, Olive Mary, dau. of Col. J. G. Ponsonby; has three sons, two daus. Todd Lecturer in Celtic Languages in Royal Irish Academy, 1899-1904; Commissioner of National Education, 1905-1915. Pubns.: The Metrical Dindsenchas, parts i., ii., iii. (Todd Lectures Series): Catalogue of Irish MSS. in Trinity College, Dublin (jointly with late Rev. T. K. Abbott, D.D.); Articles on Irish Literature and Philology. Res.: 34 Trinity College, Dublin.