T. F. O'Rahilly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

T. F. O'Rahilly

Irish linguist

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1882

Place of Birth: Listowel, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1953

Profession: linguist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Thomas Francis O'Rahilly (Irish: Tomás Ó Rathile; 1883–1953) was an Irish scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly in the fields of historical linguistics and Irish dialects.
He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and died in Dublin in 1953.
He is the creator of O'Rahilly's historical model, which has a mixed legacy.