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Scúdhainn was born in the city of Flian to a well-off background; her father, Fúnchíd Scúdhainn, was a mathematics professor in the University of Flian; her mother, Osraí Brinne, was a classical ''ŋamas'' player and teacher; her father's brother, Lothair Scúdhainn, was a lawyer. | Scúdhainn was born in the city of Flian to a well-off background; her father, Fúnchíd Scúdhainn, was a mathematics professor in the University of Flian; her mother, Osraí Brinne, was a classical ''ŋamas'' player and teacher; her father's brother, Lothair Scúdhainn, was a lawyer. | ||
A precocious tomboy, early on she was taught mathematics and ''ŋamas'' by her parents. She was sent to boarding school but she found the coursework boring and stilting. She was by and large self-taught, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries and music to listen to and analyze. She would | A precocious tomboy, early on she was taught mathematics and ''ŋamas'' by her parents. She was sent to boarding school but she found the coursework boring and stilting. She was by and large self-taught, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries and music to listen to and analyze. She would try to sketch compositions in her notebooks in class, which got her in trouble a few times. She entered the University of Óc Eo at age 15, and specialized in mathematics at age 19. | ||
==Later life== | ==Later life== | ||