Verse:Hmøøh/Segin Þwhgad: Difference between revisions
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==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Scúdhainn was born in the city of Óc Eo to a semi-aristocratic background as the | Scúdhainn was born in the city of Óc Eo to a semi-aristocratic background as the third of four children. Her father, Fúnchíd Scúdhainn, was a mathematics professor in the University of Óc Eo who composed in his spare time. Her mother, Osraí Brinne, was a socialite, classical ''ŋamas'' player and music teacher. Her father's father, Tafágh Scúdhainn, was an army officer, and her mother's brother, Lothair Brinne, was a ''seomhoidhre'' player. | ||
A precocious tomboy, early on Reocht was taught mathematics and ''ŋamas'' by her parents. She started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. She was to a large extent self-taught in the boarding school math and music curriculum, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries, music to listen to, and instruments to learn to play. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Óc Eo at age 11 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 17. | A precocious tomboy, early on Reocht was taught mathematics and ''ŋamas'' by her parents. She started auditing music and math classes before she was 5. She was to a large extent self-taught in the boarding school math and music curriculum, seeking out math and music books to read in libraries, music to listen to, and instruments to learn to play. She was allowed to skip boarding school and to enroll in the University of Óc Eo at age 11 by taking an entrance exam, and specialized in mathematics at age 17. | ||