▁in ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ' s ▁development ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁as ▁literary ▁figures , ▁educational ists ▁and ▁language ▁activ ists . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁University ▁of ▁Ireland ▁( BA ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁MA ▁ 1 9 0 0 ), ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁term ▁in ▁Paris ▁studying ▁under ▁Henri ▁D ' Ar bo is ▁de ▁J ub ain ville , ▁professor ▁of ▁C elt ic ▁in ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁France . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁have ▁studied ▁C elt ic ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁advanced ▁level . ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁Irish ▁at ▁Alex andra ▁and ▁Lor eto ▁colleg es , ▁and ▁also ▁taught ▁Irish ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League . ▁She ▁convinced ▁Mary ▁Hay den ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁University ' s ▁Senior ▁Fellow ship , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁female ▁sch ol ars ▁were ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁such ▁awards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁along ▁with ▁Mary ▁Hay den , ▁she ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Irish ▁Association ▁of ▁Women ▁Gr adu ates ▁and ▁C andid ate ▁Gr adu ates , ▁to ▁promote ▁equal ▁opportunity ▁in ▁university ▁education . ▁She ▁gave ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁Robert son ▁( 1 9 0 2 ) ▁and ▁F ry ▁( 1 9 0 6 ) ▁comm issions ▁on ▁Irish ▁university ▁education , ▁arg uing ▁successfully