Robert Shipboy MacAdam (Irish: Roibeárd Mac Ádhaimh;[1] 1808–1895) was an Irish antiquary, folklorist and linguist and was the most active figure among the Belfast Presbyterians prominent in the early Irish-language revival. He was a secretary of Cuideacht Gaoidhilge Uladh (the Ulster Gaelic Society), president of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, and the founding editor of the Ulster Journal of Archaeology. Together with the 20th century Gaelic scholar Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, since 1991 his memory has been honoured in the name of Belfast's Irish-language cultural centre Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich (An Chultúrlann).
- ^ Welch, Robert (1 January 2003). "Mac Ádhaimh, Roibeárd". The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280080-0. Retrieved 28 February 2024.