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Upcoming at Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, 24 September: The Voyage of Saint Brendan - An exciting programme of events celebrating a new edition and translation!! 🎉🚣📗🤓
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News: New Assistant Professor of Celtic asnc.cam.ac.uk/news/?p=2914
A regular reminder: books about the Ancient Celtic languages are availabe through the Maynooth University Bookshop (e.g., my book on Ogham at shop.universitybooks.ie/Book…) or (soon again) in the shop of @nmireland).
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Let’s not forget that as Donald Trump passes judgement on the head of State of Iran there is another one, in the Kremlin, whose signature started the invasion of Ukraine and has left hundreds of thousands of people dead. If the US is not to be seen as hypocritical in its claim that it is re-asserting moral authority then the White House should take a much harder line on Russia.
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In 1332, the English parliament spoke French, Colin.
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REMINDER: The deadline to apply for the Global Irish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship is Feb. 27.
👉 apply.interfolio.com/176805
@LCISLeuven @IrishCollegeLVN @IrishStudiesRev @SocCeltEuropaea @UNDMexico @irishineurope
The Keough-Naughton Institute invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Irish Studies.
This fellowship is open exclusively to scholars who received a PhD from institutions *outside* the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland.
👉 See details: apply.interfolio.com/176805
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📯 Job claxon: Assistant Professor in Celtic, University of Cambridge (ending soon)
@Department_ASNC wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor in Celtic from 1 Sept 2026. Details for the post can be found at cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistant-pro…
Closing date for applications: Wed 11 Feb 2026
Schizophrenic tweet to send out, but please take note:
Maynooth University will be suspending indefinitely its use of X (f. Twitter) social media accounts. All University & department-level accounts should also cease posting on this platform & suspend their usage indefinitely.
There are many alternative platforms to use. Personally I advise to switch to Bluesky. You can find me at: @davidstifter.bsky.social
The Maynooth School of Celtic Studies is active at: @ceilteachomn.bsky.social
Another cool account to follow: @scs-dias.bsky.social
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📢Don nuacht is déanaí, lean sinn ar na hardáin thíos | For the latest news and updates, please follow us on the platforms below:
🦋Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/ceilteachom…
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Happy #BlueMonday everyone.
Here's the pertinent video: youtube.com/watch?v=c1GxjzHm…
A video as you would expect it from New Order/Joy Division.
Frank McNally's column in the Irish Times today, with a small contribution by yours truly.
@MaynoothUni @MU_AHI
On Leprosy, Leesiders, and a cure for love irishtimes.com/opinion/an-ir…
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Tá forbairt á déanamh againn ar Gharraí na Gaeilge chun cultúr Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, idir sean agus nua, a chur in iúl.
Curach a léiríonn cultúr beo na Gaeltachta agus na Nua-Ghaeilge agus cloch oghaim a léiríonn traidisún ársa na Sean-Ghaeilge.
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ALT Ogham stone inscribed with 'Ollscoil Mhá Nuad' in ogham script (foreground) with traditional currach (background) in Garraí na Gaeilge in the Arts Building, Maynooth University
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We are developing Garraí na Gaeilge to reflect the culture of the School, both old and new.
A currach which represents the living culture of the Gaeltacht and of Modern Irish and an Ogham stone which reflects the ancient Early Irish tradition.
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ALT Ogham stone inscribed with 'Ollscoil Mhá Nuad' in ogham script (foreground) with traditional currach (background) in Garraí na Gaeilge in the Arts Building, Maynooth University
This was the Old Irish Advent Calendar 2025, brought to you by the Department of Early Irish @EarlyIrishMU
@CeilteachOMN at @MaynoothUni.
Rather impaired by the flu, I wish you a happy Christmas and a joyful festive season on behalf of all my colleagues.
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Rétglu etir rind
We, the staff of @EarlyIrishMU, want to bring the relevance of medieval Ireland & its culture closer to audiences in Ireland (and beyond) by disseminating our work beyond academia, for example through appearances in TV documentaries and radio shows.
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ALT Still from the RTÉ documentary ‘From that small island…’, aired 8 june 2025, URL: https://www.rte.ie/player/series/from-that-small-island/10001338-00-0000?epguid=AI10001339-01-0001
2024, I wrote a neo-OIr. hymn in a strict medieval meter. The poem about a star rising among constellations was put to music by Dr Ryan Molloy (@MusicMaynooth) & performed by Dr Michael Dawson’s Chamber Choir & Schola Gregoriana at the Carol Service youtube.com/watch?v=RjyOXyCR…,...
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ALT The lyrics of Rétglu etir rind and their meaning, © David Stifter.
…under musical director Dr John O’Keeffe. Frank McNally @FrankmcnallyIT reported on the première (irishtimes.com/opinion/an-ir…).
With these 24 examples of the cultural relevance of Medieval Irish Studies, the staff of Early Irish at Maynooth wish everyone a joyful Christmas.
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ALT The performance of Rétglu etir rind, 17.12.2024 © St Patrick’s Pontifical University.
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Medieval Irish History Podcast
The staff at @EarlyIrishMU @MaynoothUni have a lot of experience when it comes to the public dissemination of their research, but none more so than Dr Niamh Wycherley. As part of her @Researchirel Pathway Grant, she started the…
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ALT Logo of the Medieval Irish History podcast.
The two have so far produced 47 episodes that have been downloaded 130.000+ times by listeners in 110 countries. For his work, Tiago was awarded the 2025 Maynooth Postgraduate Research Community Impact Award.
Many members of the Dept. of Early Irish have been guests, e.g.,…
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ALT The 2025 Maynooth Postgraduate Research Community Impact Award for Tiago Veloso Silva.
…Elizabeth Boyle, Deborah Hayden, Chantal Kobel, Mairéad Finnegan, myself, etc.
Niamh was also chair of the first Young Academy Ireland (ria.ie/young-academy-ireland…).
Early 2025, Niamh became a joint staff member of @EarlyIrishMU & @MaynoothHist at @MaynoothUni.
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ALT The constitutive Young Academy Ireland. Dr Niamh Wycherley’s profile page for the Young Academy: https://www.ria.ie/yai-member/dr-niamh-wycherley/.