Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh OMN | School of Celtic Studies MU
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
Tá Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Lárionad na Gaeilge, agus Oidhreacht Chultúrtha na hÉireann sa Scoil.
The School contains the Department of Early Irish, Department of Modern Irish, Lárionad na Gaeilge and Irish Cultural Heritage.
The School contains the Department of Early Irish, Department of Modern Irish, Lárionad na Gaeilge and Irish Cultural Heritage.
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Lovely to see this piece about Benedetta D’Antuono @ceilteachomn.bsky.social, who received the Postgraduate Research Excellence Award for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities @maynoothuniversity.ie this year! It's such a joy to supervise her work 😊 🎉👏
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res...
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Lovely to see this piece about Benedetta D’Antuono @ceilteachomn.bsky.social, who received the Postgraduate Research Excellence Award for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities @maynoothuniversity.ie this year! It's such a joy to supervise her work 😊 🎉👏
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res...
Déardaoin na seachtaine seo. Bígí ann! 🤰🤰🤰
This Thursday. All welcome! 🤰🤰🤰
This Thursday. All welcome! 🤰🤰🤰
Bígí linn | Join us for the next Early Irish & Celtic Studies research seminar. Thursday 27 November at 17:00, Room 2.31 IONTAS.
*Three Women, Three Pregnancies, Three Punishments*
Dr Riona Doolan (Maynooth University)
Fáilte roimh chách!
*Three Women, Three Pregnancies, Three Punishments*
Dr Riona Doolan (Maynooth University)
Fáilte roimh chách!
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Déardaoin na seachtaine seo. Bígí ann! 🤰🤰🤰
This Thursday. All welcome! 🤰🤰🤰
This Thursday. All welcome! 🤰🤰🤰
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One more week to go
until the 1ˢᵗ Sunday of Advent,
the time for my annual
𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
A calendar devoted to
reflection and navel-gazing,
and to the fantastic research
of my colleagues in Early Irish Maynooth @ceilteachomn.bsky.social.
🔔
📷: St Patrick's College Maynooth
One more week to go
until the 1ˢᵗ Sunday of Advent,
the time for my annual
𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
A calendar devoted to
reflection and navel-gazing,
and to the fantastic research
of my colleagues in Early Irish Maynooth @ceilteachomn.bsky.social.
🔔
📷: St Patrick's College Maynooth
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🔔
One more week to go
until the 1ˢᵗ Sunday of Advent,
the time for my annual
𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
A calendar devoted to
reflection and navel-gazing,
and to the fantastic research
of my colleagues in Early Irish Maynooth @ceilteachomn.bsky.social.
🔔
📷: St Patrick's College Maynooth
One more week to go
until the 1ˢᵗ Sunday of Advent,
the time for my annual
𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
A calendar devoted to
reflection and navel-gazing,
and to the fantastic research
of my colleagues in Early Irish Maynooth @ceilteachomn.bsky.social.
🔔
📷: St Patrick's College Maynooth
Bígí linn | Join us for the next Early Irish & Celtic Studies research seminar. Thursday 27 November at 17:00, Room 2.31 IONTAS.
*Three Women, Three Pregnancies, Three Punishments*
Dr Riona Doolan (Maynooth University)
Fáilte roimh chách!
*Three Women, Three Pregnancies, Three Punishments*
Dr Riona Doolan (Maynooth University)
Fáilte roimh chách!
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Bígí linn | Join us for the next Early Irish & Celtic Studies research seminar. Thursday 27 November at 17:00, Room 2.31 IONTAS.
*Three Women, Three Pregnancies, Three Punishments*
Dr Riona Doolan (Maynooth University)
Fáilte roimh chách!
*Three Women, Three Pregnancies, Three Punishments*
Dr Riona Doolan (Maynooth University)
Fáilte roimh chách!
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@scs-dias.bsky.social Tionól 2025 Day 1, was opened by Olly Dorgan-Hughes @grainneoga.bsky.social with an extended talk about her new edition of the Middle Irish "Dúan in chethrachat cest" (The Poem of 40 Questions), with a number of new insights.
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
@scs-dias.bsky.social Tionól 2025 Day 1, was opened by Olly Dorgan-Hughes @grainneoga.bsky.social with an extended talk about her new edition of the Middle Irish "Dúan in chethrachat cest" (The Poem of 40 Questions), with a number of new insights.
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
@ceilteachomn.bsky.social
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Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @maynoothuniversity.ie open.spotify.com/episode/40rP...
Irish national identity in the early Middle Ages with Dr Patrick Wadden
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @maynoothuniversity.ie open.spotify.com/episode/40rP...
Bígí linn | Join us tomorrow for the launch of *Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland: Church-Raiding, Politics and Kingship* by the late Colmán Etchingham.
The book will be launched by Professor Alex Woolf in the foyer of the TSI Building @maynoothuniversity.ie at 6pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.
The book will be launched by Professor Alex Woolf in the foyer of the TSI Building @maynoothuniversity.ie at 6pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Bígí linn | Join us tomorrow for the launch of *Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland: Church-Raiding, Politics and Kingship* by the late Colmán Etchingham.
The book will be launched by Professor Alex Woolf in the foyer of the TSI Building @maynoothuniversity.ie at 6pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.
The book will be launched by Professor Alex Woolf in the foyer of the TSI Building @maynoothuniversity.ie at 6pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.
Irish Cultural Heritage students in the School exploring the Hill of Tara and learning about high crosses in Kells yesterday.
As part of the Certificate, students learn about and explore some of the most iconic sites in Ireland. Learn more about our course here: buff.ly/RhepH8a
📷Sinéad Wright
As part of the Certificate, students learn about and explore some of the most iconic sites in Ireland. Learn more about our course here: buff.ly/RhepH8a
📷Sinéad Wright
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Irish Cultural Heritage students in the School exploring the Hill of Tara and learning about high crosses in Kells yesterday.
As part of the Certificate, students learn about and explore some of the most iconic sites in Ireland. Learn more about our course here: buff.ly/RhepH8a
📷Sinéad Wright
As part of the Certificate, students learn about and explore some of the most iconic sites in Ireland. Learn more about our course here: buff.ly/RhepH8a
📷Sinéad Wright
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The first year students taking Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social enjoyed a visit to the gorgeous Russell Library this morning @maynoothuniversity.ie 📚📜
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The first year students taking Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social enjoyed a visit to the gorgeous Russell Library this morning @maynoothuniversity.ie 📚📜
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The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for November 2025 is Maynooth, @mulibrary.bsky.social MS C110, containing an Irish translation of Arnaldus de Villanova’s Speculum medicinae completed in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork on 15 May 1414:
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for November 2025 is Maynooth, @mulibrary.bsky.social MS C110, containing an Irish translation of Arnaldus de Villanova’s Speculum medicinae completed in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork on 15 May 1414:
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
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In the past two days, the Maynooth Early Irish postgraduate students organised the *Widame Conference for Postgraduate Scholars in Celtic Studies @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social. We had the pleasure to welcome speakers from universities in six countries.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In the past two days, the Maynooth Early Irish postgraduate students organised the *Widame Conference for Postgraduate Scholars in Celtic Studies @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social. We had the pleasure to welcome speakers from universities in six countries.
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It was an honour yesterday to close the two-day *Widame conference organised by postgraduates at @maynoothuniversity.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social, it was a great success! I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the proceedings! Hopefully we will see you all again some day soon!
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It was an honour yesterday to close the two-day *Widame conference organised by postgraduates at @maynoothuniversity.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social, it was a great success! I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the proceedings! Hopefully we will see you all again some day soon!
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The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended by one week!
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended by one week!
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TOMORROW! Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Maynooth for an exciting new two-day conference, put on by the @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
See below for more information!
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/school-celti...
See below for more information!
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/school-celti...
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
TOMORROW! Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Maynooth for an exciting new two-day conference, put on by the @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
See below for more information!
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/school-celti...
See below for more information!
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/school-celti...
Bígí linn le haghaidh an chéad seimineár taighde eile de chuid Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, 17:00 Déardaoin 13 Samhain 2025 i Seomra 1.33 IONTAS.
*'Bail ó Dhia ar an mbó': Leigheasanna traidisiúnta ar ghalair ainmhithe i gConamara*
Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin (@maynoothuniversity.ie)
Fáilte roimh chách!
*'Bail ó Dhia ar an mbó': Leigheasanna traidisiúnta ar ghalair ainmhithe i gConamara*
Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin (@maynoothuniversity.ie)
Fáilte roimh chách!
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bígí linn le haghaidh an chéad seimineár taighde eile de chuid Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, 17:00 Déardaoin 13 Samhain 2025 i Seomra 1.33 IONTAS.
*'Bail ó Dhia ar an mbó': Leigheasanna traidisiúnta ar ghalair ainmhithe i gConamara*
Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin (@maynoothuniversity.ie)
Fáilte roimh chách!
*'Bail ó Dhia ar an mbó': Leigheasanna traidisiúnta ar ghalair ainmhithe i gConamara*
Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin (@maynoothuniversity.ie)
Fáilte roimh chách!
Baird IMRAM ar champas, 6 Samhain ag 1pm, Seomra na Gaeilge.
Cuirfidh scríbhneoir cónaithe @maynoothuniversity.ie, Dubhán Ó Longáin, fáilte romhat ag an ócáid spleodrach, shiamsúil seo.
Bronnfar ticéid d'imeachtaí @imramfeile.bsky.social ar na rannpháirtithe is cróga. Saorchead isteach agus lón.
Cuirfidh scríbhneoir cónaithe @maynoothuniversity.ie, Dubhán Ó Longáin, fáilte romhat ag an ócáid spleodrach, shiamsúil seo.
Bronnfar ticéid d'imeachtaí @imramfeile.bsky.social ar na rannpháirtithe is cróga. Saorchead isteach agus lón.
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Baird IMRAM ar champas, 6 Samhain ag 1pm, Seomra na Gaeilge.
Cuirfidh scríbhneoir cónaithe @maynoothuniversity.ie, Dubhán Ó Longáin, fáilte romhat ag an ócáid spleodrach, shiamsúil seo.
Bronnfar ticéid d'imeachtaí @imramfeile.bsky.social ar na rannpháirtithe is cróga. Saorchead isteach agus lón.
Cuirfidh scríbhneoir cónaithe @maynoothuniversity.ie, Dubhán Ó Longáin, fáilte romhat ag an ócáid spleodrach, shiamsúil seo.
Bronnfar ticéid d'imeachtaí @imramfeile.bsky.social ar na rannpháirtithe is cróga. Saorchead isteach agus lón.
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The CFP for our 2026 conference is officially OPEN!
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The CFP for our 2026 conference is officially OPEN!
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
We are holding our 13th annual conference from 11–13 June, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will be hybrid. Presenters are welcome to present and attend online, or in-person at Trinity College Dublin.
*Widame (Proto-Celtic “we found out”), a conference of postgraduate scholars in Celtic Studies, will take place 7-8 November 2025 in 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF
Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
*Widame (Proto-Celtic “we found out”), a conference of postgraduate scholars in Celtic Studies, will take place 7-8 November 2025 in 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF
Conference schedule and registration is available here: buff.ly/b3GjydF
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Graduated with an MA in Medieval Irish Studies from @ceilteachomn.bsky.social today. A lovely day to finish a wonderful year. Even got to see Séamus! @mulibrarycat.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Graduated with an MA in Medieval Irish Studies from @ceilteachomn.bsky.social today. A lovely day to finish a wonderful year. Even got to see Séamus! @mulibrarycat.bsky.social
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The upcoming postgrad conference *Widame in the Department of Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie has a very interesting & diverse programme ⬇️. Two of my students, Paul Le Meur-Bouthemy & Olly Dorgan-Hughes will be speaking.
Registration at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The upcoming postgrad conference *Widame in the Department of Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie has a very interesting & diverse programme ⬇️. Two of my students, Paul Le Meur-Bouthemy & Olly Dorgan-Hughes will be speaking.
Registration at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The Schools’ Collection of Irish folklore offers us a treasure trove of knowledge on the customs surrounding Halloween, many of which are still observed, writes Dr Lára Ní Mhaoláin of the Department of Nua-Ghaeilge.
📸© National Folklore Collection, UCD.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
📸© National Folklore Collection, UCD.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Schools’ Collection of Irish folklore offers us a treasure trove of knowledge on the customs surrounding Halloween, many of which are still observed, writes Dr Lára Ní Mhaoláin of the Department of Nua-Ghaeilge.
📸© National Folklore Collection, UCD.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
📸© National Folklore Collection, UCD.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Beidh na mílte Gael ag triall ar Bhéal Feirste an deireadh seachtaine seo le haghaidh @oirnagaeilge.bsky.social.
Féach an físeán seo a rinne an tOllamh Fionntán de Brún i Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge s'againne le @tuairisc.bsky.social faoi stair Ghaelach na cathrach.
tuairisc.ie/fisean-blais...
Féach an físeán seo a rinne an tOllamh Fionntán de Brún i Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge s'againne le @tuairisc.bsky.social faoi stair Ghaelach na cathrach.
tuairisc.ie/fisean-blais...
FÍSEÁN: Blaiseadh beag de scéal na Gaeilge i mBéal Feirste d’Oireachtas na Samhna
Is é Fionntán De Brún bhur dtreoraí speisialta d’Oireachtas na Samhna i mBéal Feirste. Thug sé sinn ar thuras sinn chun blaiseadh a fháil de shaol na Gaeilge sa chathair. Agus d’éirigh leis cúpla véar...
tuairisc.ie
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Beidh na mílte Gael ag triall ar Bhéal Feirste an deireadh seachtaine seo le haghaidh @oirnagaeilge.bsky.social.
Féach an físeán seo a rinne an tOllamh Fionntán de Brún i Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge s'againne le @tuairisc.bsky.social faoi stair Ghaelach na cathrach.
tuairisc.ie/fisean-blais...
Féach an físeán seo a rinne an tOllamh Fionntán de Brún i Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge s'againne le @tuairisc.bsky.social faoi stair Ghaelach na cathrach.
tuairisc.ie/fisean-blais...
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Join us for another term of the Bonn+Marburg Celtic Seminar online! The first lecture will be on 03.11.2025 (18:00 CET): Michiel de Vaan (Universität Basel): "Gaulish and its role in the rise of complex yes/no-answers in Gallo-Romance and West Germanic." Email [email protected] to receive the link
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Join us for another term of the Bonn+Marburg Celtic Seminar online! The first lecture will be on 03.11.2025 (18:00 CET): Michiel de Vaan (Universität Basel): "Gaulish and its role in the rise of complex yes/no-answers in Gallo-Romance and West Germanic." Email [email protected] to receive the link
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To mark the launch of Colmán Etchingham's Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland, Boydell & Brewer are offering a **65%** discount on the book until the end of November. Enter the code BB158 when ordering it from their website (individual not institutional orders):
boydellandbrewer.com/book/vikings...
boydellandbrewer.com/book/vikings...
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
To mark the launch of Colmán Etchingham's Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland, Boydell & Brewer are offering a **65%** discount on the book until the end of November. Enter the code BB158 when ordering it from their website (individual not institutional orders):
boydellandbrewer.com/book/vikings...
boydellandbrewer.com/book/vikings...
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We will be launching Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland: Church-raiding, Politics and Kingship, by our late colleague Dr Colmán Etchingham, on Thursday 13th November in Maynooth. @maynoothuniversity.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We will be launching Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland: Church-raiding, Politics and Kingship, by our late colleague Dr Colmán Etchingham, on Thursday 13th November in Maynooth. @maynoothuniversity.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social