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Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 23h

No, Chris.

Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 1d

Pádraig Ó Macháin (UCC): 'The quire and the Irish manuscript'

Lea Pokorny (University of Iceland): 'Consistently inconsistent: constructing quires in Icelandic manuscripts'

Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 1d

John Gillis (TCD & UCC): 'The quires in the Book of Leinster and other quire conventions'

Anna Hoffmann (UCC): 'The Bishop's quire in the Book of Uí Mhaine'

Ginevra Marchetti (UCC): 'The quires in the Book of Lecan'

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Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 1d

Next Thursday, 16 October, 2-5 p.m. ORB G.27
The McCarthy MSI project & The Department of Modern Irish @ucc.ie present:

The Quire and the Medieval manuscript
a seminar on how manuscripts are made

Fáilte roimh chách / All welcome

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 2d

Papers from the @ria.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @scs-dias.bsky.social conference on the Book of Lecan, which took place last week, are now available to listen to on SoundCloud. Enjoy!
#MedievalSky
#SpéirGhorm

www.ria.ie/audio/the-bo...

The Book of Lecan Conference - Royal Irish Academy

During this two-day event in October 2025, speakers explored the production of the Book of Lecan or Leabhar Mór Lecain, its scribes and patrons, and the texts contained within the manuscript.

www.ria.ie

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Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 4d

Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to everyone who participated in the excellent @ria.ie conference on the Book of Lecan. It was a fantastic couple of days. The talks were recorded and will appear on SoundCloud soon!
@scs-dias.bsky.social @ceilteachomn.bsky.social 📚

The speakers at the Royal Irish Academy conference on the Book of Lecan, standing on the stairs at the RIA. I'm at the front on the right.

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Irish Script On Screen (www.isos.dias.ie) @dias-isos.bsky.social · 9d

📜✨ 1/2 New on ISOS: Private collection, Lincoln MS 1.
Beatha Dhéagláin; Páis ár dTiarna; Ábhar Spioradálta
19th-c devotional manuscript (58pp) by Siomon Ó Faoláin, written for Mártan Ó Driscóil. Includes the Life of St Declan of Ardmore, the Passion of Our Lord, & spiritual texts.
@dias.ie

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Dahlem Center for Linguistics @dclberlin.bsky.social · 21d

#OTD 125 years ago, Marie-Louise Sjoestedt-Jonval (1900–1940) was born 🤩 Expert on Celtic studies, particularly on Irish language and mythology. One of the few female scholars, she attended the First International Congress of Linguists in 1928.

#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx #WomenInLinguistics

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Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 25d

Cumaibh 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 airson Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.

Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.

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Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks to everyone who joined our Centenary Symposium! It was a joy to celebrate 100 years of publishing. We're continuing the celebration with 25% off all print books until 2 Oct—use code CUP100YEARS at checkout. (1/2)

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Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 27d

Prátaí ar maidin, prátaí um nóin...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 29d

Breaking news: The new, revised, updated Ogham in 3D website is now live:

ogham.celt.dias.ie

Choose "inscriptions" in the menu.

Ogham

ogham.celt.dias.ie

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Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social · 29d

Comhghairdeachas leis an Ollamh Ó hUiginn! Tá aiste agam féin sa bhféilscríbhinn seo - 'Seachadadh Laoi Choinn mhic an Deirg in Éirinn' agus táim ag tnúth go mór leis an gcuid eile den leabhar a léamh.

David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 29d

The crowning event of the conference "Teangeolaíocht na Gaeilge / Cànanachas na Gàidhlig" yesterday in @ria.ie was the launch of the Festschrift for Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn (@scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie), in the presence of family & a huge, raving crowd, reflecting the esteem held by the honorand.

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Fionn Folklore Database @fionnfolklore.bsky.social · Sep 11

Ealaíontóirí digiteacha!
Má tá sibh ag lorg inspioráid, tá comórtas againn!

Ní mór iarratais don chomórtas a chur isteach faoin dáta deiridh (15ú Deireadh Fhómhair) is fógrófar na buaiteoirí go gairid ina dhiadh sin. Cuirfimid na saothair bhuaiteacha ar ár meáin shóisialta.
Go n-éirí libh!

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Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh OMN | School of Celtic Studies MU @ceilteachomn.bsky.social · Sep 11

Craobh Eolais - A Festschrift for Ruairí Ó hUiginn, in eagar ag Gregory Toner, Lára Ní Mhaoláin, agus Fionntán de Brún, á sheoladh in @ria.ie. 📜

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Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · Sep 6

Waitlist still open for our Symposium next week!
📘 Session 3 features
Heather Laird on Daniel Corkery,
Virginia Teehan on The Collegiate Chapel,
Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh on Ogam Stones at UCC
Margaret Lantry on The College

🔗 Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

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Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · Sep 4

Waitlist now open for our Symposium next week
📘 Session 2 features:

Claire Connolly on Irish Women’s Writing,
Michelle McKeown on Irish Flora,
Ciara Chambers on Gaelic Games on Film,
Eoin Reardon on Irish Furniture

🔗Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

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Cork University Press @corkup.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking forward to seeing you at our Symposium next week.
bit.ly/CUPSymposium
📘 Session 1:
Paul McSweeney on Urban Milk Supply.
Síle Ní Mhurchú on Dánta Gráda.
Iarla Ó Lionáird on Irish Music.
Cormac Ó Gráda on Cork’s Economic History
Other session details to follow

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Fionn Folklore Database @fionnfolklore.bsky.social · Sep 1

If you’re wondering whether to get out of bed on this mid-harvest Monday, perhaps it’s worth consulting Fionn mac Cumhaill’s sleep schedule, which according to the folklore in our database, revolves around the reddening of the sky –

Find out more: fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvf09

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School of Celtic Studies - Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh DIAS @scs-dias.bsky.social · Sep 1

The @dias.ie contingent had a great time this past weekend at the Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies, organised by the Societas Celtologica Europaea in Bonn, Germany.🇩🇪 If you’re curious about our work, you can hear more on our podcast “Ní hansae” www.dias.ie/series/ni-ha... 🎧 #DIASdiscovers

A photo of Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou, Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova and Dr Daniel Watson (all from DIAS) at the Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies in Bonn, Germany (2025).

Photos of the presentations by Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou, Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova and Dr Daniel Watson (all from DIAS) at the Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies in Bonn, Germany (2025).

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Irish Script On Screen (www.isos.dias.ie) @dias-isos.bsky.social · Aug 26

1/3📜✨ New on ISOS: from the Russell Library, Maynooth,
CF 11 & CF 16, both 19th-c copies of Leabhar Gabhála.
Rich mytho-historical texts, with links back to Leabhar Droma Sneachta & earlier sources.

Thanks to
@mulibrary.bsky.social @dias.ie
MU Special Collections & Lámhscríbhinní Choláiste Cholmáin

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · Aug 21

Excited to have Pádraig O'Macháin & Anna Hoffmann from UCC & the McCarthy MSI project (incorporating Inks & Skins) in Marsh's working on on our manuscripts. The inks in our 14th century Processional are still looking very vibrant!

Photo showing a manuscript on a book rest, a woman's hands using a MiScope to examine pigments and the detail of the pigments on a laptop screen

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School of Celtic Studies - Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh DIAS @scs-dias.bsky.social · Aug 19

Agallamh lenár scoláire an Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou
An interview with our scholar Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou.
@dias.ie
@ninacnock.bsky.social

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Aug 19

A French woman in Dublin: ‘It was obvious from the start of my Erasmus that I was really happy here. My family could see it’

Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou’s love of Irish history started at a young age in France and has taken her a long way

www.irishtimes.com

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Leabhar Breac @leabharbreac.bsky.social · Aug 18

Panorama de phrós na Gaeilge le míle bliain anuas atá sa leabhar éachtach seo leis an údar agus scoláire Diarmuid Johnson. Tá léargas sna sleachta sin ar an éagsúlacht agus ar an mbisiúlacht atá i dtraidisiún na scríbhneoireachta idir 1100 agus 1925 leabharbreac.com/deoch-an-tob...

Deoch an Tobair ar fáil!

Panorama de phrós na Gaeilge le míle bliain anuas atá sa leabhar éachtach seo leis an údar agus scoláire Diarmuid Johnson. Tá léargas sna sleachta sin ar an éagsúlacht agus ar an mbisiúlacht atá i dtr...

leabharbreac.com

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