Brendan Kane
brendankanect.bsky.social
Brendan Kane
@brendankanect.bsky.social
Historian of early modern Ireland and England; part of léamh.org team (Learn Early Modern Irish); co-director of Democracy and Dialogues at UConn Dodd Human Rights Impact
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'Imagination and Innovation in Medieval Celtic Literatures' is out now

Edited by Helen Fulton and Georgia Henley, this collection goes beyond the familiar canon of medieval Celtic literatures to showcase a range of texts that are compelling in their literary imagination and technical innovation.
August 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
On way back from two weeks on the short courses at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig @sabhalmorostaig.bsky.social A truly outstanding experience. Terrific staff; so welcoming. Learned a ton. Met amazing folks. Run don't walk to next year's Cùrsaichean Goirid! www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/short-course...
Short Courses - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Residential and online Short Courses in Gaelic, music and culture.
www.smo.uhi.ac.uk
August 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thanks to you, Deborah, and to all the other contributors for their wonderful work. And thanks to Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social for such an excellent job all around in producing the volume. Can't say enough about their professionalism and support; joy to work with. Enjoy, a chairde!
Delighted to have a chapter on Irish medical writing published Open Access in this excellent volume, now available in print! Many thanks to @brendankanect.bsky.social and Patrick Wadden for all their hard work as editors:

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An Eoraip: Gaelic Ireland in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
"An Eoraip: Gaelic Ireland in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" published on 04 Aug 2025 by Brill.
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August 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic' - a one-day, in-person workshop at the University of Edinburgh on 5 September. Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh | More information 👇
August 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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I'll be launching Dr Rebecca Shercliffe's Old Irish: A Beginner's Guide @ria.ie tomorrow eve at 6.30pm. If you are around, do pop into 19 Dawson St. to help celebrate the publication of Dr Shercliffe's new book!
Tomorrow evening, we are launching Old Irish: A Beginner’s Guide. Authored by Dr Rebecca Shercliff this volume offers a step‑by‑step introduction to the language and literature of medieval Ireland and is written with absolute beginners in mind.

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July 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Now available on léamh.org, a selection from a 17th century poem composed for Maol Muire Mac Suibhne. Thanks to @ciaranimhurchu.bsky.social for the wonderful work preparing the selection. Take a look at the poem here xn--lamh-bpa.org/texts/cuid-r...
July 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Anois ar fáil ar léamh.org, sliocht ó dhán polaitiúil ón 17ú Aois a cumadh do Maol Muire Mac Suibhne. Ár mbuíochas le @ciaranimhurchu.bsky.social as an obair iontach ar fad lena chur in eagar. Caith súil air anseo xn--lamh-bpa.org/texts/cuid-r...
July 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Hayden, Deborah and Baccianti, Sarah (2025) Medicine in the Medieval North Atlantic World. Vernacular Texts and Traditions. mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19...
Medicine in the Medieval North Atlantic World. Vernacular Texts and Traditions - MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library
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May 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Spotlight on Gaelic education in Edinburgh – event this weekend

The successes and challenges of Gaelic-medium education (GME)  in Edinburgh will come under the spotlight at a discussion organised by the Gaelic community group Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann. GME has grown impressively since it began…
Spotlight on Gaelic education in Edinburgh – event this weekend
The successes and challenges of Gaelic-medium education (GME)  in Edinburgh will come under the spotlight at a discussion organised by the Gaelic community group Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann. GME has grown impressively since it began in 1988 and today more than 700 children are enrolled at the city’s dedicated Gaelic primary school, Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, and James Gillespie’s High School.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Available now on léamh.org: glossary to Cecile O'Rahilly (ed./trans.) Eachtra Uilliam. Get your own copy of this fascinating tale at shop.dias.ie/product/each... (currently on sale!). Thanks as ever to DIAS School of Celtic Studies (@scs-dias.bsky.social). Happy reading and translating, a chairde!
May 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Hot off the presses! I’m Delighted to have had the chance to discuss the use of #Gaeilge in #EarlyModern #Irish #towns and #parliaments. Míle buíochas @brendankanect.bsky.social for starting me on this path.
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Glossary from Eleanor Knott's "Irish Syllabic Poetry" now included in the glossary section of léamh.org (xn--lamh-bpa.org/glossary/). With thanks, as ever, to DIAS School of Celtic Studies (@scs-dias.bsky.social). Get your own copy of this foundational text here: shop.dias.ie/product/an-i...
April 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I'd just like to encourage everyone, but especially ECRs to consider submitting to the North American Journal of Cetlic Studies. I can say from experience that the journal gets fast and effective peer review, which can be a boon for junior scholars.
The North American Journal of Celtic Studies
The North American journal of Celtic studies is the official journal of the Celtic Studies Association of North America
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April 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Happy to see my book in print!

IGT V is the oldest surviving metrical tract of the Early Modern Irish period (13th/14th cent.), used to train students in poetry, language, and style.

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Áthas orm go bhfuil IGT V i gcló!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Post fógraithe do Léachtóir le Gaeilge (An Léann Ceilteach), lánaimseartha, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Tuilleadh eolais: féach www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/ agus "Academic Vacancies". [Job for Lecturer in Irish (Celtic Studies) at the University of Galway.]
March 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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CFP! Deadline April 25th. The PhD researchers in the Dept of Early Irish are organising a conference (Nov. 7th, Maynooth) for postgraduates in any area related to 'Celtic Studies' to provide them with an opportunity to present their research in a lively, welcoming and academically robust setting!
Hello everyone! Please see the call for papers with @maynoothuniversity.ie and @celticstudiesmu.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Nua-fhoilsithe ag Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, Institiúid Ard-Léinn BhÁC @scs-dias.bsky.social @diasdublin.bsky.social:

"Seal re Saobhnós" in eagar ag Síle Ní Mhurchú ⁊ Mícheál Hoyne - cnuasach aistí ar na dánta grá.

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February 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Irish and Digital Humanities- University College Dublin – School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore / School of History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO003/a...
Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor in Irish and Digital Humanities at University College Dublin
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January 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Work on your Irish at the Boston Public Library!
January 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Come and hear me talk about democracy & political participation in #earlyModern #Ireland on Tuesday. Freemen, freeholders, grand juries and town panels all feature. Image Limerick’s panel 1641. Béidh fáilte roimh cách!
January 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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🙌Funded PhD Opportunity!🙌

Please do share widely. The DCU School of History and Geography is currently advertising paid PhD opportunities esp in Medieval Ireland, the history of Irish towns and cities, legal history and women’s and gender history

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PhD Scholarship Opportunities | School of History and Geography
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January 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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A new exhibition at the Benton museum shares the work & life of Minnie Negoro, who started @uconn.bsky.social ceramics. She was incarcerated @heartmountain.bsky.social, like my grandma & her family. It was a privilege for me to hear about her legacy from former students and friends.
The Benton Museum of Art opens new exhibit on the ceramics of UConn’s Minnie Negoro
On Jan. 21, 2025, the University of Connecticut’s William Benton Museum of Art opened two new displays: one showcasing the Digital Media and Design faculty’s creations and another focusing on creat…
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January 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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I am happy to announce a new initiative, the Early Modern Women and Religion seminar, a virtual forum intended to generate new ideas for the study of early modern British and Irish women and religion. We will meet once a semester. Both established and ECRs (including graduate students) are welcome.
January 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM