Olly DH
@grainneoga.bsky.social
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Join us online for this year’s Breandán Ó Buachalla Lecture, organised with the support of @nlireland.bsky.social. The lecture, “The harp and the harper in Classical Irish Poetry” will be given by Dr Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh. Registration now open
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The harp and the harper in Classical Irish Poetry
www.nli.ie
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Join us online for this year’s Breandán Ó Buachalla Lecture, organised with the support of @nlireland.bsky.social. The lecture, “The harp and the harper in Classical Irish Poetry” will be given by Dr Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh. Registration now open
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
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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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November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'
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Olly Dorgan-Hughes @grainneoga.bsky.social wrote an MA about "Dúan in chethrachat cest: a Middle Irish poem of questions" under my supervision last academic year; her conferal was last week.
She will present an extended version of her talk next week at the Tionól of @scs-dias.bsky.social.
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She will present an extended version of her talk next week at the Tionól of @scs-dias.bsky.social.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Olly Dorgan-Hughes @grainneoga.bsky.social wrote an MA about "Dúan in chethrachat cest: a Middle Irish poem of questions" under my supervision last academic year; her conferal was last week.
She will present an extended version of her talk next week at the Tionól of @scs-dias.bsky.social.
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She will present an extended version of her talk next week at the Tionól of @scs-dias.bsky.social.
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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...
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Reject modernity, embrace tradition
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reject modernity, embrace tradition
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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...
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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My MA student 🥂 Olly Dorgan-Hughes 🎆 was conferred a Master of Arts for her "New edition of Dúan in chethrachat cest and its glosses", a perplexing MIr. question poem.
Olly's dedicated research was so fantastic that she is now turning it now into an article.
Superb job @grainneoga.bsky.social!
Olly's dedicated research was so fantastic that she is now turning it now into an article.
Superb job @grainneoga.bsky.social!
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My MA student 🥂 Olly Dorgan-Hughes 🎆 was conferred a Master of Arts for her "New edition of Dúan in chethrachat cest and its glosses", a perplexing MIr. question poem.
Olly's dedicated research was so fantastic that she is now turning it now into an article.
Superb job @grainneoga.bsky.social!
Olly's dedicated research was so fantastic that she is now turning it now into an article.
Superb job @grainneoga.bsky.social!
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Clár Tionól na bliana seo!
Programme for Tionól 2025!
14-15 Samhain/November.
#DIASdiscovers
@dias.ie
www.dias.ie/celt/
Programme for Tionól 2025!
14-15 Samhain/November.
#DIASdiscovers
@dias.ie
www.dias.ie/celt/
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Clár Tionól na bliana seo!
Programme for Tionól 2025!
14-15 Samhain/November.
#DIASdiscovers
@dias.ie
www.dias.ie/celt/
Programme for Tionól 2025!
14-15 Samhain/November.
#DIASdiscovers
@dias.ie
www.dias.ie/celt/
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Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland
Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe
www.museum.ie
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
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This is the feast of Gall, d. ca. 646, pre-founder of the Abbey of St. Gall, which was founded in the 8c on the site of his hermitage. As you might imagine, the Stiftsbibliothek has many copies of his Life, most in the version by Walafrid Strabo. CSG 562 is the most splendid of those.
October 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is the feast of Gall, d. ca. 646, pre-founder of the Abbey of St. Gall, which was founded in the 8c on the site of his hermitage. As you might imagine, the Stiftsbibliothek has many copies of his Life, most in the version by Walafrid Strabo. CSG 562 is the most splendid of those.
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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.
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Heere ys the booke of the humoral and elemental values of the Teenaged Mutante Turtles Who Are Ninjas:
Michelangelo - Ayre - Sanguine - Springtyme
Raphael - Fyre - Choleric - Somer
Donatello - Earthe - Melancholic - Autumn
Leonardo - Watir - Phlegmatic - Wynter
Michelangelo - Ayre - Sanguine - Springtyme
Raphael - Fyre - Choleric - Somer
Donatello - Earthe - Melancholic - Autumn
Leonardo - Watir - Phlegmatic - Wynter
October 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Heere ys the booke of the humoral and elemental values of the Teenaged Mutante Turtles Who Are Ninjas:
Michelangelo - Ayre - Sanguine - Springtyme
Raphael - Fyre - Choleric - Somer
Donatello - Earthe - Melancholic - Autumn
Leonardo - Watir - Phlegmatic - Wynter
Michelangelo - Ayre - Sanguine - Springtyme
Raphael - Fyre - Choleric - Somer
Donatello - Earthe - Melancholic - Autumn
Leonardo - Watir - Phlegmatic - Wynter
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grymettan, wk.v: to roar, bellow; to cry out, howl. (GRUE-met-tahn / ˈgry-mɛt-tan)
Image: Marginal lion in the Rothschild Canticles; Flanders, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404 (always hard to find), f. 115v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Marginal lion in the Rothschild Canticles; Flanders, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404 (always hard to find), f. 115v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
grymettan, wk.v: to roar, bellow; to cry out, howl. (GRUE-met-tahn / ˈgry-mɛt-tan)
Image: Marginal lion in the Rothschild Canticles; Flanders, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404 (always hard to find), f. 115v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: Marginal lion in the Rothschild Canticles; Flanders, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404 (always hard to find), f. 115v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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Beidh *Widame (Prótai-Cheiltis “fuaireamar amach”), comhdháil do scoláirí iarchéime sa Léann Ceilteach, ar siúl 7-8 Samhain 2025 i seomra 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF
Cláraigh faoin 10 Deireadh Fómhair 2025.
Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF
Cláraigh faoin 10 Deireadh Fómhair 2025.
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Beidh *Widame (Prótai-Cheiltis “fuaireamar amach”), comhdháil do scoláirí iarchéime sa Léann Ceilteach, ar siúl 7-8 Samhain 2025 i seomra 1.33 IONTAS in @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF
Cláraigh faoin 10 Deireadh Fómhair 2025.
Sceideal na comhdhála agus clárúchán ar fáil anseo: buff.ly/b3GjydF
Cláraigh faoin 10 Deireadh Fómhair 2025.
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Delighted to have this post published by the @irishhumanities.bsky.social, where I discuss some of the terminology surrounding disability in medieval Ireland!
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
Irish Humanities Alliance | The Good, The Bad, and The Blemished: Disability Terminology in Medieval Ireland
The language surrounding disability changes over time. There are certain terms which were previously common for describing disabled people but would now be considered out of date…
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September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Delighted to have this post published by the @irishhumanities.bsky.social, where I discuss some of the terminology surrounding disability in medieval Ireland!
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
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Today is the feast of Adomnán of Iona, d. 704. Here are 3 copies of the same text, the opening of the preface to Adomnán's Life of Columba: Schaffhausen, Stadtbibliothek Gen. 1, possibly copied in Adomnán's lifetime; & St. Gall 555 & Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Clm 6341, both later 9c. 🧵
September 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today is the feast of Adomnán of Iona, d. 704. Here are 3 copies of the same text, the opening of the preface to Adomnán's Life of Columba: Schaffhausen, Stadtbibliothek Gen. 1, possibly copied in Adomnán's lifetime; & St. Gall 555 & Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Clm 6341, both later 9c. 🧵
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The power of satire in medieval Ireland:
“Verbal blades have cut beneath his skin, blood has been aroused on his cheek [and] face, so that it is evident in his countenance that he has been wounded by words.”
- Bretha Nemed Toísech, trans. Liam Breatnach, “Satire, Praise and the Early Irish Poet”
“Verbal blades have cut beneath his skin, blood has been aroused on his cheek [and] face, so that it is evident in his countenance that he has been wounded by words.”
- Bretha Nemed Toísech, trans. Liam Breatnach, “Satire, Praise and the Early Irish Poet”
September 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The power of satire in medieval Ireland:
“Verbal blades have cut beneath his skin, blood has been aroused on his cheek [and] face, so that it is evident in his countenance that he has been wounded by words.”
- Bretha Nemed Toísech, trans. Liam Breatnach, “Satire, Praise and the Early Irish Poet”
“Verbal blades have cut beneath his skin, blood has been aroused on his cheek [and] face, so that it is evident in his countenance that he has been wounded by words.”
- Bretha Nemed Toísech, trans. Liam Breatnach, “Satire, Praise and the Early Irish Poet”
fun bit of dindṡenchas in NLI MS G 1, f. 57r: “Saxain .i. ainm do chloich fil innte conid uaithe aderair Saxuin”. Not sure what stone they’re talking about, though.
(Image from ISOS: www.isos.dias.ie/NLI/NLI_MS_G...)
(Image from ISOS: www.isos.dias.ie/NLI/NLI_MS_G...)
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
fun bit of dindṡenchas in NLI MS G 1, f. 57r: “Saxain .i. ainm do chloich fil innte conid uaithe aderair Saxuin”. Not sure what stone they’re talking about, though.
(Image from ISOS: www.isos.dias.ie/NLI/NLI_MS_G...)
(Image from ISOS: www.isos.dias.ie/NLI/NLI_MS_G...)
Bígí linn!
Hello everyone! See the new conference here @maynoothuniversity.ie with the @ceilteachomn.bsky.social! The google link below is our registration form, we look forward to seeing you here!!
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September 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bígí linn!
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A clever bit of artistry in this manuscript, making it appear like a dog has gone through one side of the page and out the other - 15th century, Kraków, MNK 3025 I, pp. 469-470
September 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A clever bit of artistry in this manuscript, making it appear like a dog has gone through one side of the page and out the other - 15th century, Kraków, MNK 3025 I, pp. 469-470