Ciaran McDonough
@metamedievalist.bsky.social
Postdoc on ‘Classical Influences and Irish Culture’ ERC project @clic-erc.bsky.social, Aarhus University
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The first librarian of Queen's College Galway, James Hardiman, died on this day, November 13, 1855. Read the lovely article in the @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social today marking the anniversary of his death and legacy. www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The first librarian of Queen's College Galway, James Hardiman, died on this day, November 13, 1855. Read the lovely article in the @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social today marking the anniversary of his death and legacy. www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
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The British Academy invite applications for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026. The scheme aims to promote the study of Western medieval manuscripts, particularly those of British interest: https://bit.ly/4hO0Oo1
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The British Academy invite applications for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026. The scheme aims to promote the study of Western medieval manuscripts, particularly those of British interest: https://bit.ly/4hO0Oo1
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Job advert:
The Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social advertises a permanent, full time position for research support and consultancy. The successful candidate will support the digital research and technical development of the Institute and of funded research projects.
The Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social advertises a permanent, full time position for research support and consultancy. The successful candidate will support the digital research and technical development of the Institute and of funded research projects.
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Job advert:
The Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social advertises a permanent, full time position for research support and consultancy. The successful candidate will support the digital research and technical development of the Institute and of funded research projects.
The Maynooth Arts and Humanities Institute @muahi.bsky.social advertises a permanent, full time position for research support and consultancy. The successful candidate will support the digital research and technical development of the Institute and of funded research projects.
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We are pleased to announce our call for papers for PECIA 28, dedicated to « gloses et langues vernaculaires au Moyen Âge ». More details on our website :
pecia.blog.tudchentil.org
pecia.blog.tudchentil.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We are pleased to announce our call for papers for PECIA 28, dedicated to « gloses et langues vernaculaires au Moyen Âge ». More details on our website :
pecia.blog.tudchentil.org
pecia.blog.tudchentil.org
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3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
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Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
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Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica is Alderik Blom's review of 'Medieval Glossaries from North-Western Europe: Tradition and Innovation', eds., A. Seiler, C. Benati & S. M. Ponz-Sans. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...
Review of A. Seiler, C. Benati & S. M. Ponz-Sans (eds.), 'Medieval Glossaries from North-Western Europe: Tradition and Innovation'
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October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica is Alderik Blom's review of 'Medieval Glossaries from North-Western Europe: Tradition and Innovation', eds., A. Seiler, C. Benati & S. M. Ponz-Sans. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...
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Only THREE places remaining!
As part of the 2025 ANZAMEMS conference, a one-day intensive palaeography workshop will be hosted at University of Melbourne on Tuesday 2 December for HDRs and ECRs. See the below flyer:
October 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Only THREE places remaining!
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Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...
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Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.
Do apply and spread the word!
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
Do apply and spread the word!
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PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne
Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.
Do apply and spread the word!
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
Do apply and spread the word!
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
www.unilu.ch/en/universit...
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A long shot: does anyone have an image of Iseult Gonne’s signature?
I acquired a 1930s book signed “Iseult” on the flyleaf and, as it’s an uncommon name, wondered if it had been hers.
I acquired a 1930s book signed “Iseult” on the flyleaf and, as it’s an uncommon name, wondered if it had been hers.
October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A long shot: does anyone have an image of Iseult Gonne’s signature?
I acquired a 1930s book signed “Iseult” on the flyleaf and, as it’s an uncommon name, wondered if it had been hers.
I acquired a 1930s book signed “Iseult” on the flyleaf and, as it’s an uncommon name, wondered if it had been hers.
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Job: 12x 0,65 Promotionsstellen + 17 Postdoc-Positionen (m/w/d) "Cross-Cultural Philology" (LMU München)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-157894
München, 01.01.2026-31.05.2029, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtität München, Bewerbungsschluss: 21.10.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-157894
München, 01.01.2026-31.05.2029, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtität München, Bewerbungsschluss: 21.10.2025
www.hsozkult.de
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Job: 12x 0,65 Promotionsstellen + 17 Postdoc-Positionen (m/w/d) "Cross-Cultural Philology" (LMU München)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-157894
München, 01.01.2026-31.05.2029, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtität München, Bewerbungsschluss: 21.10.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-157894
München, 01.01.2026-31.05.2029, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtität München, Bewerbungsschluss: 21.10.2025
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@muahi.bsky.social are recruiting an experienced research administrator. MU AHI are proud to support 3 @erc.europa.eu grants and two prestigious @researchireland.ie Laureate Fellowships, the HiddenCOST Network, and many other awards. Join us! #research #ireland
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October 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
@muahi.bsky.social are recruiting an experienced research administrator. MU AHI are proud to support 3 @erc.europa.eu grants and two prestigious @researchireland.ie Laureate Fellowships, the HiddenCOST Network, and many other awards. Join us! #research #ireland
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my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
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Happy to share a call for papers for our PGR/ECR research showcase on Life and Landscape. The showcase is a fantastic opportunity to share environmental research with both the academic community and the wider public. Please share widely!
October 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Happy to share a call for papers for our PGR/ECR research showcase on Life and Landscape. The showcase is a fantastic opportunity to share environmental research with both the academic community and the wider public. Please share widely!
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About this. I've just received an email from a friend and associate of Maartje Draak saying Maartje would have been 'highly satisfied' with this article, and I'm, just, I can't even, what. This is probably the best peer review I'll ever get in my life.
The first article in our 2025 volume is @naoicea.bsky.social et al's edition and translation of the previously illegible pages of the Leiden University Library Fled Bricrenn and the process by which they made them visible, available open access here: journal.fi/scf/article/...
Reading the end of Fled Bricrenn: : Multispectral Imaging applied to f. 9v of Leiden MS VLQ 7
This contribution discusses the multi-spectral investigation of the previously illegible final page of Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek MS VLQ 7. The technical specifications of the images and the pos...
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September 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
About this. I've just received an email from a friend and associate of Maartje Draak saying Maartje would have been 'highly satisfied' with this article, and I'm, just, I can't even, what. This is probably the best peer review I'll ever get in my life.
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4 year fully funded PhD at University College Cork in the field of Old Norse-Viking Studies, working on artistic and literary representations of the Vikings for the ERC-funded @norsemap.bsky.social project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc... #medievalsky
Research Vacancies | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
4 year fully funded PhD at University College Cork in the field of Old Norse-Viking Studies, working on artistic and literary representations of the Vikings for the ERC-funded @norsemap.bsky.social project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc... #medievalsky
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Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing? If yes, then you may be interested in this f...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
I may have to update my biography of him…
September 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I may have to update my biography of him…
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Classics Ireland vol. 31 (2024)
New publication on the complex interconnections between classical antiquity and Irish visual aesthetics.
Research project: @clic-erc.bsky.social
Funding: @erc.europa.eu and @carlsbergfondet.dk
Online and open access: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-r...
New publication on the complex interconnections between classical antiquity and Irish visual aesthetics.
Research project: @clic-erc.bsky.social
Funding: @erc.europa.eu and @carlsbergfondet.dk
Online and open access: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-r...
New: Graeco-Roman Influences in Irish Visual and Material Culture - Classics Ireland
Classics Ireland vol. 31 (2024) is now published! This is a themed volume on Graeco-Roman Influences in Irish Visual and Material Culture, edited by Ciarán Rua O’Neill, University College Dublin, and ...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Classics Ireland vol. 31 (2024)
New publication on the complex interconnections between classical antiquity and Irish visual aesthetics.
Research project: @clic-erc.bsky.social
Funding: @erc.europa.eu and @carlsbergfondet.dk
Online and open access: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-r...
New publication on the complex interconnections between classical antiquity and Irish visual aesthetics.
Research project: @clic-erc.bsky.social
Funding: @erc.europa.eu and @carlsbergfondet.dk
Online and open access: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-r...
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Project member @metamedievalist and CLIC affiliate Feliks Levin are both presenting at the biennial Nordic Irish Studies Network conference in Uppsala, organised by fellow affiliate Gregory Darwin.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Project member @metamedievalist and CLIC affiliate Feliks Levin are both presenting at the biennial Nordic Irish Studies Network conference in Uppsala, organised by fellow affiliate Gregory Darwin.
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Delighted to share the second series of the podcast "Reimagining Ireland 2.0" from the Centre for Irish Studies, Aarhus!! Listen to the AMAZING @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social now in the first two episodes: www.spreaker.com/podcast/reim...
Reimagining Ireland 2.0
Reimagining Ireland 2.0 shares knowledge from scholars and affiliated researchers at the Centre for Irish Studies at Aarhus University with listeners around the
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September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Delighted to share the second series of the podcast "Reimagining Ireland 2.0" from the Centre for Irish Studies, Aarhus!! Listen to the AMAZING @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social now in the first two episodes: www.spreaker.com/podcast/reim...
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Bumping this up again. Deadline for applications is October 3rd.
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
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September 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Bumping this up again. Deadline for applications is October 3rd.
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Hi #Medievalsky,
Michaela and I have decided to put together a last minute #IMC2026 session proposal: *Dead Reckoning in the early medieval [?world]"
If you've anything on interactions with the dead (literary, historical, legal, etc.) and are looking for an (unfunded) session to join, let us know!
Michaela and I have decided to put together a last minute #IMC2026 session proposal: *Dead Reckoning in the early medieval [?world]"
If you've anything on interactions with the dead (literary, historical, legal, etc.) and are looking for an (unfunded) session to join, let us know!
Hey! Are you still looking for someone? I hadn't got around to organizing a panel cos I've been so busy so if you wanted to put together a last minute one I'd be keen 🙂
September 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hi #Medievalsky,
Michaela and I have decided to put together a last minute #IMC2026 session proposal: *Dead Reckoning in the early medieval [?world]"
If you've anything on interactions with the dead (literary, historical, legal, etc.) and are looking for an (unfunded) session to join, let us know!
Michaela and I have decided to put together a last minute #IMC2026 session proposal: *Dead Reckoning in the early medieval [?world]"
If you've anything on interactions with the dead (literary, historical, legal, etc.) and are looking for an (unfunded) session to join, let us know!
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Join us tomorrow for a talk on the construction of manuscript gatherings in fourteenth-century Icelandic manuscripts by Lea Pokorny at @haskoliislands.bsky.social. Link to register to the talk is available here: forms.gle/HohE69851kLB...
Sign-up form for "Consistently Inconsistent: constructing gatherings in fourteenth-century Iceland"
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September 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Join us tomorrow for a talk on the construction of manuscript gatherings in fourteenth-century Icelandic manuscripts by Lea Pokorny at @haskoliislands.bsky.social. Link to register to the talk is available here: forms.gle/HohE69851kLB...
Sorry everyone, I’m not coming back
September 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sorry everyone, I’m not coming back
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🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
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September 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...