Elizabeth Boyle
@thecelticist.bsky.social
Historian/writer • @maynoothuniversity.ie • executive committee @mediumaevum.bsky.social • board member @dublinnorthwest.bsky.social • Fierce Appetites (Penguin, 2022) • rep'd by Robert Caskie • extreme metal fan • she/her
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Our in-person research seminars this semester @ceilteachomn.bsky.social - come for the cutting-edge research, stay for the post-seminar spring rolls & potato wedges!
"The Super Bowl will never televise the revolution. But this year, Benito reminded so many of us of the love, the community and the absolute joy that we create together every day in spite of everything else."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joy
The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"The Super Bowl will never televise the revolution. But this year, Benito reminded so many of us of the love, the community and the absolute joy that we create together every day in spite of everything else."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
I know it's deeply unfashionable to love Infinite Jest (or indeed any of David Foster Wallace's works), but I absolutely *love* Infinite Jest, so I was chuffed to see this in the Guardian today by Michelle Zauner. 📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Never mind the lit-bros: Infinite Jest is a true classic at 30
Forget its reputation as a performative read for a certain breed of intense young man, thirty years after its publication, David Foster Wallace’s epic novel still delivers, says the Crying in H Mart a...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I know it's deeply unfashionable to love Infinite Jest (or indeed any of David Foster Wallace's works), but I absolutely *love* Infinite Jest, so I was chuffed to see this in the Guardian today by Michelle Zauner. 📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics."
I'm impressed by his aim (in more senses than one).
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
I'm impressed by his aim (in more senses than one).
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics."
I'm impressed by his aim (in more senses than one).
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
I'm impressed by his aim (in more senses than one).
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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An chéad léacht i sraith léachtaí an earraigh
The first lecture in our spring series
Pádraic Moran (Gaillimh/Galway)
Sun, moon and stars in the Reichenauer Schulheft
5pm, 19 Feabhra/February
DIAS, 10 Burlington Road
www.dias.ie/celt/
@dias.ie
The first lecture in our spring series
Pádraic Moran (Gaillimh/Galway)
Sun, moon and stars in the Reichenauer Schulheft
5pm, 19 Feabhra/February
DIAS, 10 Burlington Road
www.dias.ie/celt/
@dias.ie
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
An chéad léacht i sraith léachtaí an earraigh
The first lecture in our spring series
Pádraic Moran (Gaillimh/Galway)
Sun, moon and stars in the Reichenauer Schulheft
5pm, 19 Feabhra/February
DIAS, 10 Burlington Road
www.dias.ie/celt/
@dias.ie
The first lecture in our spring series
Pádraic Moran (Gaillimh/Galway)
Sun, moon and stars in the Reichenauer Schulheft
5pm, 19 Feabhra/February
DIAS, 10 Burlington Road
www.dias.ie/celt/
@dias.ie
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🎇Job Klaxon!!🎇 Assistant Lectureship in Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies at Maynooth University (12-month contract). Application deadline 22 March 2026. Come work with us in the Department of Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
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my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
🎇Job Klaxon!!🎇 Assistant Lectureship in Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies at Maynooth University (12-month contract). Application deadline 22 March 2026. Come work with us in the Department of Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
“Before we uncovered the first remains, our best find was a 1960s Smarties lid. I had never encountered human remains on a dig, and I was struck by how close yet distant these people felt. We were separated by only a few years in age, but over a thousand years in time.”
#MedievalSky
#MedievalSky
Students unearth remains in possible execution pit on training dig
The discovery was made at Wandlebury Country Park near Cambridge
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
“Before we uncovered the first remains, our best find was a 1960s Smarties lid. I had never encountered human remains on a dig, and I was struck by how close yet distant these people felt. We were separated by only a few years in age, but over a thousand years in time.”
#MedievalSky
#MedievalSky
Went to see Ho99o9 @ Whelan's in Dublin tonight & they rocked. First night of their European tour, so go see them while they're over in EU and UK! 🤘
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Went to see Ho99o9 @ Whelan's in Dublin tonight & they rocked. First night of their European tour, so go see them while they're over in EU and UK! 🤘
‘El Cid’s sainthood seems to have more to do with poetry, and its immortal ability to keep speaking to changing contexts.’
@annadella.bsky.social on the medieval mercenary.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@annadella.bsky.social on the medieval mercenary.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anna Della Subin · Gallop, Gallop: Right and Left Cids
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid, cultivated his own personal army, made up of both Christians and Muslims...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
New semester starts in Maynooth tomorrow & I will be teaching (among other things) my module on Early Irish Law to a combined group of 2nd-year Law students & Medieval Celtic Studies students. Not sure how enthusiastic anyone can be about anything at 9am on Tuesdays, but we will certainly find out!
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
New semester starts in Maynooth tomorrow & I will be teaching (among other things) my module on Early Irish Law to a combined group of 2nd-year Law students & Medieval Celtic Studies students. Not sure how enthusiastic anyone can be about anything at 9am on Tuesdays, but we will certainly find out!
From yesterday's Irish Times.
February 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
From yesterday's Irish Times.
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Just a few months ago, a child in the US developed the most feared complication of measles (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) from an infection they had years ago when they were too young to be vaccinated. I hate to think about what is being unleashed by this virus as a future tragedy.
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Just a few months ago, a child in the US developed the most feared complication of measles (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) from an infection they had years ago when they were too young to be vaccinated. I hate to think about what is being unleashed by this virus as a future tragedy.
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We are delighted to announce The Poems of Sylvia Plath. The definitive edition of Plath’s poetry, drawing on decades of research and almost doubling the content of the previous edition of Plath’s Collected Poems. Out 7 May 2026.
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 AM
We are delighted to announce The Poems of Sylvia Plath. The definitive edition of Plath’s poetry, drawing on decades of research and almost doubling the content of the previous edition of Plath’s Collected Poems. Out 7 May 2026.
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
Nice little piece here by my lovely colleagues @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social, @niamhwycherley.bsky.social & @davidstifter.bsky.social
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky 👇
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky 👇
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists 🎨
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Nice little piece here by my lovely colleagues @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social, @niamhwycherley.bsky.social & @davidstifter.bsky.social
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky 👇
#Spéirghorm #MedievalSky 👇
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How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists 🎨
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
January 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists 🎨
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
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Sad tale @bigmonsterlove.bsky.social
Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Sad tale @bigmonsterlove.bsky.social
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Huge work to do on the experience of Irish-speaking emigrants to Britain, especially in the 19th century! An example of the untapped richness of the archive 👇
Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Huge work to do on the experience of Irish-speaking emigrants to Britain, especially in the 19th century! An example of the untapped richness of the archive 👇
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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In 1800s London, a fluent Gaelic speaker was
knocked down & got to share his story because the doctor also spoke Irish.
It’s always so poignant to hear of how many of us pass this way & die without someone to mourn us ❤️🩹
Was his name in the record @thecelticist.bsky.social ?
#spéirghorm
knocked down & got to share his story because the doctor also spoke Irish.
It’s always so poignant to hear of how many of us pass this way & die without someone to mourn us ❤️🩹
Was his name in the record @thecelticist.bsky.social ?
#spéirghorm
Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
In 1800s London, a fluent Gaelic speaker was
knocked down & got to share his story because the doctor also spoke Irish.
It’s always so poignant to hear of how many of us pass this way & die without someone to mourn us ❤️🩹
Was his name in the record @thecelticist.bsky.social ?
#spéirghorm
knocked down & got to share his story because the doctor also spoke Irish.
It’s always so poignant to hear of how many of us pass this way & die without someone to mourn us ❤️🩹
Was his name in the record @thecelticist.bsky.social ?
#spéirghorm
Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
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Is oth linn a chloisteáil gur cailleadh Máirtín Ó Murchú, a bhí ina ollamh sinsearach anseo agus ina stiúrthóir ar Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh ó 1987 go 1997.
We are saddened by the loss of Máirtín Ó Murchú, former senior professor and Director of SCS between 1987 and 1997.
rip.ie/death-notice...
We are saddened by the loss of Máirtín Ó Murchú, former senior professor and Director of SCS between 1987 and 1997.
rip.ie/death-notice...
Death Notice of An tOllamh Máirtín Ó Murchú (Dublin) | rip.ie
The death has occurred of An tOllamh Máirtín Ó Murchú of Dublin Ireland, on 22/01/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Is oth linn a chloisteáil gur cailleadh Máirtín Ó Murchú, a bhí ina ollamh sinsearach anseo agus ina stiúrthóir ar Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh ó 1987 go 1997.
We are saddened by the loss of Máirtín Ó Murchú, former senior professor and Director of SCS between 1987 and 1997.
rip.ie/death-notice...
We are saddened by the loss of Máirtín Ó Murchú, former senior professor and Director of SCS between 1987 and 1997.
rip.ie/death-notice...
“There is no good reason why measures for the inhabitants of Bonaire, who will be affected by climate change sooner and more severely, should be taken later and less systematically than for the inhabitants of the European part of the Netherlands.”
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
“There is no good reason why measures for the inhabitants of Bonaire, who will be affected by climate change sooner and more severely, should be taken later and less systematically than for the inhabitants of the European part of the Netherlands.”
"Saunders’s newfound enlightenment may have done wonders for himself personally, but it’s done his fiction no good whatsoever."
😱📚 [Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/b...
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George Saunders Serves a Heavy Helping of Virtue in a New Novel
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January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"Saunders’s newfound enlightenment may have done wonders for himself personally, but it’s done his fiction no good whatsoever."
😱📚 [Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/b...
😱📚 [Gift article]
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