Dylan Bailey (he/him)
@djbirishhistory.bsky.social
PhD Researcher at the Early Irish Department at Maynooth University.
Researching the depiction of disability in medieval Irish literature, as part of the Language, Education and Medical Learning in the Premodern Gaelic World (LEIGHEAS) project.
Researching the depiction of disability in medieval Irish literature, as part of the Language, Education and Medical Learning in the Premodern Gaelic World (LEIGHEAS) project.
Also, a few photos from @nmireland.bsky.social which some of us visited yesterday after the conference ended! Including some lovely examples of Ogham!
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Also, a few photos from @nmireland.bsky.social which some of us visited yesterday after the conference ended! Including some lovely examples of Ogham!
It was an honour yesterday to close the two-day *Widame conference organised by postgraduates at @maynoothuniversity.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social, it was a great success! I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the proceedings! Hopefully we will see you all again some day soon!
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It was an honour yesterday to close the two-day *Widame conference organised by postgraduates at @maynoothuniversity.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social, it was a great success! I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the proceedings! Hopefully we will see you all again some day soon!
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...
Amazing to see the Book of Lecan in the flesh during last week's brilliant conference at @ria.ie, hosted with @ceilteachomn.bsky.social and @scs-dias.bsky.social !
October 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Amazing to see the Book of Lecan in the flesh during last week's brilliant conference at @ria.ie, hosted with @ceilteachomn.bsky.social and @scs-dias.bsky.social !
It's been an intensive but fulfilling last two weeks! Thank you to @scs-dias.bsky.social for hosting such an amazing event, I've learnt so much and would definitely recommend the Summer School to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of the Celtic nations!
July 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
It's been an intensive but fulfilling last two weeks! Thank you to @scs-dias.bsky.social for hosting such an amazing event, I've learnt so much and would definitely recommend the Summer School to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of the Celtic nations!
What an incredible time at this year's @celticstudents.bsky.social conference! Looking forward to seeing it come to Trinity next year. In the mean time, enjoy these photos from Aberystwyth, including an amazing sea view and an incredible gig from Welsh and Breton bands Sachasky and Plouz and Foen!
June 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What an incredible time at this year's @celticstudents.bsky.social conference! Looking forward to seeing it come to Trinity next year. In the mean time, enjoy these photos from Aberystwyth, including an amazing sea view and an incredible gig from Welsh and Breton bands Sachasky and Plouz and Foen!
Looking forward to hearing from all the amazing speakers at @celticstudents.bsky.social conference in Aberystwyth!
June 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Looking forward to hearing from all the amazing speakers at @celticstudents.bsky.social conference in Aberystwyth!
Enjoyed attending and speaking at Comhdháil ar an Óige agus an Míchumas: Polasaí, Cleachtas, Cuimsiú agus Pobal na Gaeilge’ at UCD today, where I discussed the theory behind discussing disability in medieval Ireland. Learnt a lot from the other papers, and also got to practice my cúpla focal! GRMA!
June 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Enjoyed attending and speaking at Comhdháil ar an Óige agus an Míchumas: Polasaí, Cleachtas, Cuimsiú agus Pobal na Gaeilge’ at UCD today, where I discussed the theory behind discussing disability in medieval Ireland. Learnt a lot from the other papers, and also got to practice my cúpla focal! GRMA!
A few highlights from my trip to the Words on the Wave exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology in Dublin, deffo worth a visit!
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A few highlights from my trip to the Words on the Wave exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology in Dublin, deffo worth a visit!
It was a great honour to speak yesterday at the @dias.ie conference '(Re)Creating Stories'. Shout out to @ninacnock.bsky.social for putting it on and to @lydiahursh.bsky.social for the photo. Thanks also to all the amazing speakers who have given me so much to think about in this area of study!
May 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It was a great honour to speak yesterday at the @dias.ie conference '(Re)Creating Stories'. Shout out to @ninacnock.bsky.social for putting it on and to @lydiahursh.bsky.social for the photo. Thanks also to all the amazing speakers who have given me so much to think about in this area of study!
Great visit to the National Folklore Collection @ucddublin.bsky.social, what a special place to explore!
March 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great visit to the National Folklore Collection @ucddublin.bsky.social, what a special place to explore!
Deadline April 25th! Would love to see lots of you here!
March 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Deadline April 25th! Would love to see lots of you here!
Recently found the mythological king Núada featured in the #SUPERHUMAN exhibition at #GalwayCityMuseum. His arm injury and its implications for his right to rule over the Tuatha Dé Danann forms an important case study in my thesis chapter on limb impairments!
March 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Recently found the mythological king Núada featured in the #SUPERHUMAN exhibition at #GalwayCityMuseum. His arm injury and its implications for his right to rule over the Tuatha Dé Danann forms an important case study in my thesis chapter on limb impairments!
Honoured to see my work published in the 42nd Proceedings of the @harvard.edu Celtic Colloquium! Thank you for the opportunity to broadcast my research, looking forward to reading the other contributions!
March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Honoured to see my work published in the 42nd Proceedings of the @harvard.edu Celtic Colloquium! Thank you for the opportunity to broadcast my research, looking forward to reading the other contributions!
Happy St Brigit's Day Everyone!
‘‘Put’, said she, ‘my staff about this sod in front of you.’ That was done. A stream gushed forth from the earth. And she cursed Bacéne and his descendants, and said: ‘Soon your two eyes will burst in your head.’’
(Bethu Brigte, trans. Donnchadh Ó hAodha)
‘‘Put’, said she, ‘my staff about this sod in front of you.’ That was done. A stream gushed forth from the earth. And she cursed Bacéne and his descendants, and said: ‘Soon your two eyes will burst in your head.’’
(Bethu Brigte, trans. Donnchadh Ó hAodha)
February 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Happy St Brigit's Day Everyone!
‘‘Put’, said she, ‘my staff about this sod in front of you.’ That was done. A stream gushed forth from the earth. And she cursed Bacéne and his descendants, and said: ‘Soon your two eyes will burst in your head.’’
(Bethu Brigte, trans. Donnchadh Ó hAodha)
‘‘Put’, said she, ‘my staff about this sod in front of you.’ That was done. A stream gushed forth from the earth. And she cursed Bacéne and his descendants, and said: ‘Soon your two eyes will burst in your head.’’
(Bethu Brigte, trans. Donnchadh Ó hAodha)