Found an 8th century hashtag in the County Down museum

Poster advertising H M. Chadwick Memorial Lecture, Cambridge, 19 March 2026. See link.

Léacht ar an mborradh a tháinig faoin litríocht Breatnaise i dtréimhse Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (c. 1173-1240).
A lecture on the flourishing of Welsh literature in the age of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (c. 1173-1240).
Cambridge, 19 Máirt/March 2026.
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This is hilarious because I did Belfast - Cork and back via Dublin in November and I assumed I had to pay for the Luas because I didn’t trust this country to have such a thing set up 🫣

Oh! I will look for it - it's just that every time I've looked at the one on the left it strikes me how much it looks like a rune stone so I have to wonder

I was actually showing some of these inscriptions and the Celtiberian bronze animals to my class a few weeks ago - it may be a dumb question given the separation of dates, but has anyone made any observation to the similarity between this and rune stones?

Registration is now open for Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults in the Celtic and Norse Worlds, 1-2 May at University College Dublin, organised with @networknorse.bsky.social
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The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 26, the Book of Fenagh. This 16th C manuscript is the work of a skilled scribe, on good quality vellum, and contains both prose and verse. The writing is in double columns and some of the capitals are filled in with red pigment.

9 Feb 1563: d. Manus O'Donnell #otd who comissioned this Life of St. Colmcille now held in
@ucdarchives.bsky.social
(UCD-OFM Ms 8) #Donegal.

The leather cover is both a rarity and a joy.

We are pleased and excited to be sponsoring the following sessions (and a round table) at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this summer, some co-sponsored/organised with @networknorse.bsky.social!

For the weekend that's in it, why not read a Life of St Brigid, or, Betha Brigte. An Leabhar Breac (RIA MS 23 P 16) contains a copy of the Life on starting on p. 61. You can see the "incipit" (Latin for "beginning") outlined in red pigment here, with Brigte spilling over from one line onto another.

Vibrant mural featuring a woman's face with long red hair flowing like flames. Her blue eyes, delicate features, and green leaves covering part of her face add a mystical aura. Small blue and white flowers are interwoven in her hair, set against a backdrop of vivid green and orange hues.

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.

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Léacht Uí Chadhain 2025 - PEIG.ie Féach ar na sonraí faoin imeacht seo ar PEIG.ie

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Have left Academia.edu and encourage others to do the same. Not worth it anymore but will miss the analytics.

There's a new resource available here: celtichagiography.org/bibliography/ It is a running bibliography of publications focused on the saints in Ireland, Scotland, Man, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and 'Celtic' saints on the continent. While a work in progress, currently there are 500 publications

Poster for the next lecture of the seminar series. Green and tan parchment-like background and an image of a black and white celtic cross in the corner. Poster text: Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies, Tuesday 16/9 at 4:30pm in room K114 Newman Building followed by a drinks reception at 5:15. Dr. Patrick Wadden, Visiting Assistant Professot at UCD and TA in Medieval History at DCU. Talk title: The European Identity of Early Medieval Ireland. To sign up to our mailing list for future events, please contact Dan Armstrong via email: daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie

New year, new seminar series! 📣
This year's inaugural lecture will be delivered by Dr. Patrick Wadden on the European Identity of Early Medieval Ireland. Join us on September 16th at 4:30 PM in room K114 in the Newman Building, followed by a drinks reception at 5:15 PM Hope to see you there!

It was supposed to be out last year but got stuck in limbo 🙂

Good mail day

Recently I published this article in Breifne so I went to visit Rahan Castle (McSwyne’s castle) and Ballysaggart Friary (sadly inaccessible) to actually see them in person 😅

Another call for papers for our joint sponsored session with @networknorse.bsky.social - please share widely!

Call for papers for the 2026 Leeds IMC, please feel free to share widely

Incredible late medieval wall and ceiling paintings at the abbey (or Cistercian cell) on Clare Island, Mayo

Honestly I have no idea, maybe this is a complete outlier, but kind of similar to runes and ogam in the same manuscript

This is a tangential question out of ignorance but has there ever been a comparison of Norse inscriptions in ogam and Irish in Anglo-Saxon runes? Maybe there aren't even many examples of the latter but for some reason I'm reminded of this

love working from home so my cat can pull out all the sticky notes I'm putting in a book with his teeth and throw them on the floor

I haven’t actually posted wee Colm in a long time but he remains as judgmental as always

I made a Celtic Studies starter pack, for anyone interested! I’m sure it’s not complete but it’s a start. If you want to be added (or removed!) let me know.

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I can literally never remember if my cat was born June 25 or 28, this is a great reason to pick the 25th LOL

Happy to say that I graduated with my PhD yesterday and the university chose to highlight my work! With thanks to my supervisors and my partner for their unwavering support.

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The call for papers for Ulidia 7 is open and the deadline for submissions is 15 January. The conference will take place on Ulster University's Belfast campus from 25-27 June 2024. We look forward to hearing from you!

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