Lecture notice: Ben Guy, How to write a history of Britain in the ninth century, DIAS Dublin, 5 pm 30 April 2026

Léacht - Lecture
Ben Guy @department-asnc.bsky.social
How to write a history of Britain in the ninth century: Historia Brittonum and its sources
DIAS 10 Burlington Road
5pm 30 Aibreán/April
@dias.ie

I'm very excited to be involved in this event, marking the publication of a very significant new contribution to the study of Finn Cycle literature - and, as it demonstrates, therefore to pan-Gaelic culture - if you are in anywhere near Boston, we'd love to see you there!

Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna A book symposium for Natasha Sumner's new publication, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna We're celebrating Natasha Sumner's (Harvard University) new work, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna (Princeton University Press, 2026). Joining Sumner for a discussion of Irish folklore are Geraldine Parsons (University of Glasgow), Ciara Ní Riain (Harvard University), and Ray Cashman (Indiana University Bloomington). Natasha Sumner's research focuses on the Gaelic narrative corpus about the hero Fionn Mac Cumhaill, with particular regard for Fenian folklore. She is interested in the historical development of the corpus and the conditions for the transmission and narration of folklore. She has also worked on intertextuality in eighteenth-century Scottish Gaelic literature. Geraldine Prasons works primarily on the literature and language of the medieval and early modern Gaelic-speaking world, with a particular interest in the material centered on the legendary hero Finn mac Cumaill (later Finn/Fionn Mac Cumhaill/McCool), known as fíanaigecht literature. Her research often focuses on the major Middle Irish text at the heart of that corpus, Acallam na Senórach (The Colloquy of the Ancients). Ciara Ní Riain's research focuses on Irish language and literature on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly from the seventeenth century to the present day. These interests are linked by a shared concern with nationalism, culture, and identity. She has also worked on post-medieval manuscript transmission and preservation, as well as biographical narratives on the history of the American West. Ray Cashman is Provost Professor of Folklore at Indiana University Bloomington. he is the author of two prize-winning books: Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border: Characters and Community (2008) and Packy Jim: Folklore and Worldview on the Irish Border (2016), as well as numerous articles and essays. Elected a fellow and board member of the American Folklore Society, Cashman has served as editor of the Journal of Folklore Research and series editor for two book series published by Indiana University Press.

Our own Geraldine Parsons @gparsons.bsky.social will discuss the important new book "Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna" by Natasha Sumner (@princetonupress.bsky.social), next week in Boston @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social.

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lecture notice, DIAS Dublin 13 April at 6pm: John Carey on Proinsias Mac Cana and the concept of unity.

Léacht - Lecture
John Carey (UCC)
Proinsias Mac Cana and the concept of unity
DIAS, 13 April at 6pm
@dias.ie

Prizes – SCE SCE

🚨 The deadline for our Celtic Studies student prizes is *tomorrow*!!
More information: celtologica.eu/gb/prizes/
1. Johann-Kaspar-Zeuß Prize for the Best Scholarly Article in Celtic Studies (by a pre-doc)
2. Johann-Kaspar-Zeuß Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Celtic Studies

Pictured at last year's SCE conference in Bonn, the winners of the 2025 and 2024 SCE prizes (left to right): Dr. Nina Cnockaert-Guillou and Dr. Christian Gregor Schweizer (PhD prizes), with Prof. Dr. Karin Stüber, former President of SCE, and Dr. Erin McNulty and Matthias Donners (Scholarly article prizes).

Meet the winners of our 2025 and 2024 Celtic Studies prizes (left to right): Dr. Nina Cnockaert-Guillou & Dr. Christian Gregor Schweizer (PhD), with Prof. Dr. Karin Stüber, former President of SCE, and Dr. Erin McNulty & Matthias Donners (Scholarly article) (Pictured at our 2025 conference in Bonn).

We are reliably informed that this lecture will feature Acallam na Senórach prominently ... bígí ann!

Naomh Pádraig ag baisteadh Oisín fadó! ☘️

Passage from p. 12 of Ann Dooley and Harry Roe's translation of Acallam na Senórach (Tales of the Elders of Ireland, Oxford World's Classics, 1999).

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! ☘️ Here is a snippet of the 13th century Acallam na Senórach 'The Colloquy of the Ancients', a narrative in which ancient warriors from Finn mac Cumaill's warrior-band, the fían, recount hundreds of stories to St Patrick. Even his guardian angels approved!
#StPatrick

Prizes – SCE SCE

Did you know that we offer 2 student prizes? This year's deadline is 31 March!
🔸 Johann-Kaspar-Zeuß Prize for the Best Scholarly Article in Celtic Studies (by a pre-doc)
🔹 Johann-Kaspar-Zeuß Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Celtic Studies
More information: celtologica.eu/gb/prizes/
#AcademicSky

Sé leabhar atá le tabhairt amach saor in aisce do buaiteoirí: faigh sonraí trí chliceáil ar an nasc.

Leabhair ar fáil saor in aisce!
Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, seolfar sé leabhar éagsúla amach saor in aisce. Trí chrannchur a roghnófar na buaiteoirí.
Cuir d'ainm isteach anseo:
www.dias.ie/2026/03/11/s...
#seachtainnagaeilge
@dias.ie

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies building in Dublin, Ireland

Scoláireacht bliana le fáil i Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh
1 Year scholarship available in SCS
@dias.ie
Sonraí / Details:
www.dias.ie/2026/03/06/v...

🚨 SCE Student prizes announcement!
We warmly invite submissions for the Johann-Kaspar-Zeuß Prizes of the Societas Celtologica Europaea in two categories:
- Best Scholarly Article in Celtic Studies
- Best PhD Thesis in Celtic Studies
More info below or at: celtologica.eu/gb/prizes/

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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.
#DIASdiscovers
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Our very own Natasha Sumner's book will be published next week by Princeton University Press!

Heroes of the Gael traces the evolution of the Fenian tradition of story and song over 1,400 years.

You can pre-order now:

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The first day of sun in a long time and a lovely surprise in the post: the latest ZCP with my investigation of Reeves Agallamh manuscripts... and discovery of another witness of the early Acallam. 🕵🏻‍♀️ @disappearingtext.bsky.social

Cover of the journal Celtica, issue XXXVII, 2025

Celtica XXXVII foilsithe / published!

Seolfar Celtica XXXVII (2025) ar 19 Feabhra in DIAS
Beidh an iris ar fáil ar líne as sin amach.

Celtica XXXVII (2025) will be launched on 19 February at DIAS
It will be available online from that date.
www.dias.ie/celt/

Happening tonight, 5pm Irish time! Come to learn more about the early Acallam na Senórach and the new manuscript I've found... Stay for later rewriting techniques and scribal features 👀 @disappearingtext.bsky.social

Poster advertising lecture by Pádraic Moran, click link for same details.

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

🎇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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Mar eolas, foilseofar alt eile liom go luath, alt dar teideal ‘The Tuatha Dé in the Tales and Lays of the Later Fionn Cycle’. Bígí ag faire amach dó ;)

Comhdháil ar an ngreann i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh, ar an 30ú Aibreán 2026. Bígí linn! 📚
@nuaghaeilge.bsky.social

The Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society is now inviting applications for its Open Bursary 2026-7. €2000 to support archival research, symposiums/conferences, or publication expenses associated with original work on eighteenth-century Ireland. More information here: www.ecis.ie/2026/01/05/e...

1/3 📜✨ New on ISOS: Russell Library, Maynooth
Two remarkable Irish-language manuscripts (18th & 19th c.).
Scribes include Pól Ó Longáin & Seán Ó Laochadh.
Dialogues, Ogham lore, heroic saga, poetry & genealogies.

🙏Thanks to
@mulibrary.bsky.social
@dias.ie
@dias-isos.bsky.social

#DIASdiscovers

Seimineáir SCS
SCS seminars
5 pm, DIAS, 10 Burlington Road

Luan/Monday: Prof Ruairí Ó hUiginn, `The rosc passages in Oideadh Chonlaoich'
Céadaoin/Wednesday: Dr Daniel Watson, `The Epitome of Eriugena's Periphyseon in Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Auct. F. 3. 15.'
#DIASdiscovers
@dias.ie

Programme for the Bonn+Marburg Celtic Seminar, Winter Term 2025

🚨 The next Bonn+Marburg online Celtic Seminar is next week, 9th Feb, 18:00 CET.
💬 Nina Cnockaert-Guillou: "Scribes, manuscripts and words: coming to terms with different versions of Acallam na Senórach" @disappearingtext.bsky.social
To get the link, please contact celtic@uni-bonn.de 🔗

Acallam talk alert! 🔔 Register at celtic@uni-bonn.de to get the link to Nina Cnockaert-Guillou's talk, next Monday 9th February at 18:00 CET.
@ninacnock.bsky.social will discuss some of the Disappearing Text project's work so far, and the (many) different versions of Acallam na Senórach..!

Tá áthas orm a bheith páirteach sa Chomhdháil Aiteach a reáchtálfar in @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social sa Mheitheamh. Seo an chéad chomhdháil da leithéid ina dtabharfar le chéile an taighde faoin aiteacht agus na healaíona aiteacha sa Ghaeilge. Gach eolas sa ghairm ar pháipéir.

academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15745

PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.

#MedievalSky

www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...