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28 Mar 1627: The first dateable manuscript penned #otd by Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, #Franciscan friar, scribe, historian, lexicographer & one compiler of the Annals of the Four Masters

(His signature from @ucdarchives.bsky.social )

24 Mar ?654: d. St. Caimín, founder of Inis Celtra monastery on the #Shannon. Here is the wonderful later psalter named after him, UCD-OFM Ms A1 from @ucdarchives.bsky.social

An intricate medieval engraving depicting a feast scene. Several figures in fur-trimmed garments sit around a long table set with empty plates and a tankard. One person gestures animatedly, and another plays a harp. In the foreground, a dog sniffs the ground near a roasting spit over a fire. The background shows people cutting meat, implying a lively banquet atmosphere.

Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland 😈

An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach was a rule-breaking trickster in Early Modern Irish culture, a disruptive figure who left chaos in his wake, writes Dr Brianán Ní Bhuachalla @ceilteachomn.bsky.social

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...

Sproingggggg! A bunny hops in the bottom margin of f. 311r, Ms. Codex 724, a 13th century illuminated Bible #DrolleryDonnerstag #medievalsky

🔗: https://bit.ly/3HKjIyM

The feast day of St Patrick is tomorrow. He shares his day with St Failtigern, a holy woman, now obscure, whose name is recorded in Félire Óenguso/Martyrology of Óengus, UCD-OFM MS A7, f 13r, C15th.

H/T @elvabjohnston.bsky.social

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‘An Lon Dubh’ an téama do Chomhdháil Choláiste na Tríonóide 2026.

‘The Blackbird’ is this year’s theme for Comhdháil Choláiste na Tríonóide.

ar an 15/05/2026, clár, eolas, agus clárú (saor in aisce) anseo:
www.tcd.ie/Irish/gaeilg...

comhghairdeas! 🥳

The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 E 25, Lebor na hUidre / The Book of the Dun Cow. This 12th century manuscript is best known for containing the oldest extant version of the Táin Bó Cuailgne, or the Cattle Raid of Cooley, a renowned Irish epic.

"A spindle-whorl for a spindle-whorl", as the Old Testament says (vaguely remembered).
Here's one from Orkney for Women's Day, in Sc. Gaelic & ogham script (Buckquoy, S-ORK-005). It probably reads BENDDACTANIML "a blessing, soul of L".
🔗: ogham.celt.dias.ie/S-ORK-005
📷: @3dgroovanstones.bsky.social

St. David preaching in an historiated D in Cambridge University Library MS Ff.1.27, p. 618

St. Patrick preaching in an historiated P in Cambridge University Library MS Ff.1.27, p. 453

In honor of St. David's Day, the story of St. Patrick being kicked out of Wales by an angel in order to make way for the Welsh saint:

#DyddGŵylDewi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (1/9)

Welsh Grammar

This manuscript was written in the early 17th century. It was probably owned by Iolo Morgannwg as it contains notes in his hand. It is a copy of the grammar used by the poets in the 16th century, although not an exact copy.

Date: 17th century BMSS/2

www.jstor.org/stable/commu...

Beware the hare with the thousand yard stare - 14th century, British Library, Yates Thompson MS 8, f. 304r

it’s incredible I manage to get anything done at home with this one around

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

Famously, this inscribed stone not only bears a runic inscription, but it is also the only runic-og(h)am biscriptal stone in Ireland (more at O3D: ogham.celt.dias.ie/I-CLA-004).
Contrary to a widespread belief, the ogham inscription does NOT contain the Norse name TORQRIM (Thórgrímr).

Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach was a rule-breaking trickster in Early Irish Modern culture, a figure who caused chaos wherever he went

Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland. Brianán Ní Bhuachalla @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie tells the story of An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach, a rule-breaking trickster in Early Irish Modern culture who caused chaos wherever he went www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Hugely looking forward to hosting this one-day symposium on 'Medical Learning in the Medieval Gaelic World' as part of the @researchireland.ie LEIGHEAS project @maynoothuniversity.ie - join us @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social on Thursday 12th March!

a poster of star wars ascii art with luke in his iconic stance, holding up his light sabre and princess leia, standing in front to down and to the left. the two droids are to the right and above them is ascii art the rear of a space ship hovering above land and a planet above. a box in the top left hand corner says: star wars compliments of williams radio & tv. inc computer division jacksonville florida

poster, creative computing, magazine (1978) archive.org/details/crea...

The program of the Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics 2026 (6-17 July) is now online!

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...

Hopefully, there will be some courses of your liking! (Hittite perhaps?)

The application form will be online soon, too, so keep an eye out for it.

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

Nuair a fhuair mé an leabhar, chuir mé a ainm isteach i nGoogle agus tháinig mé ar a alt ar bhur suíomh, so tá sé deas á fheiceáil arís!

…agus iad curtha le chéile i leabhar amháin. Tá a ainm agus an logainm “baile an gharraidh” le feiceáil sa leabhar, so sílim go bhfuil an fear ceart agam.

Tá leabhar agam ó bhailiúchán Tomáis de Bhál! Fuair mé leabhar mar bhronntanas Nollag agus dé réir an siopa, ní raibh ach cóip ar athláim de “Old Irish Paradigms” é. Mar a tharla sé, bhí cóipeanna de “Old Irish Paradigms” “Selections from the Old Irish Glosses” agus “Stories from the Táin” ann…

(the wonky ones on the right are mine. you’d think someone who went to a school named for St. Brigit and who regularly works with their hands would have an easier time with this. The beautifully neat ones on the left are by @manusrua.bsky.social)

a day late but it’s always fun to make St. Brigit’s crosses :)

The £5 with Johannes Scottus had the Book of Kells on the back and the Book of Durrow on the front!

Lá ‘le Bríde sona dhaoibh ! Very lovely to see my whole feed celebrating and discussing Brigit today.