Our own Prof. Kevin Murray is speaking at this online book-launch *today, 22nd April* alongside our dear colleague Dr Síle Ní Mhurchú @silenimhurchu.bsky.social. Looking forward to the event!
Registration & details below.

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
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Great to see our Disappearing Text colleague Nina's great achievement marked here - as well as that of our UCC colleague Erin!

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

*Congratulations, even!

Cgonratulations Nina! And thanks for this sneak preview of sunny UCC, which we hope will be in evidence during our Acallam conference in August!

We recommend it highly Ciaran - but that'll come as no surprise!

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

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:

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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

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..!

Ag súil go mór leis an ócáid seo! The biggest Acallam na Senórach conference ever 🤩

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🚨Save the date!🚨A conference on Acallam na Senórach will be held on 21-22 August 2026, in University College Cork. Programme to follow. Further information will be available in due course at www.ucc.ie/en/disappear....

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🚨Save the date!🚨 Tionólfar comhdháil ar Acallam na Senórach ar an 21-22 Lúnasa 2026, i gColáiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh. Clár ar ball. Beidh tuilleadh eolais le fáil ar www.ucc.ie/en/disappear... i gceann na haimsire.

Really happy to have this article out in print officially!! All Acallam enthusiasts will be interested in it, I hope 👀 This article brings important new things to light regarding the textual and manuscript transmission of Acallam / Agallamh texts..!

The 2nd major contribution to our rethinking of the Acallam's transmission - comhghairdeas leat @ninacnock.bsky.social! A huge moment in the study of this work!

A reassessment of the manuscripts of the Reeves Agallamh na Seanórach and a new version of Acallam na Senórach Résumé L’Agallamh na Seanórach de l’Évêque Reeves fut éditée par Ní Shéaghdha à partir du plus ancien manuscrit dans lequel ce texte se trouve, RIA MS 24 P 5 (dixseptième siècle). Cet article…

📚 Second Acallam publication alert this week! 🔔 Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou's latest article, "A Reassessment of the Manuscripts of the Reeves Agallamh na Seanórach and a New Version of Acallam na Senórach", was just published in Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 72 (2025).

This is an important addition to the scholarship on the textual transmission of the Acallam - an area of study that is expanding at a dizzying rate, often courtesy of @disappearingtext.bsky.social project members (stay tuned for further publication news from @ninacnock.bsky.social!)

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📚 New publication alert! 🔔 Prof. Kevin Murray's latest article, "Leabhar Ua Maine as an Early Witness to Acallam na Senórach", was just published in the North American Journal of Celtic Studies 9:2 (2025).
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It's such a privilege to be working on this project with brilliant colleagues. Please follow along if you are interested in #CelticStudies, medieval literature, #medievalsky, approaches to editing and translation, Finn mac Cumhaill and more ...

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The project team includes Prof. Kevin Murray (PI), Dr Geraldine Parsons @gparsons.bsky.social, Dr Cian Ó Cionnfhaolaidh, Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou @ninacnock.bsky.social, Yingying Gu, Dr Vijayakumar Nanjappan and Dr Enkhbold Nyamsuren. This research is funded by @researchireland.ie. 2/2

We are now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our project, which will produce editions of the earliest version of Acallam na Senórach 'The Colloquy of the Ancients', the central Finn Cycle text from medieval Ireland. New software will also be developed to help in this work. 1/2