Dept of Early and Medieval Irish, UCC

We are happy to announce that applications for the Gerard Wrixon Postdoctoral Fellowship (12 month post, can be extended to 24) is open. Applications close on the 9th of July. For details, refer to post in the UCC job application system: ore.ucc.ie

We are delighted to hear that a graduate of ours, Jim Reid, has set up a second-hand bookshop in Waterford called Little Lane Bookshop (littlelanebookshop.com) As scholars, we love hoarding books like dragons, in second-hand shops there are treasures lurking in the stacks.

Our school seminar on Thursday will be given by doctoral student at the Dept. Of Folklore & Ethnology, Fiona O’Driscoll. Fiona’s talk is entitled ‘From nature deity to witch: exploring the Cailleach as witch-figure in Gaelic oral tradition’. Fáilte roimh cách - all are welcome.

The department is excited to announce the publication of 'Pwyll y Pader': a Medieval Welsh Tract on the Meaning of the Lord's Prayer' by Elena Parina, Erich Poppe, and Sergey Ivanov, a new entry in the Cork Studies in Celtic Literatures! ucc.ie/en/smg/newseve…

A big thank you from the Ultonia Team to all those involved in planning the HEA North South Research Programme Conference. It was an extremely stimulating day! @hea_irl

The online MA in Irish Mythology & Folklore at @UCC @CACSSS1 with ourselves and @UCCFolklore has its deadline for applications coming up on December 2nd! Get an application in and work with two excellent departments! #Celtic #Mythology #Folklore #Irish ucc.ie/en/maimf/

New Blogpost: Guth: Reading Irish Myths and Legends by Emmet Taylor celticstudents.blogspot.com/2024/11/guth-r…

Congratulations to Dr Emmet Taylor ⁦⁩ and Dr Iordanis Notaridis on their graduation today!!

We congratulate former MAIMF student Rebecca Andrade who has a fantastic exhibition ongoing at the Marvin Sampson Museum for the History of Pharmacy. The exhibit runs until December & is entitled ‘Herbs of Heritage: Ethnobotany in Irish Folklore’

Thanks @EdwinaGuckian Culture Night Ambassador for highlighting our Ball Night event as part of @UCC Culture Night this Friday! Táimid ag súil go mór leis! @CACSSS1 @NuaGhaeilgeUCC @uccsmghaeilge @UCCTradSoc

Looking forward to being back in UCC @uccsmghaeilge this afternoon, to give a seminar for @SAMSCork entitled "Place-names, Storytelling and Intertextuality in Medieval Ireland". For those who can't read between the lines (or who don't know me): I will discuss Acallam na Senórach.

We have a 2 year lecturer position for the online MA in Irish Mythology and Folklore run by @uccsmghaeilge & @UCCFolklore. The closing date for applications is 12 noon (Irish time) the 27th August 2024. More details of the role and duties at: universityvacancies.com/university-col…

The Department of Modern Irish, University College Cork, is offering a PhD scholarship to a suitable candidate. The scholarship is worth €26,000, which will cover fees of €5770 with the remainder to be paid in a stipend in monthly instalments.

Last ep of season 1 ep#20! Apologies for the poor sound quality! Our amazing expert on ALL things medieval Irish queens, Anne Connon @uccsmghaeilge tells us about the Banshenchas, queens of Tara, royal mothers & the exhausting aristocratic marriage market. open.spotify.com/episode/6cmWxI…

Really wonderful research gathering yesterday organised by @AKilti & Elsina Caponetti - ‘Envisaging the Afterlife: Dante and the Irish Visionary Tradition’ with @danteinireland @uccsmghaeilge @italian_ucc @CASiLaC_UCC @Soc4ItalStudies @UCCResearch @IrishResearch @CACSSSResearch1

Go n-éirí go geal libh! Tabharfaidh an Dr Síle Ní Mhurchú, an Dr Sorcha Nic Lochlainn, an Dr Tomás Ó Murchú agus an Dr Emma Nic Cárthaigh ó Scoil Léann na Gaeilge @UCC páipéir le linn na comhdhála. @uccsmghaeilge @nimhurchusile @An_Chlais_Mhuar