Mon 3rd July – Celtic Studies Summer School launched by Mary Mitchell-O’Connor, Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Higher Education
International students flock to Ireland for Celtic Studies Summer School
Fifty undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over the world will descend on Dublin this week for a Celtic Studies Summer School, run by the School of Celtic Studies at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The course was officially launched by Mary Mitchell-O’Connor, Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Higher Education, today (03.07.17).
l-r: Prof. Liam Breatnach (Senior Professor & Director of School of Celtic Studies), Minister Mary Mitchell-O’Connor, Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn (Senior Professor, School of Celtic Studies)
The Summer School, which takes place every three years and runs from July 3-14th, will be attended by students from countries all over the world including: United States, England, Scotland, France, Canada, Russia, Italy, Finland, Sweden and Ireland.
Commenting on the launch of the 2017 Summer School, Liam Breatnach, Senior Professor at the School of Celtic Studies, DIAS said they were delighted to have so many international attendees this year.
“The Summer School is a fantastic opportunity for us to promote Celtic Studies. While they are here, the students will have the opportunity to attend lectures on Early Modern Irish, Middle Welsh and Mediaeval Lordship and Gaelic Literary Tradition, amongst others.
“With over fifty students attending from across the world, it is great to see the continued interest and work being done in this area. We are committed at DIAS to providing a centre of excellence for Celtic scholars and scholarship to conduct exemplary, standard-setting research and the Summer School is a very important aspect of this”
Officially launching the Summer School today, Minister Mitchell-O’Connor welcomed the students to Ireland. “It is fantastic to see this level of interest in Celtic Studies from countries all around the world and I am delighted to welcome them here.
“The demand for places, with fifty participants from Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe and North America, is an indication of the Summer School’s international significance and the leadership role of the School of Celtic Studies in global research.” (The Minister’s speech in full is available here)
Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor with some of the attendees of the Summer School
The School of Celtic Studies is one of three schools that comprise DIAS. The broad remit of the Institute, is to provide research facilities for advanced study and specialised branches of knowledge and for the publication of the results of advanced study and research.
The School of Celtic Studies carries out advanced research in many areas of the languages and literatures of the Celtic Countries, with a particular emphasis on Irish.
ENDS
Further information, contact: Niamh Breathnach/ Eva Dowling, Alice PR & Events. Tel: 01-5582151 / 085-1461231 / 083-1496045. Email: media@alicepr.com
Notes to Editor
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is a statutory corporation established in 1940 under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act of that year. It is a publicly-funded independent centre for research in basic disciplines. DIAS has three constituent schools: The School of Celtic Studies, The School of Theoretical Physics, The School of Cosmic Physics.
l-r: Prof. Tony Dorlas (School of Theoretical Physics), Prof. Luke Drury (School of Cosmic Physics), Prof. Liam Breatnach (School of Celtic Studies), Minister Mary Mitchell-O’Connor, Prof. Vincent Cunnane (Chairman of DIAS Council), Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn (School of Celtic Studies)
"In the lives of St. Patrick, the two saints are invariably fused into one", said Prof. O'Rahilly in his lecture.
The lecture was a condensation from O’Rahilly’s book “The two Patricks: a lecture on the history of Christianity in fifth-century Ireland”. (4/5)
He was known by his first name Patricius, which in later times would lead to confusion as he was succeeded by another apostle of the same name (Saint Patrick or Patricius in Latin). (3/5)
Date: 21st March 1942
Paper: The Irish Press
Headline: Palladius and Patrick | School Of Celtic Studies Lecture
Synopsis: The first public lecture under the auspices of the School of Celtic Studies was delivered in Trinity College by Professor T. F. O'Rahilly in 1942. (1/5)
As part of our ongoing participation in the @HistFest we decided to take a look into the Irish Newspaper Archives and see where DIAS made it into print over the last 80 years. There were so many articles, the hardest part was selecting what we would post. We hope you enjoy!
@laoneill "it's our job as researchers to keep reminding governments how important basic research is"
"For Dev basic research being carried out in Ireland was a badge of pride"
@NeasaMcG Schrödinger's work in causality was not well received by the religious authorities at the time
At the same time DIAS did have Catholic priests working on research projects in the early days, so there was not the conflict you might think between science and religion
@CormacORafferty on how unsuccessful work, in Schrödinger's case, unified field theory, is just as important part of science.
And no one has managed to crack it yet!
And not forgetting the cat
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Mon 3rd July – Celtic Studies Summer School launched by Mary Mitchell-O’Connor, Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Higher Education
International students flock to Ireland for Celtic Studies Summer School
Fifty undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over the world will descend on Dublin this week for a Celtic Studies Summer School, run by the School of Celtic Studies at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). The course was officially launched by Mary Mitchell-O’Connor, Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Higher Education, today (03.07.17).
The Summer School, which takes place every three years and runs from July 3-14th, will be attended by students from countries all over the world including: United States, England, Scotland, France, Canada, Russia, Italy, Finland, Sweden and Ireland.
Commenting on the launch of the 2017 Summer School, Liam Breatnach, Senior Professor at the School of Celtic Studies, DIAS said they were delighted to have so many international attendees this year.
“The Summer School is a fantastic opportunity for us to promote Celtic Studies. While they are here, the students will have the opportunity to attend lectures on Early Modern Irish, Middle Welsh and Mediaeval Lordship and Gaelic Literary Tradition, amongst others.
“With over fifty students attending from across the world, it is great to see the continued interest and work being done in this area. We are committed at DIAS to providing a centre of excellence for Celtic scholars and scholarship to conduct exemplary, standard-setting research and the Summer School is a very important aspect of this”
“The demand for places, with fifty participants from Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe and North America, is an indication of the Summer School’s international significance and the leadership role of the School of Celtic Studies in global research.” (The Minister’s speech in full is available here)
The School of Celtic Studies is one of three schools that comprise DIAS. The broad remit of the Institute, is to provide research facilities for advanced study and specialised branches of knowledge and for the publication of the results of advanced study and research.
The School of Celtic Studies carries out advanced research in many areas of the languages and literatures of the Celtic Countries, with a particular emphasis on Irish.
ENDS
Further information, contact: Niamh Breathnach/ Eva Dowling, Alice PR & Events. Tel: 01-5582151 / 085-1461231 / 083-1496045. Email: media@alicepr.com
Notes to Editor
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is a statutory corporation established in 1940 under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act of that year. It is a publicly-funded independent centre for research in basic disciplines. DIAS has three constituent schools: The School of Celtic Studies, The School of Theoretical Physics, The School of Cosmic Physics.
Category: News, School of Celtic Studies News & Events
Available to buy on the DIAS bookshop: books.dias.ie/index.php?main… (5/5) #DIASdiscovers #celtic #studies #twopatricks
"In the lives of St. Patrick, the two saints are invariably fused into one", said Prof. O'Rahilly in his lecture. The lecture was a condensation from O’Rahilly’s book “The two Patricks: a lecture on the history of Christianity in fifth-century Ireland”. (4/5)
He was known by his first name Patricius, which in later times would lead to confusion as he was succeeded by another apostle of the same name (Saint Patrick or Patricius in Latin). (3/5)
He spoke on "Palladius and Patrick". Palladius was the first bishop of the Christians of Ireland. (2/5)
Date: 21st March 1942 Paper: The Irish Press Headline: Palladius and Patrick | School Of Celtic Studies Lecture Synopsis: The first public lecture under the auspices of the School of Celtic Studies was delivered in Trinity College by Professor T. F. O'Rahilly in 1942. (1/5)
As part of our ongoing participation in the @HistFest we decided to take a look into the Irish Newspaper Archives and see where DIAS made it into print over the last 80 years. There were so many articles, the hardest part was selecting what we would post. We hope you enjoy!
@AReillyFailte @CultureNight @VisitDublin Thanks Antoinette! Glad you enjoyed 😊
Big thank you to @MartinaPQuinn of @helloalicepr for moderating the discussion, and of course to our panel @NeasaMcG @CormacORafferty and @laoneill111
@CormacORafferty "to cut yourself off from fundamental research means you could miss out on some of the biggest ideas"
@laoneill "it's our job as researchers to keep reminding governments how important basic research is" "For Dev basic research being carried out in Ireland was a badge of pride"
@NeasaMcG Schrödinger's work in causality was not well received by the religious authorities at the time At the same time DIAS did have Catholic priests working on research projects in the early days, so there was not the conflict you might think between science and religion
@laoneill111 Schrödinger was very popular in social circles in Dublin, a bit of a renaissance man
@CormacORafferty Schrödinger was gifted at explaining difficult concepts
@CormacORafferty on how unsuccessful work, in Schrödinger's case, unified field theory, is just as important part of science. And no one has managed to crack it yet! And not forgetting the cat
@laoneill111 how Schrödinger's book inspired scientists to change fields and result in the finding of the double helix.
@NeasaMcG explaining how DIAS came about and how Schrödinger was attracted to Ireland #DIASdiscovers
Panel Discussion getting underway! @laoneill111 @CormacORafferty @NeasaMcG @MartinaPQuinn
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