Cú Chulainn's various feats are noted in this account of the word 'cleas', as well as the skills of a medieval Irish juggler (dil.ie/9445), dexterously handling 27 implements for a time at least! With thanks to Dr Andrea Palandri for reading @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin twitter.com/MoLI_Museum/st… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Delighted to announce that our event on the ogham stones at Knockboy church heritageweek.ie/projects/knock… was a winner in today’s @HeritageHubIRE national @HeritageWeek county award for #Waterford @AaMIreland @WaterfordCounci @NationalMons Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Shout out to our amazing Library Assistant Órla at @SCSLibrary who has doggedly chased a reference for me for over two months and finally got it on the eve of the Level 5 Lockdown! #LibrariansAreAmazing #DIASDiscovers Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Might I also add that Jacopo Bisagni's book is currently on sale @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin. Grab a copy and sing along with Hanna Marti: shop.dias.ie/product/amrae-… twitter.com/CClearych/stat… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

The prominence of cattle in medieval Irish literature and society is captured in a recent recording exploring the word tarbh 'bull'. Listen to the snippet below, as well as the longer version here: moli.ie/radio/tarbh-bu… With thanks to Dr Andrea Palandri @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin twitter.com/MoLI_Museum/st… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Read our newly updated information page on the Annals of Connacht ria.ie/library/specia… #AnnalsofConnacht #ManuscriptMonday Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Our Samhain agus Science mini-festival line-up has just been announced! mailchi.mp/b70245676af4/l… #DIASdiscovers #samhain #science #online Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

We now have a website for our @IrishResearch @ahrcpress networking project on ‘Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World’! Looking forward to our first (online) workshop in November on ‘The Changing Face of Research in the Digital Age’: qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/Re… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

As the Michaelmas term (as it is known in some universities) gets underway, this short episode on gé (goose) reminds us of other traditions to do with this time of year. Dr Andrea Palandri @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin, engagingly recites an alliterative couplet from an Old Irish poem twitter.com/MoLI_Museum/st… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

According to a ninth-century Irish poet, the sure signs of winter included the sound of a barnacle goose. To find out more check out the latest episode of Spreading the Words! 📻 moli.ie/radio/ge-goose/ @eDIL_Dictionary @RIAdawson @Department_ASNC Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Guest post by Patricia Moloney - Cataloguing older Irish language material: some brief notes on the Cló Gaelach. libfocus.com/2020/04/catalo… @ULLibrary Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library

Medieval Irish translators saw their work as to 'put', 'carry' & 'pull' from one language to another: tabhraidh bennacht ar anmain an té do tarraing ó Laidin a nGaedhilge hé 'bless the soul of the man who pulled it from Latin to Irish' [24P3, 195] #InternationalTranslationDay Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library