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Poetry Day Competition

To celebrate Poetry Day at DIAS we are giving away two poetry books to one lucky winner: Irish Bardic Poetry Fuidheall Áir: Bardic poems on the Meic Dhiarmada of Magh Luirg c. 1377–c. 1637 Entries have closed! Winner… Read More

Bergin Fellowship in Celtic Studies

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies wishes to appoint a promising early-stage researcher to a five-year Bergin Fellowship in the School of Celtic Studies. Candidates should hold a doctorate and should have a record of outstanding research experience… Read More

DIAS Summer Studentships — Celtic Studies

As part of the DIAS Summer Studentships programme in 2019, DIAS School of Celtic Studies is able to offer some Summer Studentships. The DIAS School of Celtic Studies undertakes research in the broad field of the Celtic Languages… Read More

DIAS Research Forum 2019 – 10 May, 3-5pm

An inter-disciplinary research forum has been scheduled for Friday 10 May 2019, 3-5pm at Burlington Road. The forum is intended to be an informal event that provides post-doctoral scholars and PhD students with the opportunity to share and… Read More

Conference: ‘To frighten off the rude and ignorant’?

Intentional obscuritas in Irish and Welsh literature (650–1650) Friday 24th and Saturday 25th May 2019. Registration now open See the full programme. (Updated 2019-05-01)

Valentine’s Week Sale!

We think you’ll love our 25% discount on all books for the entire week, 11th to 17th February! See https://books.dias.ie/!

Statutory Public Lecture 2018: Now available to watch

Professor Liam Breatnach’s Statutory Public Lecture for 2018, “Poetry on the edge: marginal verses in mediaeval Irish manuscripts”, is now available to watch.

New publications launched

Two new publications in Celtic Studies were launched recently. Celtica 30 The latest volume of the journal of the School of Celtic Studies is now available. Fuidheall Áir: Bardic poems on the Meic Dhiarmada of Magh Luirg c…. Read More

New Publication: Fuidheall Áir: Bardic poems on the Meic Dhiarmada of Magh Luirg c. 1377 – c. 1637

Edited by Mícheál Hoyne. Available to buy now. The Mac Dermot lords of Moylurg in the north of present-day Co. Roscommon were one of the most powerful families in Connacht in the later Middle Ages. Today, all that… Read More

Poetry on the Edge: Marginal Verses in Mediaeval Irish Manuscripts

The 2018 Statutory Public Lecture in the School of Celtic Studies will be presented this year by Professor Liam Breatnach. Friday 2nd November, 2018, 8pm in Theatre R, Arts Block, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. All welcome, no registration… Read More