Each year the School arranges for a lecture which is open to the general public and which is intended to present research in Irish and Celtic Studies to a wide audience. This Statutory Lecture is held in alternate years in Trinity College, Dublin and University College, Dublin, and usually takes place as part of the Tionól in November.
Nowadays the Statutory Lectures are recorded and made available on the website, so that they are freely available to audiences around the world. Scroll down to see the latest ones.
Previous Statutory Public Lectures
2018
Liam Breatnach: Poetry on the edge: marginal verses in mediaeval Irish manuscripts – Download Handout
What do the early Irish texts tell us about the history of music in this country? The main emphasis in this lecture will be on the period between the coming of Christianity in the 5th century and the Anglo-Norman invasion in the late 12th century. Topics to be discussed include the identification of the stringed instruments crot and timpán, the use of wind-instruments in military contexts, the development of bag-pipes, the functions of percussion instruments, and the various styles of singing mentioned in the texts. There will also be an account of the evidence for dancing in early Christian Ireland.
The lecture will conclude with a summary of the role of music in early Irish society, and a discussion of the Church’s attitude towards different types of music, as well as an account of the frequent association between music and the supernatural in early Irish literature.
Bardic poets frequently represent their relationships to their patrons in romantic terms. Here the considerate poet claims Domhnall Mac Suibhne of Rathmullen as his lover but assures Domhnall’s wife she has no reason to be jealous - she’s a keeper! #lovebardicpoetry
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@Department_ASNC is looking forward to reading more about the wonderful work of the Dublin Institute's School of Celtic Studies throughout the year. Many of us hope to experience it directly at the Celtic Studies Summer School which will take place 6-17 July 2020 @SCSLibrary. twitter.com/DIAS_Dublin/st…Retweeted by
DIAS_SCS Library
In 2020 we will show how the school carries out advanced research in many areas of the languages, literatures, societies and laws of the Celtic countries, with particular emphasis on Irish. Retweeted by
DIAS_SCS Library
The School is dedicated to the study of Irish and the other Celtic languages, both written and spoken, throughout their history, as well as related areas of cultural, social and legal history.
The school's theme for DIAS 2020 is
"Exploring Worlds through Words" Retweeted by
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As we mark 80 years of discovery, we will be taking a closer look at each of our constituent Schools.
One of the first Schools founded in 1940 was the School of Celtic Studies.
#DIASdiscovers#DIAS2020#celticstudiesRetweeted by
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Today we launched DIAS 2020: marking 80 year of discovery with a number of themed events based on our primary disciplines.
The programme to date is available on our events page and will be updated as the year goes on!
More: dias.ie/dias2020/#DIASdiscovers#DIAS2020Retweeted by
DIAS_SCS Library
'A Brehon Lawyer's School in Sixteenth-Century Ireland' symposium takes place tomorrow @nuigalway. Hosted by the Centre for Antique, Medieval and Pre-Modern Studies & organised in conjunction with @SCSLibrary Speakers include Ruairí Ó hUiginn & Liam Breatnach #DIASdiscovers
The second research seminar of the week will be held tomorrow evening, Friday 24th January, 5pm, G-R04, 9 West Rd. Dr Daniel Watson @DIAS_Dublin@SCSLibrary will speak on 'The Six Ages of the World and Nostalgia for the Pagan Past in Early Irish Literature'. All welcome! Retweeted by
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Statutory Public Lectures
Each year the School arranges for a lecture which is open to the general public and which is intended to present research in Irish and Celtic Studies to a wide audience. This Statutory Lecture is held in alternate years in Trinity College, Dublin and University College, Dublin, and usually takes place as part of the Tionól in November.
Nowadays the Statutory Lectures are recorded and made available on the website, so that they are freely available to audiences around the world. Scroll down to see the latest ones.
Previous Statutory Public Lectures
Handout
What do the early Irish texts tell us about the history of music in this country? The main emphasis in this lecture will be on the period between the coming of Christianity in the 5th century and the Anglo-Norman invasion in the late 12th century. Topics to be discussed include the identification of the stringed instruments crot and timpán, the use of wind-instruments in military contexts, the development of bag-pipes, the functions of percussion instruments, and the various styles of singing mentioned in the texts. There will also be an account of the evidence for dancing in early Christian Ireland.
The lecture will conclude with a summary of the role of music in early Irish society, and a discussion of the Church’s attitude towards different types of music, as well as an account of the frequent association between music and the supernatural in early Irish literature.
Part of Tionól 2013
Part of Tionól 2012
Part of Tionól 2011.
Part of Tionól 2010.
Part of Tionól 2009
Part of Tionól 2008
Part of Tionól 2007
Part of Tionól 2006
Part of Tionól 2005
Part of Tionól 2004
Part of Tionól 2003
Part of Tionól 2002
Part of Tionól 2001
Part of Tionól 2000
Brian Ó Cuív: ‘Personal Names, Epithets and Nicknames in Irish’
Brian Ó Cuív: ‘The Linguistic Training of the Mediaeval Irish Poet’
Daniel A. Binchy: ‘A Thousand Years of Irish – Corpus Iuris Hibernici’
Daniel A. Binchy: ‘The Book of Rights and Irish Pseudo-History’
Daniel A. Binchy: ‘The Ritual Hunger Strike in Ancient Ireland’
Myles Dillon: ‘Linguistic Borrowing and Historical Evidence’
School of Celtic Studies
Thank you to @SueRedMal who gave us valuable advice when we were developing our institutional repository DAIR dair.dias.ie #DIASdiscovers twitter.com/library_MU/sta…
New @irishmanuscript website up and running now irishmanuscripts.ie Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
We are live! Program available and registration open for Medieval Multilingual Manuscripts. Three days full of amazing languages! @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin #MMM20 #DIASDiscovers Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Medieval Multilingual Manuscripts: Texts, Scribes, and Patrons. 21st, 22nd, 23rd May 2020 @DIAS_Dublin Registration now open. ✍️ Programme and Abstracts now available. #MMM20 #DIASdiscovers dias.ie/event/medieval…
Bardic poets frequently represent their relationships to their patrons in romantic terms. Here the considerate poet claims Domhnall Mac Suibhne of Rathmullen as his lover but assures Domhnall’s wife she has no reason to be jealous - she’s a keeper! #lovebardicpoetry 1/3
@Department_ASNC is looking forward to reading more about the wonderful work of the Dublin Institute's School of Celtic Studies throughout the year. Many of us hope to experience it directly at the Celtic Studies Summer School which will take place 6-17 July 2020 @SCSLibrary. twitter.com/DIAS_Dublin/st… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
In 2020 we will show how the school carries out advanced research in many areas of the languages, literatures, societies and laws of the Celtic countries, with particular emphasis on Irish. Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
The School is dedicated to the study of Irish and the other Celtic languages, both written and spoken, throughout their history, as well as related areas of cultural, social and legal history. The school's theme for DIAS 2020 is "Exploring Worlds through Words" Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
As we mark 80 years of discovery, we will be taking a closer look at each of our constituent Schools. One of the first Schools founded in 1940 was the School of Celtic Studies. #DIASdiscovers #DIAS2020 #celticstudies Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Today we launched DIAS 2020: marking 80 year of discovery with a number of themed events based on our primary disciplines. The programme to date is available on our events page and will be updated as the year goes on! More: dias.ie/dias2020/ #DIASdiscovers #DIAS2020 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Another busy start to another busy week! We were working with @DIAS_Dublin over the weekend to announce a programme to mark their 80th anniversary. Check out these launch pics by @SparkyScoops & read more here: dias.ie/2020/01/27/dia… #AlicePlaybook #DIASdiscovers #DIAS2020 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
'A Brehon Lawyer's School in Sixteenth-Century Ireland' symposium takes place tomorrow @nuigalway. Hosted by the Centre for Antique, Medieval and Pre-Modern Studies & organised in conjunction with @SCSLibrary Speakers include Ruairí Ó hUiginn & Liam Breatnach #DIASdiscovers
The second research seminar of the week will be held tomorrow evening, Friday 24th January, 5pm, G-R04, 9 West Rd. Dr Daniel Watson @DIAS_Dublin @SCSLibrary will speak on 'The Six Ages of the World and Nostalgia for the Pagan Past in Early Irish Literature'. All welcome! Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
📚 Complete Early Irish Law Series is now on special offer! Also sneak peek at our forthcoming publication by Fergus Kelly 📚 #DIASdiscovers #DIASpublishes dias.ie/2020/01/22/spe…