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.
Date: 19 October 1944
Paper: The Irish Press
Synopsis:
DIAS has been publishing books since it's founding. One such early publication is the edited manuscript of the Annals of Connacht (Annála Connacht) which was edited for the first time by Martin Freeman of DIAS. (1/3) Retweeted by
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Date: 02 June 1943
Paper: The Irish Press
Synopsis:
In 1943, a phonetic investigation led by Brian Ó Cuív, Risteárd B. Breathnach and Tomás de Bhaldraithe of DIAS would begin the first systematic scientific recording of the varied sounds of modern Gaelic speech. Retweeted by
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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) Retweeted by
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Due to the uncertainty caused by the outbreak of Covid19, arrangements for the forthcoming Tionól #SCSTionól2020 are being kept under review. If there is a likelihood that it will proceed in November, a paper call will issue later in the summer. https://t.co/e1Xlm6f6Ynpic.twitter.com/Sxwob3LA4p
Back to @Library_RIA today after a long hiatus & lovely to see everyone there again! These images are from a devotional manuscript (RIA 3 B 23) written in the 1470s by Tadhg Ua Ríoghbhardáin. A digitised copy is available on isos.dias.ieRetweeted by
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We're doing A Thing! The whole world and its mother made a podcast during lockdown - so we figured we'd be on trend for a change and record some shtuff! Now just for some light editing..... @CClearych@SCSLibraryRetweeted 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
The brilliant centrepiece of the 2019 print issue of #Kelten,"He who does not read is a wet rag" @Naoicea @SCSLibrary (on the evidence offered by MS 5100-04 and MS 5057-5059 @kbrbe on the commentary to the Félire Óengusso) is now available online. kelten.vanhamel.nl/k-jaarboek-201… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Date: 19 October 1944 Paper: The Irish Press Synopsis: DIAS has been publishing books since it's founding. One such early publication is the edited manuscript of the Annals of Connacht (Annála Connacht) which was edited for the first time by Martin Freeman of DIAS. (1/3) Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Date: 02 June 1943 Paper: The Irish Press Synopsis: In 1943, a phonetic investigation led by Brian Ó Cuív, Risteárd B. Breathnach and Tomás de Bhaldraithe of DIAS would begin the first systematic scientific recording of the varied sounds of modern Gaelic speech. Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
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) Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
If you missed the talk on the Glór tapes by Andrea Palandri for #CultureNight #OícheChultúir it is now available here along with clips from the collection that are discussed in the talk. #DIASdiscovers youtube.com/channel/UC7Mqg…
Seinnfidh agus pléifidh an Dr Andrea Palandri roinnt taifeadaí atá i gcartlainn fuaime Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh @DIAS_Dublin Tune in at 5pm for this fantastic #Glór event for #CultureNight #OícheChultúir #DIASdiscovers eventbrite.ie/e/taifeadai-ca…
Culture Night 2020 Booking Links! - Virtual Tour of DIAS Dunsink Observatory: eventbrite.ie/e/118043576515 - Earthquakes and other Geohazards: eventbrite.ie/e/earthquakes-… - Taifeadaí Cartlainne ó Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh: eventbrite.ie/e/taifeadai-ca… Join us from 5pm! #CultureNight2020 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Beidh Andrea Palandri ag caint ar na taifeadaí atá i dtaisce i gcartlainn fuaime Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh @DIAS_Dublin #culturenight Fri Sept 18th #DIASdiscovers Book your free ticket here. This talk will be given in Irish. eventbrite.ie/e/taifeadai-ca…
Launching soon #DIASscholars podcast 🎙️ Listen to this tune and watch this space 🎧 twitter.com/Naoicea/status…
📢 Tionól 2020 is now postponed #SCSTionól2020 dias.ie/2020/09/02/tio… twitter.com/SCSLibrary/sta…
Back to @Library_RIA today after a long hiatus & lovely to see everyone there again! These images are from a devotional manuscript (RIA 3 B 23) written in the 1470s by Tadhg Ua Ríoghbhardáin. A digitised copy is available on isos.dias.ie Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
If you're researcher in the language, literature, or intellectual, religious or scientific cultures of early medieval Ireland, we at @EarlyIrishMU would be delighted to support an application to work with me, @ChronHib or @dhaydenceltic - get in touch! research.ie/funding/goipd/… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
This summer has been full of new experiences for the O'Donovan Scholars @SCSLibrary: @Naoicea has officially started work on a #CelticStudies #podcast! I'm sure Nike will share more info. about it when she's ready! Thank you for inviting me to be your first in the hot seat.😊 twitter.com/Naoicea/status… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
We're doing A Thing! The whole world and its mother made a podcast during lockdown - so we figured we'd be on trend for a change and record some shtuff! Now just for some light editing..... @CClearych @SCSLibrary Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
So uh, I noticed that the @DIAS_Dublin Bookshop is selling copies of Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus half-off for €30 until the end of this month… books.dias.ie/index.php?main… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
For Heritage Week we have created an online exhibition highlighting some of the Treasures of the Library - there are many, what's your favourite? ria.ie/treasures-roya… #HeritageWeek2020 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library