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.
Not to take from Prof. Breatnach but - how brilliant does our 'Bí linn' banner look! Well done to our school administrator Eibhlín for another wonderful idea well executed #diasdiscovers#obscuritas
Spent the last few days in peace & quiet in the @SCSLibrary - pure bliss - which meant I was able to have a snoop of their collection of photos hanging on the walls. Here’s one of my idols, Eleanor Knott, former Chair of Early Irish at @tcddublin standing next to de Valera! Retweeted by
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Join us for a conference on eighteenth-century manuscript culture in the wider Gaelic World with a focus on fiannaigheacht lays and ‘Ossian’, scholarly networks, oral tradition, historical & political contexts for manuscript creation & collection. Book https://t.co/7N38P48YWEpic.twitter.com/HY1oahh0sh
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
Amrae Choluimb Chille: a critical edition by Jacopo Bisagni #newpublication launched today @SCSLibrary #obscuritas
@ChronHib of @EarlyIrishMU tackles the notoriously difficult riddles of Fil and griän Glinne Aí at the #obscuritas conference @SCSLibrary #Obscurity Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Prof. David Stifter now talking to us on the riddling Fil and grian Glinne Aí @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin #obscuritas Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Prof. Michael Clarke on poetic language & learned interpretation in medieval book cultures @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin #obscuritas Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
The conference timetable for this year's ICM is now available online. Don't forget to register! irishmedievalists.com Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
In the words of @thecelticist : we've all been there... #obscuritas @SCSLibrary Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Dr Elizabeth Boyle on Amairgrn son of Eccet Salach @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin #obscuritas Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Not to take from Prof. Breatnach but - how brilliant does our 'Bí linn' banner look! Well done to our school administrator Eibhlín for another wonderful idea well executed #diasdiscovers #obscuritas
Prof. Liam Breatnach on obscurity in Bretha Nemed Toísech @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin #obscuritas Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
'nightmarish orthography' in Bretha Nemed, acc. to Liam Breatnach @SCSLibrary #obscuritas Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Prof. Johan Corthals enlighting us on obscure styles or verbal art @SCSLibrary @DIAS_Dublin #obscuritas Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Starting off #IntentionalObscuritas is @ChantalKobel possibly 'heaping obscurity on obscurity' 🤓 Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Mícheál Hoyne on the puzzle of the one bardic poem that is (almost) impossible to understand! #IntentionalObscuritas @SCSLibrary Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
@ChantalKobel kicks off the #Obscurity conference @SCSLibrary with her paper on obscure vocabulary in medieval Irish narrative literature. Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Conference just started @DIAS_Dublin #diasdiscovers first up is @ChantalKobel twitter.com/SCSLibrary/sta…
What happens in 1 minute on the Internet! Great slide from @helloalicepr. Nice to be in the audience for the first session of today's #IARTraining event. #ExploreYourArchive @HeritageHubIRE @iar_ie Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Spent the last few days in peace & quiet in the @SCSLibrary - pure bliss - which meant I was able to have a snoop of their collection of photos hanging on the walls. Here’s one of my idols, Eleanor Knott, former Chair of Early Irish at @tcddublin standing next to de Valera! Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
Watch yesterday's presentation with @SCSLibrary on how we migrated our 3 libraries to @kohails Thanks Koha! #kohacon19 youtu.be/U1JBTrse0Qw?t=… Retweeted by DIAS_SCS Library
‘Laoidh Chonnlaoich’: text and transmission Prof. Ruairí Ó hUiginn, @DIAS_Dublin @SCSLibrary will present at @Library_RIA one day conference on eighteenth-century manuscript culture in the wider gaelic World. 19th June #DIASdiscovers twitter.com/RIAdawson/stat…