Modern Irish postgrad launches new CD
A new double CD has been launched by Modern Irish postgrad, M铆ch茅al 脫 Drisle谩in. The CDs comprise material, spoken and sung, collected by Dr Piaras de Hindeberg many years ago in the Waterford Gaeltacht. This is part of the material in the archives of Col谩iste na Rinne, which forms the subject-matter of M铆ch茅al鈥檚 PhD thesis.
M铆ch茅al is a native of Ballyduff in west-Waterford, and last year was awarded the title of 鈥楴ewcomer of the Year鈥� at the PPI Radio Awards.
The CD is entitled 鈥楢n gr谩 dod dh煤chas鈥�, and it is available from 087-7938709.
Research Seminar on Irish Bardic Poetry
Professor P谩draig 脫 Mach谩in will conduct a research seminar on editing Irish Bardic Poetry: Wednesdays, 4鈥�5 p.m., Room G.01, beginning 14 November.
The text to be read will be National Library of Scotland, Advocates MS 72.1.44, ff. 37鈥�38 (images available on )
All are welcome.
Dr H. H. Stewart Literary Scholarships 2012
Congratulations to M谩ire Nic Thaidhg who secured a prize in this year鈥檚 Dr H. H. Stewart Literary Scholarships 2012.
Lectureship at Poznan for UCC graduate
Congratulations to Thaddeus 脫 Buachalla, one of our postgraduate students, on his appointment as lecturer in Irish in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literature at the Adam Mickiewicz 深夜亚洲福利久久, Poznan.