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Taught Programmes

The following taught programmes at Postgraduate level are available in the Department:

Online MA in Irish Mythology and Folklore 

Information Booklet for the 2025-2026 Online MA in Irish Mythology and Folklore: MAIMF Course Practicalities, Module Content and Indicative Timetable

Research Programmes

The following research programmes are available in the Department:

MPhil. / PhD

Postgraduate Flexi-Options

Details of Flexi-Options are available here:

Postgraduate Flexi-Options

Current Postgraduates

Yushuai Guo, PhD Student: 鈥楩eel Feelings: A Study of Emotions in Medieval Irish Culture鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

Philip Robert Healy, PhD Student: 'Unwilling Guests: Hostages in Medieval and Early Modern Ireland' (Supervisors: Prof. M谩ire Herbert and Dr David Edwards, School of History).

Demelza Nowell, PhD Student: 鈥楾he Subverted Crown: The Literary Fall of Lugaid Mac Con鈥� (Supervisors: Prof. Kevin Murray & Dr Emma Nic C谩rthaigh).

Michael Sean 脫 Geallabh谩in, PhD Student: 'T茅arma铆ocht an Cheoil i Litr铆ocht na Gaeilge 800-1800 A.D.' (Supervisors: Prof. M谩ire Herbert and Dr Se谩n Ua Suilleabh谩in, Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge).

Ilona Tuomi, PhD Student: 'Charms and Charming in Early Medieval Ireland: the Written Environment and the Ritual Performance of the St. Gall Incantations' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

Recent Postgraduates

2024: Dr Cian 脫 Cionnfhaolaidh, PhD thesis: 'C谩s-Staid茅ir ar Logainmneachaibh agus ar Threabhainmneachaibh dar T煤s 鈥楲鈥� 贸 Fhoins铆bh Gaoluinne agus Laidine idir c.400-c.1800 A.D.' (Supervisors: Prof. Kevin Murray and Dr Emma Nic C谩rthaigh).

2024: Dr Emmet Taylor, PhD thesis: 'Heroes and Heroism in Medieval Irish Literature' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2024: Dr Iordanis Notaridis, PhD thesis: 'The Warrior Ethos in Medieval Irish Literature: Identity, Gender and Evolution' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2024: Demelza Nowell. MA dissertation: 鈥楽c茅l Cairbre Cinn Chait from the Book of Lismore鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2024: Michael Frim. MA dissertation: 鈥楾he Rising and Setting Sun: The Aesthetics of the Strange in Irish and Japanese Sources鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2024: Shelly Henderson. MA dissertation: 鈥楾he Many Forms of Manann谩n Mac Lir鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2024: Tollison Sneed. MA dissertation: 鈥榃here the Hidden Things Are: Supernatural Means of Attaining Knowledge in Medieval Irish Literature鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2023: Gormfhlaith N铆 Sh铆och谩in N铆 Bheol谩in. MA dissertation: 鈥楢n Dra铆ocht, an Chumhacht agus an Drochiompar i Sc茅alta na Gaelainne鈥� (Supervisor: Dr Emma Nic C谩rthaigh)

2023: Francesco Amatruda. MA dissertation: 鈥楾he 搁铆补蝉迟谤补诲 between Symbol and Myth鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2023: Suzanne Fitzmaurice. MA dissertation: 鈥楧ayenu: That Alone Would Have Been Enough Women Religious in Early Medieval Ireland鈥� (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh)

2023: Johanna Klein. MA dissertation: 鈥業l-Ph铆astach: The Narrative Function of the Medieval Irish Monster鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2023: Freya Smith. MA dissertation: 鈥楾he Dindshenchas of 鈥楾ipra Sengarmna: Edition and Analysis鈥� (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2022: C. Pruetz. MA dissertation: 'Suidiugad Tigi Midchuarta: Edition, Translation, Analysis, and Notes' (Supervisor: Dr Emma Nic C谩rthaigh)

2021: Muireann Bergin. MA dissertation: 'Fotha Catha Cnucha: Eagr谩n agus Aistri煤 m贸ide Anail铆s Liteartha agus Teanga' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2021: John Alexander Campbell Cupples. MA dissertation: 'The Ecclesiastical Foundation of Bangor and its Familia in the Early Medieval Period' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh)

2021: Danny DiGregorio. MA dissertation: 'Monster Theory as a Suggested Hermeneutic Approach to Medieval Irish Texts' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh)

2021: Sigrid Lyse Farstad. MA dissertation: 'Memory and Media in Acallam na Sen贸rach' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2021: Finn Longman. MA dissertation: 'Favourite Charioteer, Beloved Foster-Brother: The Role of L谩eg mac R铆angabra in Medieval and Early Modern Ulster Cycle Tales' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2021: Mark Robert Pote. MA dissertation: 'The Mong谩n of the 惭颈辞苍补苍苍谩濒补: A Diplomatic Edition, Translation and Analysis of Mong谩n mac F铆achnae鈥檚 Death-Tale' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2021: Fiona O鈥� Driscoll. MA dissertation: 'Healing Wells and Wounded Warriors: The Presence of Cures and Healing in Early Irish Literature' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2020: Rachel Martin. MA dissertation: 'Kings and Commoners: An Examination of the Fir Bolg in Medieval and Early Modern Irish Literature' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2020: Madison Ann Stacy. MA dissertation: 'The Binary Contracts Present in Early Irish Law: Individual and Social Contracts' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2019: Dr Riona Doolan. PhD thesis: 'Arson in Medieval Ireland: An Analysis of the Sources' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2019: Nina Cnockaert-Guillou. MA dissertation: 'Finn and Mac Lesc, Edition and Literary Analysis' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2019: Mark Hughes: MA dissertation: 'A Study in the Ideology of the Provinces of Ireland' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2019: Criost贸ir 脫 Loingsigh: MA dissertation: 鈥楾he Phonetic Reflexes of Proto-Celtic Rhotics (and other sounds) in Early Goidelic鈥� (Supervisor: Dr Aidan Doyle)

2018: Dr Tadhg 脫 S铆och谩in. PhD thesis: 'Caoilte sa Luath-Fhianna铆ocht' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2018: Marie Sandra Buckley. MA dissertation: 'Tochmarc Ailbe Wooing or Wisdom Tale?' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray)

2018: Valerie Kelly Curtin: MA dissertation: 'Merugud Cl茅ireach Colm Cilli (Book of Fermoy)' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2018: Michael Dawson. MA dissertation: 'Church Reform, Traditional Values and Identity in Both Manuscripts of the Liber Hymnorum.' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh)

2018: Anna-Claire McSweeney. MA dissertation: 'S谩er-ainm Sinda; A Linguistic Investigation of a Middle-Irish Poem and the Plausibility of an Attribution to C煤谩n ua Lothch谩in' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey)

2017: Connor Gregory. MA dissertation: 'Death and the Separation of Body and Soul as Depicted in Medieval Irish Eschatological Literature' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh).

2017: Iordanis Notaridis. MA dissertation: 'The Aire 脡chta in Medieval Irish Legal Sources' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2016: Dr Ken O'Donoghue. PhD thesis: 'Comth贸th L贸egairi co Cretim ₇ a Aided: Eagr谩n maille le hAnail铆s Liteartha agus Teanga' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2016: Maria Hallinan. MA dissertation: 'The Status of Non-Noble Freemen in Early Medieval Ireland: A Study of Cr铆th Gablach, Uraicecht Becc and 惭铆补诲峁�l别肠丑迟补别' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2016: Catherine Kane. MA dissertation: 'Emerging from the Cave: A study of the cave or s铆d of Cr煤achan in Early Irish Literature' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2016: Cian 脫 Cionnfhaolaidh. MA dissertation: 'Feis Tighe Chon谩in: A Window on the Medieval Fiannaigheacht Tradition' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2016: Jim Reid. MA dissertation: 'The Nature of Gaelic Historical Tradition: The Problem of the D茅isi' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2016: Austin Rushnell. MA dissertation: 'Saints' Books as Relics in Early Medieval Ireland' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2016: Courtney Selvage. MA dissertation: 'A Structural and Legal Analysis of C谩in Adomn谩in' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2016: Trenton Whitt. MA dissertation: 'Ancient Ireland: A Comparison of the Early History and Pseudohistory of Ireland as it is Preserved in the Earlier Pseudohistorical Texts and Annals up to 432 A.D.' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2016: Nathalie Schneider. PhD thesis: 'Saint, Martyr, Killer of Christ? The Legend of Longinus in Medieval Irish Tradition' (Supervisor: Prof. M谩ire Herbert).

2015: Emily Twomey. MA dissertation: 'An Intertextual Analysis: Sc茅la Cano meic Gartn谩in' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh).

2015: Catherine Ostrander. MA dissertation: 'Bringing Down Tara: Tracing the Dual Lines of Transmission of Aided Diarmata meic Cerbaill' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh).

2015: Jody Buckley-Coogan. MA dissertation: 'Recholl Breth: Aistri煤ch谩n agus Anail铆s' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2015: Dr Michelle Therese Doran. PhD thesis: 'Textual Criticism and Medieval Irish Literature' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2015: Dr Marie-Luise Theuerkauf. PhD thesis: 'The Celtic Dragon Slayer: A Literary Analysis of Tochmarc Emire in Connection with Tristan et Iseut' (Supervisors: Prof. John Carey and Prof. Grace Neville, Department of French).

2015: Dr Fangzhe Qiu. PhD thesis: 'Narratives in Early Irish Law Tracts' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2014: Katherine McIvor. MA dissertation: 'Bretha for Techt Medbae: Edition and Analysis' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2014: Gunnhildur Jonatansdottir. MA dissertation: 'An Edition and Translation of the Dinnshenchas of D煤n Crimthain' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2014: Tom谩s 脫 hAodha. MA dissertation 'Carn U铆 N茅it agus an Dindshenchas' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2014: Dr Nicole Volmering. PhD thesis: 'Medieval Irish Vision Literature: A Genre Study' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2013: Tadhg 脫 S铆och谩in. MA dissertation: 'Sc茅al Ab Dhroimeanaigh: Eagr谩n Leathdhiopl贸maiti煤il mar aon le Tr谩chtaireacht Liteartha, Anail铆s Teanga agus Aistri煤ch谩n B茅arla' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2013: Mathew Alexander Clements. MA dissertation: 'The Role of Raiding in Medieval Irish Literature and Society.' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh).

2013: Dr Heather Colleen Key. PhD thesis: 'Between the Worlds: Otherworld Women as Intermediaries in Early Irish Literature' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2013: Dr Gavin Dillon. PhD thesis: 'Betha Cholm谩in maic Luach谩in: An Ecclesiastical Microcosm of the Twelfth-century Irish Midlands' (Supervisor: Prof. M谩ire Herbert).

2012: Martina Maher: MA dissertation: 'De Gabail int Sh铆da: An Edition and Literary Analysis' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2012: Josephine O鈥機onnell: MA dissertation: 鈥�Airem Muinntari Finn and Anmonna Oesa Fedma Find: Manuscripts, Scribes and Texts' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2011: Paul Quinn. MA dissertation: 'Bretha Comaithchesa: Sources, Scholarship and Statistical Analysis' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2010: Riona Doolan. MA dissertation: 'A Study of the Law Tract Coibnes Uisci Thairidne' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2010: Dr Jimmy Miller (Temple 深夜亚洲福利久久, Philadelphia). PhD thesis: 'The Role of the Female Warrior in Early Irish Literature: The Case of Tochmarc Emire' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2009: Philip Healy. MA dissertation: 'A Study of Hostages in Medieval Ireland: 600 鈥� 1200' (Supervisor: Prof. M谩ire Herbert).

2009: Andrew Byrne. MA dissertation: 'The Spear in the Ulster Cycle' (Supervisor: Dr Caitr铆ona 脫 Dochartaigh).

2009: Dr Emma Nic C谩rthaigh. PhD thesis: 'Staid茅ar Stairi煤il ar 脕itainmneacha na Gaeilge dar Tosach 鈥楧鈥�, Bunaithe ar Fhoins铆 Sean-Ghaeilge, Me谩n-Ghaeilge, Nua-Ghaeilge Moiche agus ar Fhoins铆 Laidin na h脡ireann: D谩 Ailt D茅ag Doir铆n Cranncha' (Supervisor: Prof. Kevin Murray).

2006: Dr Phillip Andrew Bernhardt-House. PhD thesis: 'Canids in Celtic Cultures: From Celtiberia to C煤 Chulainn to the Kennels of Camelot' (Supervisor: Prof. John Carey).

2004: Dr Katja Johanna Ritari. PhD thesis: 'Defining the Christian Life: An Exploration of the Earliest Lives of Saints Brigit and Columba' (Supervisor: Prof. M谩ire Herbert).