‘An Lon Dubh’ an téama do Chomhdháil Choláiste na Tríonóide 2026.
‘The Blackbird’ is this year’s theme for Comhdháil Choláiste na Tríonóide.
ar an 15/05/2026, clár, eolas, agus clárú (saor in aisce) anseo:
www.tcd.ie/Irish/gaeilg...
comhghairdeas! 🥳
The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 E 25, Lebor na hUidre / The Book of the Dun Cow. This 12th century manuscript is best known for containing the oldest extant version of the Táin Bó Cuailgne, or the Cattle Raid of Cooley, a renowned Irish epic.
"A spindle-whorl for a spindle-whorl", as the Old Testament says (vaguely remembered).
Here's one from Orkney for Women's Day, in Sc. Gaelic & ogham script (Buckquoy, S-ORK-005). It probably reads BENDDACTANIML "a blessing, soul of L".
🔗: ogham.celt.dias.ie/S-ORK-005
📷: @3dgroovanstones.bsky.social
St. David preaching in an historiated D in Cambridge University Library MS Ff.1.27, p. 618
St. Patrick preaching in an historiated P in Cambridge University Library MS Ff.1.27, p. 453
In honor of St. David's Day, the story of St. Patrick being kicked out of Wales by an angel in order to make way for the Welsh saint:
#DyddGŵylDewi 🏴 (1/9)
Welsh Grammar
This manuscript was written in the early 17th century. It was probably owned by Iolo Morgannwg as it contains notes in his hand. It is a copy of the grammar used by the poets in the 16th century, although not an exact copy.
Date: 17th century BMSS/2
www.jstor.org/stable/commu...
Beware the hare with the thousand yard stare - 14th century, British Library, Yates Thompson MS 8, f. 304r
it’s incredible I manage to get anything done at home with this one around
Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’
Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got
Famously, this inscribed stone not only bears a runic inscription, but it is also the only runic-og(h)am biscriptal stone in Ireland (more at O3D: ogham.celt.dias.ie/I-CLA-004).
Contrary to a widespread belief, the ogham inscription does NOT contain the Norse name TORQRIM (Thórgrímr).
Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland. Brianán Ní Bhuachalla @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie tells the story of An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach, a rule-breaking trickster in Early Irish Modern culture who caused chaos wherever he went www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Hugely looking forward to hosting this one-day symposium on 'Medical Learning in the Medieval Gaelic World' as part of the @researchireland.ie LEIGHEAS project @maynoothuniversity.ie - join us @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social on Thursday 12th March!
a poster of star wars ascii art with luke in his iconic stance, holding up his light sabre and princess leia, standing in front to down and to the left. the two droids are to the right and above them is ascii art the rear of a space ship hovering above land and a planet above. a box in the top left hand corner says: star wars compliments of williams radio & tv. inc computer division jacksonville florida
poster, creative computing, magazine (1978) archive.org/details/crea...
The program of the Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics 2026 (6-17 July) is now online!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
Hopefully, there will be some courses of your liking! (Hittite perhaps?)
The application form will be online soon, too, so keep an eye out for it.
Poster advertising lecture by Pádraic Moran, click link for same details.
An chéad léacht i sraith léachtaí an earraigh
The first lecture in our spring series
Pádraic Moran (Gaillimh/Galway)
Sun, moon and stars in the Reichenauer Schulheft
5pm, 19 Feabhra/February
DIAS, 10 Burlington Road
www.dias.ie/celt/
@dias.ie
Nuair a fhuair mé an leabhar, chuir mé a ainm isteach i nGoogle agus tháinig mé ar a alt ar bhur suíomh, so tá sé deas á fheiceáil arís!
…agus iad curtha le chéile i leabhar amháin. Tá a ainm agus an logainm “baile an gharraidh” le feiceáil sa leabhar, so sílim go bhfuil an fear ceart agam.
Tá leabhar agam ó bhailiúchán Tomáis de Bhál! Fuair mé leabhar mar bhronntanas Nollag agus dé réir an siopa, ní raibh ach cóip ar athláim de “Old Irish Paradigms” é. Mar a tharla sé, bhí cóipeanna de “Old Irish Paradigms” “Selections from the Old Irish Glosses” agus “Stories from the Táin” ann…
(the wonky ones on the right are mine. you’d think someone who went to a school named for St. Brigit and who regularly works with their hands would have an easier time with this. The beautifully neat ones on the left are by @manusrua.bsky.social)
a day late but it’s always fun to make St. Brigit’s crosses :)
The £5 with Johannes Scottus had the Book of Kells on the back and the Book of Durrow on the front!
Lá ‘le Bríde sona dhaoibh ! Very lovely to see my whole feed celebrating and discussing Brigit today.
For St Brigit’s Day, there’s a feast of writings for you by Maynooth scholars such as @niamhwycherley.bsky.social @davidstifter.bsky.social amongst others, and by UCD Early Irish historian @elvabjohnston.bsky.social
Here’s her fascinating paper
muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...
National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 1, fol. 45r. An image of the bottom part of the page, with the Middle Welsh verse quoted in the post in the middle of the image.
Ottid eiry ar warthaw reo.
gosguipid g[u]int blaen guit tev.
kadir yscuid ar yscuit glev.
Snow falls atop ice
wind sweeps the tips of sturdy trees
powerful a shield on the shoulder of the brave
"Llym awel", NLW Peniarth MS 1 (The Black Book of Carmarthen, mid. 13th century)
Tá áthas orm a bheith páirteach sa Chomhdháil Aiteach a reáchtálfar in @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social sa Mheitheamh. Seo an chéad chomhdháil da leithéid ina dtabharfar le chéile an taighde faoin aiteacht agus na healaíona aiteacha sa Ghaeilge. Gach eolas sa ghairm ar pháipéir.
Altered Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. First panel. Calvin's dad says, "what story would you like to read tonight? Anything except..." Calvin: "The Voynich Manuscript?" Second panel. Calvin's dad, exasperated: "No! No Voynich Manuscript tonight!" Calvin: "I want the Voynich Manuscript !" Third panel. Calvin's sad: "Look, you know how the story goes! You've memorized the whole thing! It's completely unreadable!" Calvin: "I want mysterious glyphs and symbols!" Fourth panel. Calvin: "Wow! The story was different thatvtime!" Hobbes: indecipherable squiggles
Here's your daily dose of weirdness for today!
A squirrel on an old embroidered book binding.
Seventeenth-century squirrel, looks like it’s eating a little nut. On an embroidered binding from a 1641 psalter, SSS.34.27 @theul.bsky.social.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks 📷 #photography
“Paws on Parchment” - this exhibition looks amazing as do the visiting kittens.
(Image below of four foster kittens who visited the exhibition at the Walters Museum shortly after it opened). www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
#medievalsky
Bookshop sign
Some good news, though, if anyone has mislaid medieval Britain.
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
