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Norse loanwords in Old and Middle Irish

Medievalists.net — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:20:21 +0000

It is my objective to detect what the semantic development of Norse loanwords in Old and Middle Irish can tell us about the language and social contact situation of the Irish and the Norse raiders and settlers during the Viking Age.

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Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law

Medievalists.net — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 02:32:30 +0000

Unfortunately, many historians not specializing in the study of the ancient Irish law tracts have been unaware of the textual inaccuracies of the O'Curry - O'Donovan translations and have continued to incorporate their older unscientific work, and that of their editors, into their own work.

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Juxtaposing Cogadh Gáedel re Gallaib with Orkneyinga saga

Medievalists.net — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:24:57 +0000

My intent in the following paper is to make a case for the usefulness of comparative analysis in a narrower and more specific context, that is, in examining two fascinating but often marginalized medieval works: the Irish Cogadh Gáedel re Gallaib (modern Irish Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh [“The Battle of the Gaels and the Foreigners”]) and the Icelandic/Orcadian Orkneyinga saga (“The Saga of the Orcadians”).

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VAGANTES: “I See Red: Language of Blood and Feminity in Táin Bó Cúailnge

Medievalists.net — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:29:53 +0000

This paper examined the role of Medb and Fedelm, the seer in the Táin. It focuses on this conversation between the seer and Medb.

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Where and how was Gaelic written in late medieval and early modern Scotland? Orthographic practices and cultural identities

Medievalists.net — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:43:10 +0000

Classical ‘Common’ Gaelic, also known as Early Modern Irish or Classical Irish (the names favoured in Ireland), are the terms used to describe written Gaelic between c.1200 and c.1650 in Ireland, and also in Scotland.

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Old Irish words deciphered from Stowe Missal

Medievalists.net — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:32:59 +0000

Research into the Stowe Missal, an Irish manuscript written around 800 A.D., has led to the exciting discoveries of two new Old Irish verbs and several nouns from the text, which will help unlock mysteries in other Old Irish scripts.

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Medicine and early Irish law

Medievalists.net — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:56:50 +0000

Medicine and early Irish law Kelly, F. Irish Journal of Medical Science, Volume 170, Number 1 (2001) Abstract The Old Irish law texts, which date from between the 7th and 9th centuries AD, are a rich source for the legal and social his- torian. The authors of these texts were in the habit of treating […]

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