Next Wednesday, April 8th at 3pm, Edward Herring will give a talk titled 'Mourning Glory: honouring the dead on Apulian red-figure vases' at the UCD Classics Research Seminar. #AncientClassics @ucdclassics.bsky.social @muclassics.bsky.social @campsgalway.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social
CAMPS Galway
@campsgalway.bsky.social
Centre for Antique, Medieval, and Pre-Modern Studies, University of Galway. https://www.universityofgalway.ie/camps/
Announcing our upcoming Margaret Heavey Memorial Lecture. Mairéad McAuley will deliver a paper on ‘Seneca’s Tragic Hands: Reading through the Body Part’ 🗓️ March 31st ⏰ 6pm 📍Hardiman Research Building (G010) Reception to follow and all welcome! #AncientRome #Classics #Seneca
Really enjoyed chatting about all things Saint Patrick with the convivial hosts Nevena Spirovska and John Safran, for the Saturday Magazine podcast, flagship show of Australia’s @joy949.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social @campsgalway.bsky.social #stpatrick joy.org.au/saturdaymaga...
Sat, 21st March, 2026: The Mystery of the Second, St. Patrick, Chris Doyle, Asst. Prof. Medieval History, School of History and Philosophy, Uni of Galway.
The Mystery of the Second, St, Patrick, Chris Doyle, Asst. Prof. Medieval History, School of History and Philosophy, Uni of Galway.
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Great to see @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social give a talk at @uniofgalway.bsky.social as part of the @campsgalway.bsky.social seminars! Brilliant to engage with the community at Galway about our mutual research interests!
@campsgalway.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social Nice to see this little article out there in the world. Did an interview with Seán Moncrieff on his Newstalk show....it absolutely flew by 😃 @newstalkfm.bsky.social @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
🔔 Announcing our final CAMPS Lecture of the Semester (and what a rich semester it has been)! Tiago Veloso Silva will deliver a paper entitled "The Arrouaisian Order in Medieval Ireland: A Historical and Historiographical Problem" 🗓️ March 20th 2026 ⏰ 12pm 📍THB-G010 Lunch provided and all welcome!
🔔 Up next, a collaboration between CAMPS and the Centre for Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism (CALM): "Historical and Contemporary Multilingualism in Ireland" Lectures from Chiara Corongiu, Jasmim Drigo, and Cassie Smith-Christmas. 🗓️13/3/2026 🕑12pm 📍THB-G010 Lunch provided and all welcome!
🚨Another brilliant CAMPS lecture incoming: Join us this Friday as Marilena Carabellese (UoG) will give a paper entitled: 'Ars Inussitata: the case of the XI epitome of Virgilius Maro Grammaticus' 🗓️ Friday 6th March ⏰ 12pm 📍 THB-G010 As ever, lunch will be provided and all are welcome!
Delighted to share the latest edition of Western Classics, which includes research updates and articles from the Galway Classics community: doi.org/10.13025/30223 @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social @campsgalway.bsky.social #AncientClassics #medieval
🚨 Announcing our next CAMPS Lecture! Luke McDermott will present 'Divine Words and Royal Narratives: Viewing Neo-Assyrian King Esarhaddon's Reign Through the Prism of Prophecy' 🗓 Friday, 27th February 🕐 12pm 📍 THB-G010, Hardiman Building Lunch will be provided and everyone is welcome!
Edward Herring has a new article on Magna Graecia's red-figure pottery, which appears in the latest issue of Ancient History magazine. @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social @uniofgalwaycasscs.bsky.social @campsgalway.bsky.social #AncientHistory #Archaeology
Ancient History Magazine 58
In antiquity, Southern Italy was a prominent destination for Greek colonists. However, numerous people already lived in the region. The Greeks sometimes peacefully coexisted with these tribes — and so...
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🔔 Announcing our next CAMPS Lecture! Come along this Friday as Alexander Cupples (TCD) will treat us to a lecture entitled 'The Eucharistic Liturgy in the Antiphonary of Bangor.' 🗓️ Friday, 30th January 🕒 12:00 📍 TBHG-010, Hardiman Building Lunch provided afterwards. Everyone is very welcome!
🔔 Come along to our next CAMPS Lab! Dr Eleanor Giraud (@eleanorgiraud.bsky.social) from University of Limerick will be treating us to a lecture entitled: 'Making Dominican Chant: Choices and Changes.' 🗓️ Friday 23rd January ⏰ 12pm 📍THB-G010, Hardiman Building Lunch will be provided afterwards!
🔔 Come along to our next CAMPS Lab! Dr Eleanor Giraud (@eleanorgiraud.bsky.social) from University of Limerick will be treating us to a lecture entitled: 'Making Dominican Chant: Choices and Changes.' 🗓️ Friday 23rd January ⏰ 12pm 📍THB-G010, Hardiman Building Lunch will be provided afterwards!
🚨UPDATE! See below our new, even fuller schedule for CAMPS lectures this semester! All lectures will begin at 12pm on their respective Fridays. Specific details will be circulated before each lecture. Lunch will be provided afterwards, and everyone is very welcome!
🔔What a great semester we have in store for you all! Over the course of six exciting events, we will be treated to a diverse and fascinating array of lectures. Check out our Spring 2026 schedule! 🗓️Fridays at 12pm 🍴Lunch will be provided afterwards Everyone welcome!
🚨 CAMPS 2026 is getting off to a strong start! Dr Michael Meere, Assoc. Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Wesleyan University presents '"The prologue presentit him selff…" : William Drummond and Theatrical Performances in Bourges, 1607’. 🗓 16 January 🕐 12pm 📍 The Bridge Room Come along!
Lovely to see my review of Brian Lacey's Cenél nEógain and the Donegal Kingdoms, AD800-1200 (Four Courts Press) make The Irish Times last book review for 2025. @campsgalway.bsky.social epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irish...
The Irish Times Dec 27. 2025
The Irish Times Dec 27. 2025 - 27/12-2025 - 114
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On January 16th, Professor Michael Clarke will present on 'The History of the Irish Book: The Handwritten Book in Ireland' at an Éigse Cholm Cille event on Columban Landscapes and Irish Manuscripts #celticstudies #medievalsky @campsgalway.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social
🐝 Come along tomorrow for what promises to be an illuminating afternoon! Dr Chris Doyle (@gollygee2004.bsky.social) will be treating us to a lecture on "Beekeeping and the medieval Irish community in the Bechbretha." Afterwards, there will be the opportunity for discussion, and, of course, lunch!
🚨 Announcing our second CAMPS event of the semester! Dr Chris Doyle will deliver a lecture entitled "Following the Swarm: Beekeeping and the Medieval Irish Community in the Bechbretha" Come along for a fascinating Friday afternoon! 🗓️21st Nov 🕒12pm 📍Bridge Room, Hardiman Building Lunch to follow.
At Tionól 2025, Michael Clarke will speak on Togail Troí, Jasmim Drigo on Priscian glosses, and Conor McDonough on early medieval Pauline exegesis. #CelticStudies #medievalsky @campsgalway.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social @scs-dias.bsky.social
🚨 Announcing our second CAMPS event of the semester! Dr Chris Doyle will deliver a lecture entitled "Following the Swarm: Beekeeping and the Medieval Irish Community in the Bechbretha" Come along for a fascinating Friday afternoon! 🗓️21st Nov 🕒12pm 📍Bridge Room, Hardiman Building Lunch to follow.
Congratulations to Diarmuid on this fantastic success!👏👏 Dr Johnson will be delivering our first CAMPS Galway lecture of the semester at 1pm on the 12th November in the Bridge Room. Make sure to come along for what promises to be a stimulating event! Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Duais don úrscéal is fearr buaite ag Diarmuid Johnson ag Oireachtas na Samhna
🔔🔔 Our first CAMPS event of the semester! Dr Diarmuid Johnson will deliver a talk entitled "Why the Cambro-Normans Invaded Ireland: The Novel as a Vehicule of Comprehension." Dr Johnson's latest novel, An Cláirseoir, has recently been awarded the prestigious Oireachtas Prize. 🗓️ 12th Nov 🕐 1pm
The Societas Celtologica Europaea is now on Bluesky! ➡️ Our goal is to support the scholarly study of Celtic languages, literatures, and cultures in research and teaching and to promote cooperation among Celtic scholars. 👋 Follow us for updates on our student prizes, conferences & more!
We are excited to announce some changes to the CAMPS committee: 1. @jasmimdrigo.bsky.social is joining Brenda Luies and sharing the position of Research Events Coordinator. Many thanks to both, and to @darcyireland.bsky.social for his fantastic work last year!
Der aktualisierte Call for Papers für unser Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter ist jetzt da! Die Frist für Bewerbungen endet am 30.11.2025. Bitte weitersagen oder selbst bewerben! #medievalsky #mediävistik #skystorians
Unser Forum wird in diesem Jahr leider nicht stattfinden. Stattdessen treffen wir uns am 19./20. März in Innsbruck. Weitere Informationen und ein aktualisierter Call for Papers folgen in Kürze. Wir bitten um Verständnis!
CFP: Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158084 Innsbruck, 19.03.2026-20.03.2026, Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter, Bewerbungsschluss: 30.11.2025
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On Saturday, September 27, Jacopo Bisagni will give a live demonstration and public talk on weapons and combat in the Late Middle Ages. Tickets available through eventbrite: tinyurl.com/mtex6mk9 @campsgalway.bsky.social @unigalwayschoolllc.bsky.social
It was a tremendous honour to give a keynote on The Legacy of the Irish Scholar Dicuil at the Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies in Bonn last Wednesday. I can’t thank @elenaparina.bsky.social and her team enough for the invitation, welcome, and the perfect organisation of the conference!
Still struggling to find coherent words to report about the Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies - meanwhile only endless gratitude to the team, thankfulness to all the colleagues who came and made it such a wonderful new milestone in the history of Celtic Studies in Bonn!