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Geraldine Parsons

@gparsons.bsky.social

Professor, University of Glasgow; Research Fellow, University College Cork @disappearingtext.bsky.social. Celtic Studies, medieval Irish/Gaelic literature, C18th MclaganMSS &c. Pleasantly shocked by hills. Emigrant 🇮🇪🇪🇺, sometimes returned.

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jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Dr Tess Machling@tessmachling.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh no!! I cannot describe how awful this is - the Vix torc is one of THE BEST pieces of Iron Age goldwork. I just can't believe it! Oh my. #Archaeology #Torcs #Gold www.ici.fr/bourgogne-fr...

INFO ICI BOURGOGNE - Le Musée du pays Châtillonnais victime d'un vol en plein jour, le torque de la Dame de Vix dérobé - ICI

Les gendarmes de Châtillon-sur-Seine ont longtemps survolé le secteur du musée ce vendredi, et pour cause : le torque de la Dame de Vix, ce collier en or d'une valeur archéologique inestimable, a été ...

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Peadar Ó Muircheartaigh@pomuirch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ag súil go mór leis an gcomhdháil seo, in #Barbados an tseachtain seo chugainn, lá go leith ag caint ar Ghaeil na hAlban agus na hÉireann sna hIndiacha Thiar - idir stair agus litríocht. Ó ‘transport [na nÉireannach] go Jamaica’ sa 17ú C go dtí an file Gaeilge a raibh sclábhaithe aige sa 19ú C.

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Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 3mo ago

This is very much a real thing; even if a bunch of media outlets reported it quite sloppily and some of the numbers ended up needlessly overstated. If this was a normal industry it'd just be a fixable planning consideration. But tech is panic-building thousands so it's something bigger

AI datacenters create heat islands around them, paper finds

: Researchers say localized warming can extend well past site edges, raising concerns about community impact

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Rebecca 🦋@rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Geraldine Parsons@gparsons.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Posts in Irish Mythology (≈ Early Irish Literature) and in Irish Folklore in UCC - one of which will be permanent, the other fixed term. Scaipigí an scéal le bhur dtoil: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD980/l...

Lecturers (Below the Bar) in Irish Mythology & Folklore at University College Cork

Apply for the Lecturers (Below the Bar) in Irish Mythology & Folklore role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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Geraldine Parsons@gparsons.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Great to see two members of Glasgow's Celtic & Gaelic dept in this very promising-looking conference

Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures@mediumaevum.bsky.social · 4mo ago

There's just ten days left to register for the upcoming SSMLL Annual Conference 2026: Medieval Wales (25th-26th April, Cardiff University). Students can attend in-person for just £20, or online for free (registration is required). Register today by visiting mediumaevum.org.uk/events/medie...

An image of Cardiff Castle sits in the background, with the names of the speakers of the Medieval Wales conference in the foreground. The names listed are: Graffudd Antur Adam Chapman Elissa Chiariotti Thomas Clancy Natalia Petrovskaia Kit Treadwell Jessica Shales Russell O Riagain Buffy Revell Gwen Jones-Edwards Jenny Day Gruffudd Antur Adam Chapman Helen Fulton Scott Lloyd Elissa Chiariotti Pietro Giusteri Makenzie Marshall Rhiannon Jones Josh Coulthard Philip Hume Luciana Cordo Russo Peter McIntosh Brigid Ehrmantraut John Hines
Irish Studies at Boston College@bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 4mo ago

On 4/16, we're celebrating Natasha Sumner's new work, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna (Princeton Uni Press, 2026) Joining Sumner for a discussion of Irish folklore are Geraldine Parsons (Uni of Glasgow), Ciara Ní Riain (Harvard), & Ray Cashman (Indiana Uni)

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Geraldine Parsons@gparsons.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm very excited to be involved in this event, marking the publication of a very significant new contribution to the study of Finn Cycle literature - and, as it demonstrates, therefore to pan-Gaelic culture - if you are in anywhere near Boston, we'd love to see you there!

The Disappearing Text Project@disappearingtext.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our own Geraldine Parsons @gparsons.bsky.social will discuss the important new book "Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna" by Natasha Sumner (@princetonupress.bsky.social), next week in Boston @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social. events.bc.edu/event/heroes...

Joshua Byron Smith@joshuabyronsmith.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Still time to register for tomorrow's book launch for An Eoraip: Gaelic Ireland in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. bsky.app/profile/josh...

Joshua Byron Smith@joshuabyronsmith.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Celtic Studies Association of North America is happy to announce a virtual book launch for An Eoraip: Gaelic Ireland in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, edited by Brendan Kane (U Connecticut) and Patrick Wadden (Dublin City University) on Thur, March 12 at 1:00 PM (EST) / 5:00 (Ireland).