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Congratulations to Lefi Dafydd for winning the 2026 Clemoes Prize for his performance of Cad Goddeu in Medieval Welsh. The two joint runner ups were Rhys Matthews, performing Marwnad Llywelyn ap Gruffudd by Gruffudd ap yr Ynad Coch in Medieval Welsh, and Theo Pyy-Sitzia, for his performance of Wulfstan’s Sermo Lupi ad Anglos in Old […]

The Department is delighted to announce that Dr Becky Shercliff will be joining us as Assistant Professor of Celtic on 1st September 2026. Her appointment follows on from the election of Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh as the next Director of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies School of Celtic Studies from October 2026, an extremely […]

Congratulations to Lefi Dafydd and Finn Longman, joint winners of the 2025 Clemoes Reading Prize.  Lefi won for his performance of Dafydd ap Gwilym’s ‘Yr Wylan‘  in Medieval Welsh, and  Finn won for their performance of the Medieval Irish poem ‘Feidhm is mó’. An honourable mention is given to Marko Trandafilovski for his historical pronunciation.