The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic is deeply saddened to learn of the untimely death of Dr Colmán Etchingham, Emeritus Lecturer in the Departments of Early Irish and History at Maynooth University (https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/dr-colm-n-etchingham). Dr Etchingham had a long association with the Department: he served as MPhil External Examiner (2007-2010) and delivered the Kathleen Hughes […]
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Congratulations to Dr Emily Osborne
Congratulations to former ASNC PhD student Dr Emily Osborne, whose volume of poetry Safety Razor — which includes translations of Old Norse skaldic verse — has just been published: https://www.gordonhillpress.com/products/safety-razor
Continue ReadingNew Assistant Professor of Celtic
The Department is delighted to announce that Dr Ben Guy will be joining us as Assistant Professor of Celtic on 1st September 2023. A very bright light in the field of Welsh Celtic Studies, he is currently a Research Associate for the AHRC-funded collaborative project ‘An Edition of the Welsh Merlin Poetry’ (Cardiff University). Dr […]
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