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Ogham in 3D launched
Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 14:44
The Ogham in 3D project website was launched by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, on Wednesday 8th May at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4. The Ogham in 3D project, based in the School of Celtic Studies at DIAS, is carrying out 3D laser-scanning and digitisation of Ogham stones throughout Ireland thus allowing for 3D models of the stones to be viewed on the website as part of a multi-disciplinary, searchable archive of Ogham.
Commenting on the launch, Minister Deenihan said "The importance of Ogham stones cannot be overstated as they are a record of the earliest inscriptions in the Irish language. Some of them date as far back as the 4th Century AD, and represent a monument type that is not only of national, but also international significance. This wonderful project demonstrates the importance of developing synergies with institutions. Such co operation not only maintains advances in research and contributes to promoting awareness of the rich archaeological heritage of the country but it also further enhances its protection."
Funding for the current phase of the project, focusing on Ogham stones in state care under the supervision of the National Monuments Service, has been made available by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan. In October 2012 work began on this pilot project in collaboration with the Discovery Programme, experts in 3D capture and modelling. To date approximately 50 Ogham stones have been scanned and digitised from the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry and counties Waterford, Kilkenny, Kildare, Carlow and Wicklow, as well as many from the National Museum of Ireland's collection. The website is located at ogham.celt.dias.ie.
Watch the RTÉ News report.
Scholarship vacancies
Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 14:10
The School of Celtic Studies is able to offer two additional scholarships this year.
A CV, including an outline of the research which the applicant proposes to undertake, should be sent to:
Ms Eibhlín Ní Dhonncha,or by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
School Administrator,
School of Celtic Studies,
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,
10 Burlington Road,
Dublin 4,
IRELAND.
To be returned not later than 30 June 2013.
The applicant should also ensure that references from at least two referees are sent to the School Administrator by the above date.
The date at which the applicant wishes the Scholarship to commence and proposed length of tenure should be indicated. The usual commencement date is the 1st of October and the normal tenure is three years.
Applications are particularly welcome from candidates who have completed, or are close to completing, their PhD. The stipend is €25,000 for candidates with a PhD.
Summer School 2014
Last Updated on Friday, 22 March 2013 11:53
The dates for the next Summer School in the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies are 14–26 July, 2014.
Further information in due course.
Seminar: A mmo Choimdiu nél
Professor Liam Breatnach is reading the poem A mmo Choimdiu nél at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Seminar Room of the School of Celtic Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4.
Seminar Series on Classical Irish Verse
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 13:27
Dr Gordon Ó Riain will begin a seminar series reading the poem Meisde mh’inmhe mh’fhad ó Shaidhbh at 5pm on Thursday, 31st January 2013 in the Seminar Room of the School of Celtic Studies, DIAS.
This poem, attributed to Maol Eachlainn ‘na nUirsgéal’ Ó hUiginn, is addressed to a daughter of Conchobhar Ó Briain (Sadhbh) who died in 1410 and is preserved in a single copy in RIA A iv 3 (743), 648–88 (transcribed in McManus and Ó Raghallaigh, A Bardic miscellany, no. 330).
The seminars last one hour and the School of Celtic Studies welcomes external participants.
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