Dylan Bailey (he/him)
@djbirishhistory.bsky.social
PhD Researcher at the Early Irish Department at Maynooth University.
Researching the depiction of disability in medieval Irish literature, as part of the Language, Education and Medical Learning in the Premodern Gaelic World (LEIGHEAS) project.
Researching the depiction of disability in medieval Irish literature, as part of the Language, Education and Medical Learning in the Premodern Gaelic World (LEIGHEAS) project.
In other news... delighted to be able to announce that I have now officially submitted my PhD thesis for Viva examination! Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point! I am eternally grateful!
October 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
In other news... delighted to be able to announce that I have now officially submitted my PhD thesis for Viva examination! Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point! I am eternally grateful!
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Members @ifut.bsky.social staged a 1-hour walkout today at Maynooth as part of the Irish public sector pay dispute. Grateful also to the Postgraduate Workers' Organisation for their support. Solidarity with our colleagues in other unions who have begun working to contract. Power to the people! ✊️
October 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Members @ifut.bsky.social staged a 1-hour walkout today at Maynooth as part of the Irish public sector pay dispute. Grateful also to the Postgraduate Workers' Organisation for their support. Solidarity with our colleagues in other unions who have begun working to contract. Power to the people! ✊️
As a member of the Postgraduate Worker’s Organisation, I withdrew my labour today from 12-1pm, in #solidarity with other public sector workers across Ireland as part of a public sector pay dispute. It was great to see so many people out there showing their support ✊️
October 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
As a member of the Postgraduate Worker’s Organisation, I withdrew my labour today from 12-1pm, in #solidarity with other public sector workers across Ireland as part of a public sector pay dispute. It was great to see so many people out there showing their support ✊️
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Along with my fellow trade union members, I am withdrawing my labour for one hour today, 12-1pm, in #solidarity with other public sector workers in Ireland, including teachers & nurses, as part of the public sector pay dispute. ✊️
climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org/statement-of...
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Statement of Solidarity with Public Sector Workers and Students
The Climate Justice Universities Union stands in solidarity with Ireland’s public sector workers and their trade unions taking industrial action. We also stand in solidarity with students and their un...
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October 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Along with my fellow trade union members, I am withdrawing my labour for one hour today, 12-1pm, in #solidarity with other public sector workers in Ireland, including teachers & nurses, as part of the public sector pay dispute. ✊️
climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org/statement-of...
climatejusticeuniversitiesunion.org/statement-of...
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Newly published by @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie:
Liam Breatnach, Fíngein mac Flaind’s poem on the Fir Arda: An early medieval Irish reflection on the limitations of satire, DIAS 2026
Available at: shop.dias.ie/product/fing...
Liam Breatnach, Fíngein mac Flaind’s poem on the Fir Arda: An early medieval Irish reflection on the limitations of satire, DIAS 2026
Available at: shop.dias.ie/product/fing...
September 15, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Newly published by @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie:
Liam Breatnach, Fíngein mac Flaind’s poem on the Fir Arda: An early medieval Irish reflection on the limitations of satire, DIAS 2026
Available at: shop.dias.ie/product/fing...
Liam Breatnach, Fíngein mac Flaind’s poem on the Fir Arda: An early medieval Irish reflection on the limitations of satire, DIAS 2026
Available at: shop.dias.ie/product/fing...
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In-person research seminars @ceilteachomn.bsky.social in Maynooth this semester! All welcome.
September 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In-person research seminars @ceilteachomn.bsky.social in Maynooth this semester! All welcome.
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UCC Library invites you to "Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History" one day conference on 18 September.
Explore the legacy of this remarkable medieval manuscript with expert speakers from UCC, Oxford and Edinburgh. libcal.ucc.ie/event/4589456
Explore the legacy of this remarkable medieval manuscript with expert speakers from UCC, Oxford and Edinburgh. libcal.ucc.ie/event/4589456
Public Conference: Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History
Join us for a special conference to mark Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History exhibition.
Conference Keynote: Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s...
libcal.ucc.ie
September 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
UCC Library invites you to "Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History" one day conference on 18 September.
Explore the legacy of this remarkable medieval manuscript with expert speakers from UCC, Oxford and Edinburgh. libcal.ucc.ie/event/4589456
Explore the legacy of this remarkable medieval manuscript with expert speakers from UCC, Oxford and Edinburgh. libcal.ucc.ie/event/4589456
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The deadline to submit your papers for the 2026 proceedings volume has been extended! The new deadline is 18th September 2026, 5pm (UK time).
Please submit your papers through this form: forms.gle/kMmv3d2i7pz2...
Please submit your papers through this form: forms.gle/kMmv3d2i7pz2...
September 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The deadline to submit your papers for the 2026 proceedings volume has been extended! The new deadline is 18th September 2026, 5pm (UK time).
Please submit your papers through this form: forms.gle/kMmv3d2i7pz2...
Please submit your papers through this form: forms.gle/kMmv3d2i7pz2...
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One of most important surviving records of medieval Ireland
The Annals of Inisfallen are now on public display in a major new free exhibition at University College Cork.
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026... @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The Annals of Inisfallen are now on public display in a major new free exhibition at University College Cork.
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026... @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
September 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
One of most important surviving records of medieval Ireland
The Annals of Inisfallen are now on public display in a major new free exhibition at University College Cork.
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026... @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The Annals of Inisfallen are now on public display in a major new free exhibition at University College Cork.
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026... @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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@imc-leeds.bsky.social Leeds IMC Call for Papers for a session co-ordinated by Liverpool PhDs Hannah Evans and Nik Frenzel #medievalsky #celtic #norse #academic #skystorians
September 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
@imc-leeds.bsky.social Leeds IMC Call for Papers for a session co-ordinated by Liverpool PhDs Hannah Evans and Nik Frenzel #medievalsky #celtic #norse #academic #skystorians
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Enjoyed attending the Disappearing Text conference at @ucc.ie the last two days! Got to hear a lot of fascinating insights into the Acallam na Senórach and the Finn Cycle (many a follow-up has to be sent!) and got to see the legendary book of Lismore in person! GRMMA a Corcaigh, bhí tú go h-iontach!
August 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Enjoyed attending the Disappearing Text conference at @ucc.ie the last two days! Got to hear a lot of fascinating insights into the Acallam na Senórach and the Finn Cycle (many a follow-up has to be sent!) and got to see the legendary book of Lismore in person! GRMMA a Corcaigh, bhí tú go h-iontach!
Such a great event!
Yesterday we celebrated the new Garraí na Gaeilge @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie, which features two objects made by contemporary craftspeople: an ogham stone, inscribed "Maynooth University" and "School of Celtic Studies"; & a traditionally-made currach.
#Speirgorm #Spéirghorm
#Speirgorm #Spéirghorm
June 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Such a great event!
Had a smashing weekend in Caen. Thanks to @universite-caen.bsky.social for letting me give my first paper in France! Great to get to know the community better over there, I got a lot out of this, as I hope others did too! I also enjoyed a cameo from a certain Norman duke...
June 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Had a smashing weekend in Caen. Thanks to @universite-caen.bsky.social for letting me give my first paper in France! Great to get to know the community better over there, I got a lot out of this, as I hope others did too! I also enjoyed a cameo from a certain Norman duke...
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If you're super jealous that you missed @xpi.bsky.social talking about #needlework patterns based on #marginalia, here's the video!
#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory
#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory
Medieval Needlework with Kristi DiClemente
YouTube video by Bodies and Being: The Pre-Modern Body Project
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June 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
If you're super jealous that you missed @xpi.bsky.social talking about #needlework patterns based on #marginalia, here's the video!
#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory
#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory
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The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for June 2026 is Dublin, @ria.ie MS 23 A 4, containing texts on uroscopy copied in the 16th century by Aodh Ó Cendamháin, physician to the O’Flahertys in Co. Mayo:
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
June 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for June 2026 is Dublin, @ria.ie MS 23 A 4, containing texts on uroscopy copied in the 16th century by Aodh Ó Cendamháin, physician to the O’Flahertys in Co. Mayo:
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
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Another great offer from the bookshop at @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie: 25% off all books on occasion to celebrate the Association of Celtic Students
@celticstudents.bsky.social conference that is happening at the moment in Trinity College Dublin.
Valid until Friday 19 June!
🔗 shop.dias.ie
@celticstudents.bsky.social conference that is happening at the moment in Trinity College Dublin.
Valid until Friday 19 June!
🔗 shop.dias.ie
shop.dias.ie
June 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Another great offer from the bookshop at @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie: 25% off all books on occasion to celebrate the Association of Celtic Students
@celticstudents.bsky.social conference that is happening at the moment in Trinity College Dublin.
Valid until Friday 19 June!
🔗 shop.dias.ie
@celticstudents.bsky.social conference that is happening at the moment in Trinity College Dublin.
Valid until Friday 19 June!
🔗 shop.dias.ie
Found two Joan of Arcs, how fun!
One in Paris, the other in Caen!
One in Paris, the other in Caen!
June 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Found two Joan of Arcs, how fun!
One in Paris, the other in Caen!
One in Paris, the other in Caen!
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Great to finally see this manuscript up online. Thanks so much to Anne Marie in ISOS, @kate-manning.bsky.social & UCD Archives, Professor Mícheál Mac Craith OFM, and all the Franciscans who preserved this ms over the centuries. Looking forward to researching these texts further! #hagiographyiscool
1/2📜✨ New on ISOS: UCD [email protected]
MS F 1, 17th c., contains medieval Latin Lives of Irish saints from the Franciscan Killiney collection.
🙏 Thanks to Niamh Wycherley @niamhwycherley.bsky.social for cataloguing and highlighting this manuscript for digitisation.
#DIASdiscovers
MS F 1, 17th c., contains medieval Latin Lives of Irish saints from the Franciscan Killiney collection.
🙏 Thanks to Niamh Wycherley @niamhwycherley.bsky.social for cataloguing and highlighting this manuscript for digitisation.
#DIASdiscovers
May 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Great to finally see this manuscript up online. Thanks so much to Anne Marie in ISOS, @kate-manning.bsky.social & UCD Archives, Professor Mícheál Mac Craith OFM, and all the Franciscans who preserved this ms over the centuries. Looking forward to researching these texts further! #hagiographyiscool
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🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆
Full-time, permanent lectureship in Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie. Application deadline 26 July 2026.
Tar ag obair linn i Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
Full-time, permanent lectureship in Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie. Application deadline 26 July 2026.
Tar ag obair linn i Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
May 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆
Full-time, permanent lectureship in Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie. Application deadline 26 July 2026.
Tar ag obair linn i Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
Full-time, permanent lectureship in Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie. Application deadline 26 July 2026.
Tar ag obair linn i Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge @ceilteachomn.bsky.social!
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
Very excited to attend this conference, share my research and hear from others looking at this topic!
🗣️ Conference 'Marginalities in the Insular Worlds of North-Western Europe (8th –13th c.)'
We are thrilled to share the full programme for our conference, which will take place at the University of Caen Normandie on 12 June 2026. 🗓️ Please feel free to share this post and help us spread the word! 💬
We are thrilled to share the full programme for our conference, which will take place at the University of Caen Normandie on 12 June 2026. 🗓️ Please feel free to share this post and help us spread the word! 💬
May 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Very excited to attend this conference, share my research and hear from others looking at this topic!
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May 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Need to vent after submitting your grades? Want to talk about your summer research goals? Just can't handle not seeing us? Come hang with us online.
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Disheartened to see that, within 8 hours of uploading, a random 🐂💩 video about ogham garnered 4 times as many views on YouTube as the the OG(H)AM project's video (at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3sE...) did in one and a half years.
The presenter tells the audience that ogham is an ancient...
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The presenter tells the audience that ogham is an ancient...
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OG(H)AM - The script, the texts, the project (2024)
YouTube video by David Stifter
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May 2, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Disheartened to see that, within 8 hours of uploading, a random 🐂💩 video about ogham garnered 4 times as many views on YouTube as the the OG(H)AM project's video (at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3sE...) did in one and a half years.
The presenter tells the audience that ogham is an ancient...
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The presenter tells the audience that ogham is an ancient...
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