Geraldine Parsons

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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Fiona Campbell-Howes
@fortrenn.bsky.social

These things are mutually exclusive. You can only mitigate the social, environmental and economic impact of AI by rejecting it. There is no 'ethical use'. The Society of Authors has betrayed all of its members and all human authors everywhere.

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Nicolai Egjar Engesland
@nicolai1505.bsky.social

Deadline extended to October 31. Call for papers: The Origins of the Irish Language: Texts and Traditions. The Norwegian Institute in Rome (Italy), 28–29 October 2027. Further description and submission of abstracts here: www.hf.uio.no/dnir/forskni...

hf.uio.noCall for papers: The Origins of the Irish Language: Texts and Traditions - Det norske institutt i RomaBidrag og deltagelse fra både etablerte og yngre deltagelse ønskes velkommen. Vi ber om innmelding av interesse innen 30. september 2026. Konferansen holdes i Roma 28. - 29. oktober 2027.

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Liam Ó hAisibéil
@ainmeolai.bsky.social

Clárú saor in aisce do mhic léinn, dála an scéil! Fáilte roimh chách!

Liam Ó hAisibéil@ainmeolai.bsky.social

Tá clár na Comhdhála ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na #Gaeilge 2026 ar fáil anois agus is féidir súil a chaitheamh air agus clárú do chomhdháil na bliana seo anseo: universityofgalwaydoi.clr.events/event/138123... Bígí linn cois Coiribe i lár na míosa seo chugainn!

universityofgalwaydoi.clr.eventsAn Chomhdháil ar Litríocht agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge 2026Bígí linn ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe don cheathrú comhdháil is tríocha ar Chultúr agus ar Litríocht na Gaeilge! Táimid ag súil le cloisteáil faoin taighde uilig atá ar siúl i réimsí éagsúla de Léann na ...
Geraldine Parsons
@gparsons.bsky.social

'keep moving' and 'skip ahead to fill in gaps' (with no chance of returning to see the panels missed) - which failed to recognise that people actually wanted to see the tapestry ... by the end I felt really hassled, despite moving at pace. A very mixed experience, tilting to the disappointing. 2/2

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The Disappearing Text Project
@disappearingtext.bsky.social

Congratulations Elva and all involved! We're thrilled to see our own @ninacnock.bsky.social's analysis of an episode from the Franciscan A4 Acallam included here. A lot more to come from Dr Cnockaert-Guillou on this witness in the future! Comhghairdeas leat, Nina.

Elva Johnston@elvabjohnston.bsky.social

Really proud of this volume of Analecta Hibernica, periodical of the Irish Manuscripts Commission. As editor I have encouraged more Irish language texts and more women as editors - thinking about the sources for Irish history in their wonderful diversity

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jessamyn
@librarian.bsky.social

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

Geraldine Parsons
@gparsons.bsky.social

A reminder that registration is open!

The Disappearing Text Project@disappearingtext.bsky.social

Two-day conference on all aspects of the Acallam text and tradition, 21-22 August, 2026 in University College Cork. Details and registration: www.ucc.ie/en/disappear...

ucc.ieNews and Updates | University College CorkLearn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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Tuairisc
@tuairisc.bsky.social

AGALLAMH LE GRÁINNE HOLLAND: ‘Céard a chaithfeá a dhéanamh le go gcaithfí amach as na Fianna thú?’

tuairisc.ieAGALLAMH LE GRÁINNE HOLLAND: ‘Céard a chaithfeá a dhéanamh le go gcaithfí amach as na Fianna thú?’Céard a chaithfeá a dhéanamh le go gcaithfí amach as na Fianna thú? Tá athinsint déanta ag Gráinne Holland ar ‘Tóraíocht Dhiarmuda agus Ghráinne’ do shraith nua atá le cloisteáil ar Raidió na Gaeltach...

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Fionn Folklore Database
@fionnfolklore.bsky.social

In our latest video, we turn to the Ordnance Survey correspondence of John O’Donovan! In this tale, he encounters a man named Donnelly in County Kildare, who was convinced he had discovered the location of Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s hidden treasure! @ria.ie #fiannaiocht #fionnmaccumhail #folklore

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KetAnthropic JoshAI
@ketanjoshi.co

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

theregister.comAI datacenters create heat islands around them, paper finds: Researchers say localized warming can extend well past site edges, raising concerns about community impact
Rebecca 🦋@rebecca79903973.bsky.social

@shoredweller7.bsky.social

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Fiona Campbell-Howes
@fortrenn.bsky.social

Very excited for this one!

The Pictish Arts Society@pictishartssociety.bsky.social

The final lecture in our current season is not to be missed! David Osgarby, PhD researcher at @glasgow.ac.uk, will share a new approach to understanding the Pictish symbols as a writing system. Lectures are for members only, but there's still time to join: www.thepictishartssociety.org.uk/join-us

Geraldine Parsons
@gparsons.bsky.social

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...

jobs.ac.ukLecturers (Below the Bar) in Irish Mythology & Folklore at University College CorkApply 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.
Geraldine Parsons
@gparsons.bsky.social

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

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...

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Irish Studies at Boston College
@bc-irish-studies.bsky.social

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)

Geraldine Parsons
@gparsons.bsky.social

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

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...

events.bc.eduHeroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the FiannaA book symposium for Natasha Sumner's new publication, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna We're celebrating Natasha Sumner's (Harvard University) new work, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna (Princeton University Press, 2026). Joining Sumner for a discussion of Irish folklore are Geraldine Parsons (University of Glasgow), Ciara Ní Riain (Harvard University), and Ray Cashman (Indiana University Bloomington). Natasha Sumner's research focuses on the Gaelic narrative corpus about the hero Fionn Mac Cumhaill, with particular regard for Fenian folklore. She is interested in the historical development of the corpus and the conditions for the transmission and narration of folklore. She has also worked on intertextuality in eighteenth-century Scottish Gaelic literature. Geraldine Prasons works primarily on the literature and language of the medieval and early modern Gaelic-speaking world, with a particular interest in the material centered on the legendary hero Finn mac Cumaill (later Finn/Fionn Mac Cumhaill/McCool), known as fíanaigecht literature. Her research often focuses on the major Middle Irish text at the heart of that corpus, Acallam na Senórach (The Colloquy of the Ancients). Ciara Ní Riain's research focuses on Irish language and literature on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly from the seventeenth century to the present day. These interests are linked by a shared concern with nationalism, culture, and identity. She has also worked on post-medieval manuscript transmission and preservation, as well as biographical narratives on the history of the American West. Ray Cashman is Provost Professor of Folklore at Indiana University Bloomington. he is the author of two prize-winning books: Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border: Characters and Community (2008) and Packy Jim: Folklore and Worldview on the Irish Border (2016), as well as numerous articles and essays. Elected a fellow and board member of the American Folklore Society, Cashman has served as editor of the Journal of Folklore Research and series editor for two book series published by Indiana University Press.

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The Disappearing Text Project
@disappearingtext.bsky.social

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! ☘️ Here is a snippet of the 13th century Acallam na Senórach 'The Colloquy of the Ancients', a narrative in which ancient warriors from Finn mac Cumaill's warrior-band, the fían, recount hundreds of stories to St Patrick. Even his guardian angels approved! #StPatrick

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Joshua Byron Smith
@joshuabyronsmith.bsky.social

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

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).