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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yesterday afternoon, the first meeting of my Ancient Celtic Working Group took place in @scs-dias.bsky.social. This was chiefly an introduction to what this group will be about (preparing a handbook of Ancient Celtic). Over 50 people participated, online and in person.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Two weeks ago, the choral piece Immram/Sea-voyaging was premièred at the launch of Nauigatio St Brendani. The music was composed by Cian Grant, the Old Irish lyrics by are based on motifs from Nauigatio St Brendani and other sea-voyage literature. youtu.be/XnWHRIaTZww This is a first recording...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For those of you (still) on FB, @dias.ie's account on that platform has a number of images and soundbites connected with the launch of Nauigatio St Brendani and our reception by Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly. www.facebook.com/DIASDublin

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Adrian Doyle gave a very interesting paper on digital tools and resources for Old Irish more broadly. The symposium was very well organised and provided a lot of food for thought. The papers were recorded and will probably be made publicly available by the organisers of the symposium. /4

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

...featured prominently, as well as the CorPH database. I talked about the history of CorPH, explained its structure, and sketched our plans for the future. Truc Ha Nguyen spoke about our current project and how we aim to expand the regional textual coverage of CorPH. /3

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

...mostly focused on electronic resources for learning and working with Early Irish, plus Middle Welsh. Three members of the DiⒶgnostic project were invited to speak about their current and previous work. Therefore, both DiⒶgnostic and my previous ERC-funded project Chronologicon Hibernicum... /2

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

𝗗𝗶Ⓐ𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 41 Monday and Tuesday this week, a Celtic Languages Symposium was held at the University of Sydney, organised by Dr Pamela O’Neill, Jane Lawson and other Celtic students in Sydney (symposium URL: celticlanguageresearch.org). Despite its general title, the symposium was... /1

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Breaking news on the Presidential website: president.ie/en/diary/det...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With my colleagues Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Ruairí Ó hUiginn from @scs-dias.bsky.social and registrar Eucharia Meehan of @dias.ie, we had tea time with President Catherine Connolly today to present her with her own copy of the new edition of Nauigatio St Brendani. It was a very pleasant...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nauigatio St Brendani - just for a few more days at a much reduced price. shop.dias.ie/product/navi...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The @irishexaminer.bsky.social had an article by me about the new edition of Nauigatio St Brendani on the weekend.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Coming up tomorrow: 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 University of Sydney (and online) 28-29 Sept The DiⒶgnostic project (@researchireland.ie) and my previous ChronHib project (@erc.europa.eu) will be strongly represented. More info: celticlanguageresearch.org

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's a brief exposition as to what my Ancient Celtic Working Group is supposed to be.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My working group on 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 in @scs-dias.bsky.social will commence on 6 October and will continue every Tuesday at 16:00 (local Dunsink Time). If you want to join, in person or via Zoom, please let me know via email.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday was a special day. Today is a special day also. "Eternal", a 14 CD collection of Joy Division live recordings was launched. Very beautifully done, with 2 DVDs of video recordings of concerts. Accompanied by some merchandise in the record shop I trust. @jd-central.bsky.social

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The newest painting by calligrapher and grafffiti artist Thomas Keyes: the Kells Calligraffiti project supported by Creative Scotland. Based on the Book of Kells folio 124r (on the right), details include folio 122v, an illustration of the crucifixion, the tearing of the veil, and...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And two models of curachs, also by Mícheál.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mícheál Ó Maoilchiaráin and his Liffey curach in front of the entrance to @dias.ie, rowed in for the day in celebration of Nauigatio St Brendani.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The big day is coming up today: at @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie: "The Voyage of St Brendan: A European Odyssee". www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-voyage... My day will start at 8.30 with an interview at RTÉ's Morning Ireland... It will be a long day.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Og(h)am of the day: Taoiseach Mícheál Martin exchanged ogham version of their names with the Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

...also published an article about the Celtic origins of the Old Irish carpat "chariot" (again in German: www.academia.edu/40671188/Car...). This article contains a reconstruction drawing by Raimund that has been reproduced a couple of times since then. A few years later, I gave an English... /3

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The burial is that of a 10-20-year old girl or young woman. This discovery is especially well-deserved since many years ago, Raimund did extensive research on Iron Age traffic and chariots, e.g.: www.academia.edu/520413/%C3%9... (to which I contributed linguistic comments). Together, we... /2

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had always known that Rudolf Thurneysen's Grammar of Old Irish was a very valuable resource, but until Amazon told me, I had never realised that it was SOOO valuable. Don't fall for the scam. The regular retail price for the book is €30 at @scs-dias.bsky.social. Link: shop.dias.ie/product/a-gr...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What the bookshop held today: Simon Rodway's Old Welsh Reader, an indispensable handbook for the study of the oldest stages of the Welsh language. More info: www.mhra.org.uk/publications...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

...by Cian Grant voxaeternastudio.com. The piece will be premièred in @dias.ie Thursday next week at the launch of the new edition of Nauigatio St Brendani. The rehearsal took place in the beautiful St. George's and St. Thomas's Parish Church in North Dublin.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I had the great pleasure to attend this evening a rehearsal of the choir Lorica loricaireland.com under its director Michael Dawson. They were practising the choral piece "Immram", an Old Irish poem by me, based on motifs from Nauigatio St Brendani and other sea-voyage tales, and set to music...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ar an ábhar sin. Is ainmneacha foirgneamh iad.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I got this t-shirt today. Not everyone in @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social will love it... 🤣🤣🤣

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A full day will be devoted at @dias.ie to celebrating the publication of this book. Here's the exciting programme of the day. The event is free, but we ask you kindly to register at www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-voyage.... See also: bsky.app/profile/davi... /2

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is a 1:10 model of a curach from the west of Ireland, made by the multi-talented Mícheál Ó Maoilchiaráin, lecturer in @ceilteachomn.bsky.social. Mícheál will be one of the speakers and performers at the launch of the new edition of Nauigatio St Brendani at @scs-dias.bsky.social on 24 Sept. /1

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I usually avoid commenting on the usage of English, but I honestly don't get the syntax of this headline.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And a shameless advertisement: if you are interested in Cisalpine Celtic inscriptions, you can get my introduction at shop.universitybooks.ie/Books/CISALP....

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Last week, Dr Corinna Salomon @lexiconleponticum.bsky.social and Dr Pietro Giusteri started as O'Donovan scholars at @scs-dias.bsky.social. With them, @dias.ie will be the global epicenter of Cisalpine Celtic Studies in the coming year (DIAS of course has many other claims to fame as well). /1

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

...a week ago. All the project staff are now officially staff at DIAS @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Some clarity has now also been achieved about the migration of the project database CorPH. The relevant work (updating security settings, transferring the data) which will be carried out in... /2

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

𝗗𝗶Ⓐ𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 40 DiⒶgnostic News return after a long break. August has been spent with holidays, with work behind the scenes, and, most importantly, with the move of the DiⒶgnostic project from Maynooth University to the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies... /1

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

...volume 1 of the series Moynagh Lough Studies (ed. Michael Potterton) was launched by @aidanosullivan.bsky.social. The book is available at Four Courts Press: www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2024/m.... The pre-print of my chapter can be read here: www.academia.edu/171047177/Th...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Snapshots from my talk about the Moynagh Lough antler tine with an ogham inscription, at the Moynagh Lough Conference 2026 yesterday at @maynoothuniversity.ie. Contrary to what the pictures suggest, the event was not out of balance. The conference had a very interesting programme, and at the end...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For all last-minuters who love to make decisions on a whim: the Moynagh Lough Conference 2026 will be taking place in Maynooth tomorrow about the archaeology of this important early medieval site.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

...considered architectural landmarks and are protected. In fact, the School of Celtic is - fortunately - not in this concrete bunker, but in the old building right next to it. You can catch a glimpse here. It is so bland that nobody ever bothers taking a picture of it. I may send one out tomorrow.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My new workplace. A new chapter in my life after 15 years as Professor of Old and Middle Irish at Maynooth University, almost 7 years Head of the Department of Early Irish, 2 years Head of the School of Celtic Studies, I am Senior Professor of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

M'áit oibre nua. Tá caibidil nua i mo shaol ag tosú inniu, tar éis 15 bliana mar Ollamh na Sean- agus Mheán-Ghaeilge in Ollscoil Má Nuad, tar éis 7 mbliana mar Cheann na Roinn agus 2 bhliain mar Cheann na Scoile, is í Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath @dias.ie @scs-dias.bsky.social...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The programme for the @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie Tionól 2026 is out (26-28 November). An exciting, three-day programme.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One for the diary: Symposium "The Voyage of St Brendan: A European Odyssey" in celebration of the new edition & translation of Nauigatio St Brendani published by @scs-dias.bsky.social Where: @dias.ie 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 2 When: 24 Sept 2026 registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-voyage...

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

...decisions about how to proceed with the OIr. translation of 𝐿𝑒 𝒫𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓉 𝒫𝓇𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑒. We'll keep you posted. /4

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

New publication: The article "Caland verbs in Celtic" by Stefan Höfler and myself has just been published in: L. Grestenberger, V. Reiter, M. Malzahn (eds), Deadjectival Verb Formation in Indo-European and Beyond. Berlin: Language Science Press 2026, pp. 83-113

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