Many congratulations to our Cumann Drámaíochta whose production of Cruachás (by Celia de Fréine) was broadcast on Raidío na Gaeltachta last night (15 August).

Read the exclusive interview between UCC alum Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, and Motley.ie. 

Some good news from two of our graduates: Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill (BCL Law and Irish 2018, MA in Irish and European Law 2019) and Antóin Ó Dúlaing (BA 2018, MA in Modern Irish 2019) 

Seán Gunning: Duais Chiste Theach an Ardmhéara sa Ghaeilge 2020 agus Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin: Scoláireacht Liteartha an Dra H H Stewart Literary sa Ghaeilge

North American Gaels: speech story and song in the diaspora (McGill-Queen's University Press 2020)

The Book of Lismore, Leabhar Méig Carthaigh Riabhaigh, one of the most remarkable Irish manuscripts, and one of the very few remaining in private possession, has been donated to University College Cork by the Chatsworth Settlement Trust.

Prof. Ó Macháin and Veronica Biolcati (PhD student) using XRF technology to examine the inks in the Book of Uí Mhaine. August 2020. The project is funded by an IRC Advanced Laureate Award.

Bestselling author Rick Riordan talks about studying Irish mythology in the MA in Gaelic Literature at UCC.

Dr. Ken Ó Donnchú, lecturer in the Department of Modern Irish, has received an IRC New Foundations Award.

Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin (IRC Advanced Laureate) at work on Irish manuscripts recently with colleagues from the Library of Congress (Dr Fenella France agus Meghan Wilson) and PhD student Veronica Biolcati. 

Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhaigh is this year’s recipient of the prestigious O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry. The award has been made for her book The Coast Road, and will be presented to her in April in the University of St Thomas in Minneapolis.

At the Spring conferrings, graduates from the MA in Irish and European Law and the MA in Modern Irish on 20th February 2020.

Some of the graduates from the MA in Gaelic Literature with President O'Shea and Professor Ó Macháin on 20th February 2020.

Prof. Ó Macháin received a Cork Ambassador Award recently in recognition of his having organised and hosted international conferences in UCC.

Cainteoiri/Speakers

Andrea Palandri, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Atha Cliath/DIAS
Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad/Maynooth University
Ken O Donnchú, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh/UCC
Bernadette Smelik, Ollscoil Radboud/Radboud University
Síle Ní Mhurchú, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh/UCC

UCC, 30 Samhain 2019

Fenella G. France PhD, MBA, FAIC

Head of Preservation Research and Testing Division, Library of Congress, United States of America

Wednesday, 27 November, 4 p.m.

in the Creative Zone, Boole Library, University College Cork

Admission free

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Darragh Ó Caoimh, a Second Year student of Law and Irish, has been awarded this year’s Ó Longáin Memorial Prize. 

13 Meán Fómhair, 2019
9.30r.n. – 4.30i.n.

Seomra Seimineáir CACSSS, Áras Uí Rathaille, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Warm congratulations to Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill, a student on the MA in Law and Irish, who won a major prize at Listowel Writers’ Week for her unpublished collection of poems. The adjudicator, poet Thomas McCarthy, was struck by the originality of her bilingual collection. Siobhán took the module GA6034 Creative Writing with Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and regularly attended the informal workshop in An Seomra Caidrimh during Semester 2. We are looking forward to seeing her poetry in print!  

Congratulations to Darragh Ó Caoimh, a student of Law and Irish, on the publication of his poetry in the June issue of Comhar. Darragh participated in the Writing Workshop that met in the Seomra Caidrimh throughout Semester 2 this year. Treise leat, a Dharraigh!

A radio essay by our colleague, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, was broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta recently, as part of a new series called Meascra. Ailbhe wrote a meditation on the breath, the poet Seán Ó Ríordáin, lung disease and childbirth. You can listen back to it here: https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2019/0610/1054530-anail-le-hailbhe-ni-ghearbhuigh/

Gaelcholáiste Thraolaigh Mhic Shuibhne will begin their inaugural first year in September. Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge and Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha have been supporting them in this initiative over the past twelve months. 

President Pádraig Ó Sé and Prof. Ó Macháin welcomed the local schools who were invited to UCC to celebrate Lá na Scoileanna Gaeilge and their contribution to the Irish language in the community.

A casual poetry workshop was held in the Seomra Caidrimh last month, organised by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. 

UCC's Ken Ó Donnchú writes about possible challenges after Brexit: English and Irish

At the recent launch of Leabhar na Longánach: Joan Rockley, Padraig Ó Macháin and Margaret Lantry.

Some of the students who graduated recently MA in Gaelic Literature, pictured with Prof. Ó Macháin

A group of MA students visited Corca Dhuibhne recently as part of the module GA6036, a poetry workshop facilitated by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Seán Mac a’ tSíthigh spoke to the students about his experience as a video journalist with RTÉ. He emphasised the importance of celebrating the achievements of local communities in the national news.

Late Medieval Legal Deeds in Irish
This weekly research seminar, conducted by Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin and Kenneth Nicholls, will resume this Friday (1st) at 3 p.m. in ORB G.20. All welcome

I gcomórtha an bhua mhóir a bhí ag Nada Ní Chuirrín in Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2018, bhronn Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge leabhar (Psaltair na Rinne) de leabhraibh a sin-seanoncail, Seán Ó Cuirrín, uirthi le déanaí. Nada agus a máthair Tanya atá i bhfochair mhuintir na Gaeilge sa ghrianghraf.

Dr Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, and Mr Conor Nelligan, Heritage Officer, Cork County Council, with Dr Neil Buttimer, who gave the keynote lecture (21 January 2019) to Cork County Council’s anniversary Commemoration of the First Dáil (21 January 1919).

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Thug Aidan Doyle turas ar Insititiúid Keough in Ollscoil Notre Dame níos deanaí.

NUI award winners

Róisín Sheehy visited UCC recently to speak to Creative Writing students as part of the MA in Modern Irish. 

The novelist, playwright and publisher, Darach Ó Scolaí, visited UCC recently to speak to Final Year and MA students about the contemporary novel. 

The short story writer, Colm Ó Ceallacháin, spoke to Second Year students about his award-winning collection I dTír Mhilis na mBeo (Cois Life, 2017) as part of GA2019 which is taught by Dr Isobel Ní Riain. 

An Cumann Drámaíochta gave a tremendous performance of ‘Scorach Ghlionnáin’ by Brian Ó Baoill on 23rd October. 

MA students visiting the Crawford Gallery recently as part of the Creative Writing module. For more information on the MA in Modern Irish: https://www.ucc.ie/en/modern-irish/postgraduate/ma-taught/ or contact Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh.

Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, who received an Alumni Award for Irish from NUI Galway recently. 

Second-year students (Gaeilge and History) who are spending the first semester in the Gaeltacht of Corca Dhuibhne. 

Dr Neil Buttimer showing His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, samples of Ireland’s oldest indigenous writing from UCC’s internationally renowned Ogham-stone collection.

L-R) Prof. Patrick O'Shea, President, UCC, with Dr Andrea Palandri and Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin.
Congratulations to Andrea Palandri, who was recently conferred with the degree of PhD for his thesis on the Marco Polo story as found in the Book of Lismore. The thesis was supervised by Prof. Ó Macháin.

r Aidan Doyle, Department of Modern Irish, in the company of Drs Dave Edwards and Andy Bielenberg from the Dept of History, UCC, on the occasion of the launch of The Cambridge History of Ireland recently, to which they contributed articles.

This year's Gradam na Gaeilge was awarded to Cárthach Ó Faoláin (pictured here with his father Dónall and Prof. Ó Macháin.

Dr Mícheál Briody (pictured with Elaine Harrington, UCC Library) delivered the second tranche of his generous donation of the papers and books of Dr Mícheál P. Ó hIceadha (1861-1916) to Special Collections, UCC, recently.

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ome of our students on their library tour recently: in the conservation lab at the Chester Beatty, and viewing the Cathach  in the RIA library.

Some of the participants in our weekly interdisciplinary Legal Deeds seminar, currently examining texts relating to Muintear Eólais in the sixteenth century.

Our colleague in the Department of Modern Irish, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, was recently invited to Iveagh House to read from her work at a Seachtain na Gaeilge event.

It was a honour to welcome the internationally acclaimed poet, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, back to her alma mater on 13 March 2018. She spoke to Final Year students who are studying her work and answered their question with honesty and erudition. Later that evening, she gave a public reading in the Council Room that was enjoyed by all in attendance.

MPhil: Liam Ó Riain MPhil 
MA in Irish and European Law: Síle Ní Dhonnabháin MA
Online MA in Gaelic Literature: Nórín Gannon MA (Mayo) and Mary Ward MA (California)

Two books by Dr Isobel Ní Riain were launched recently: Cnuasach aistí (literary criticism) agus B'as Éirinn di (a novel). The books were launched by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhaigh. The publishers are Coiscéim.

Ar an 29ú de mhí Eanair, d'eagraigh An Chuallacht ceardlann fostaíochta do mhuintir Gaelainne na hOllscoile. Bhí triúir aoichainteoirí i láthair: Seán Mac an tSíthigh ó RTÉ, Brían Tyers ó TG4 agus Alswyn Ní Aonghusa Ní Dhúill ó Chonradh na Gaeilge. Labhraíodar fé phostanna san Aontas Eorpach, na meáin chumarsáide agus fén obair a dhéantar i gcomhlachtaí ar nós Conradh na Gaeilge, Gael Linn agus Glór na nGael.

Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge / Department of Modern Irish
Late Medieval Legal Deeds in Irish
This weekly research seminar, conducted by Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin and Kenneth Nicholls, will resume this Friday (2nd February) at 3 p.m. in ORB G.20. All welcome

The Higher Diploma in Arts (Gaeilge) was conferred on three of our students at a recent ceremony.