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PAC Code
MHX02 Full-time
MHX03 Part-time

The following information should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Certified copies...

Hide-Online application only www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity

PAC Code
MHX02 Full-time
MHX03 Part-time

The following information should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Failure to do so will delay your application being processed. Non-Maynooth University students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.

Expand+A student beginning a PhD in Medieval Irish will normally have at least a 2:1 at MA level in a relevant discipline; a good knowledge of Old Irish is desirable but not essential. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equ...

Hide-A student beginning a PhD in Medieval Irish will normally have at least a 2:1 at MA level in a relevant discipline; a good knowledge of Old Irish is desirable but not essential. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:

IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
PTE (Pearson): 62

Maynooth University’s TOEFL code is 8850

Expand+The aim of this programme is to provide students with a professional training in advanced academic research in early Irish literature, language and history, to deepen their knowledge in specific areas of these, and to endow them with the research ski...

Hide-The aim of this programme is to provide students with a professional training in advanced academic research in early Irish literature, language and history, to deepen their knowledge in specific areas of these, and to endow them with the research skills appropriate to work in this field.

As part of a Structured PhD Programme, students will take 15 credits in generic skills and 15 credits in subject-specific, advanced-level modules, particularly in the language and literature of early Ireland and manuscript reading and textual editing. The aim of the programme is to write a major thesis on a topic approved by the Head of Department, under the supervision of a designated supervisor.

Expand+Prof David Stifter

Prof Stifter’s research interests lie in Early Irish language, philology and literature, in Ancient Celtic languages, and in comparative Celtic linguistics.

Dr Elizabeth Boyle

Dr Boyle's research focuses on the intellect...

Hide-Prof David Stifter

Prof Stifter’s research interests lie in Early Irish language, philology and literature, in Ancient Celtic languages, and in comparative Celtic linguistics.

Dr Elizabeth Boyle

Dr Boyle's research focuses on the intellectual, cultural and religious history of medieval Britain and Ireland, especially Ireland's contacts with Britain and Continental Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Dr Deborah Hayden

Dr Hayden's research interests centre on medieval Irish, Latin and Welsh language, literature and textual culture, in particular the history of linguistic thought and education in classical and medieval tradition; premodern Irish medical writing and its wider European context; early Irish lexicography; Irish and Welsh legal tradition; and translation literature.