| Course Name |
Old & Middle Irish - Research |
| Course Provider |
NUI Galway |
| Course Code |
1LT1 1LT2 |
| Course Type |
Postgraduate |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ)
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Major |
National University of Ireland |
Level 9 NFQ |
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| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Full time, Part time, Daytime |
| Location (Districts) |
Galway City |
| Qualification Letters |
MLitt |
| Application Date |
Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System |
| Application Weblink |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Duration |
Course Code: MLitt (full-time) 1LT1; MLitt (part-time) 1LT2
MLitt (Old and Middle Irish), full-time
MLitt (Old and Middle Irish), part-time |
| Link to Course Fee |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Entry Requirements |
The usual minimum qualification is a primary degree in Irish, Celtic Studies, or similar, with a Second Class Honours, Grade 2 (or an equivalent international qualification).
Many successful applicants already hold a Master's degree.
Admission to the MLitt is at the discretion of the potential supervisor and the Head of Discipline. Initial enquiries should be made to the Head of Discipline. |
| Comment |
Changes to programmes: Please note that there may be changes to course curriculum and delivery due to COVID-19. At all times, delivering on course learning outcomes whilst protecting the health and wellbeing of our students will be the priority. Updates on course delivery will be communicated to students and prospective students based on public health guidelines and advice. |
| Course Content |
Course overview
The MLitt is a two-year, full-time (or four-year, part-time) postgraduate programme of research assessed by a major thesis of at least 40,000 words.
Staff in Old and Middle Irish and Celtic Studies have wide-ranging areas of interests, and welcome applications to undertake research in all of these. |
| Research Areas |
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Dr Clodagh Downey; Old and Middle Irish language; medieval Irish literature, including heroic, mythological and king-tales, and dinnsheanchas.
Dr Graham Isaac; Old and Middle Welsh poetry; comparative Celtic and Indo-European ...
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Dr Clodagh Downey; Old and Middle Irish language; medieval Irish literature, including heroic, mythological and king-tales, and dinnsheanchas.
Dr Graham Isaac; Old and Middle Welsh poetry; comparative Celtic and Indo-European linguistics; ancient continental Celtic languages; general linguistics.
Prof. Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha (Head of Discipline); Old and Middle Irish language; editing of prose and verse texts; literary history, including issues of genre, hybridisation, authorship, patronage and provenance; early medieval Irish history.
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| Further Enquiries |
Prof. Máirín Ní Dhonnchadha
T +353 91 493 010
E mairin.nidhonnchadha@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/oldirish/ |
| Course Web Page |
Web Page - Click Here |
| International Students |
Web Page - Click Here |
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