Biography
<< Léachtóir agus Ceann Ábhair, Léann na Gaeilge, Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla agus na Cumarsáide. Stiúrthóir an chúrsa MA sa Ghaeilge. Comheagarthóir Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie.Bhain BA agus PhD (2004, 2008) amach sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath.
Taighde agus teagasc ar bun i réimsí éagsúla de Léann na Gaeilge agus den Léann Ceilteach, go mórmhór i dteanga agus i litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge Moiche.
Tréimhsí caite in Ollscoil Uppsala na Sualainne (2009-12) mar léachtóir agus mar cheann ar Rannóg na dTeangacha Ceilteacha agus i Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath (2012-16) mar chomhalta taighde.
Lecturer and Head of Section, Irish Language and Literature (Léann na Gaeilge), School of English, Irish, and Communication. Course director, MA sa Ghaeilge. Co-editor Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie.
Graduate of University College Dublin (BA 2004, PhD 2008).
Lectured and published extensively in various areas of Irish language and literature and Celtic Studies, with a specialisation in Early Modern Irish.
Previously, lecturer and head of the Celtic Section at Uppsala University (2009-12) and research fellow at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (2012-16).>>
Research Interests
<< Teanga agus litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge Moiche; filíocht na scol agus na tráchtais ghramadaí; stair na Gaeilge anuas go dtí an lá atá inniu ann; stair na litríochta; léann na lámhscríbhinní; an eagarthóireacht théacsúilLanguage and literature of Early Modern Irish; bardic poetry and the grammatical tracts; the historical development of Irish to the present day; the history of Irish literature; palaeography; textual criticism>>
Professional Activities
Association
- 2021 Steering Committee Member, Centre for Early Modern Studies
- Member, The Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas
- Member, Irish Texts Society
- Member, Celtic Studies Association of North America
- Member, Runica et Mediævalia
- Member, Eighteenth-century Ireland
- Member, Centre for Early Modern Studies, Limerick
- Member, Societas Celtologica Europaea
Award
- 2019 - NUI Scholarly Publications Scheme
- 2013 - Acta Universitatis Upsalensis Publication Grant
- 2012 - Bergin Fellowship
- 2006 - O'Donovan Scholarship
- 2004 - William Henry Curran Scholarship
- 2004 - IRCHSS Postgraduate Scholarship
- 2004 - Mansion House Scholarship
- 2004 - Postgraduate Scholarship in Modern Irish
- 2004 - Uan Uladh Medal
- 2004 - Mary E. Byrne Medal
- 2002 - William Henry Curran Scholarship
- 2002 - Undergraduate Scholarships, Modern Irish & Old Irish
- 2002 - Dr H. H. Stewart Scholarship in Irish
- 2001 - Entrance Scholarship
Employment
- 2019 University of Limerick - Head of Section (Irish Language and Literature / Léann na Gaeilge)
- 2018 University of Limerick - Lecturer above the bar
- 2016 University of Limerick - Lecturer below the bar
- 2012 Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- 2009 Uppsala University - Lecturer in Celtic Languages & Head of Celtic Section
- 2006 Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Research scholar
Education
- 2008 University College Dublin - PhD
- 2004 University College Dublin - BA
Committee
- Poznań Conference of Celtic Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań 2014, 2016, 2018,
- Reading Early Modern Irish: a digital guide to Irish Gaelic (c. 1200-1650), University of Connecticut,
- Léann na Sionainne Conference Organising Committee, School of English, Irish, and Communication, University of Limerick,
- Internationalisation Committee, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Limerick,
- Research Committee, School of Culture and Communication, University of Limerick,