Irish - Old Irish

This course is intended to provide graduates in related disciplines with a solid grounding in Old Irish language and literature. The course lasts for the two semesters of one academic year beginning in October, and requires full-time study.

The course will consist of six contact hours per week, as follows:

Introduction to Old Irish (2 hours)
Tutorials in Old Irish (2 hours)
Old Irish literature, including readings in lyrical verse (1 hour)
Old Irish glosses and saga literature (1 hour)

Applications are normally accepted only from persons with a good honors degree in a cognate subject such as Modern Irish or another Celtic language, medieval languages, literature or history, archaeology.

Closing Date: 30th June 2023

1 year, full-time

The course lasts for the two semesters of one academic year beginning in October, and requires full-time study.

Career Opportunities
Our graduates have pursued careers in text-based Arts & Humanities, including language, literature, history, teaching, and publishing.