Celtic Students Podcast

In this episode, Erin McNulty talks with Ruth Keggin-Gell, yn Greinneyder at Culture Vannin, an organisation that promotes the Manx language in the Isle of Man. They discuss the role of the Greinneyder, exciting future plans for Manx, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Culture Vannin’s work, as well as how to make traditional Manx cake!

Ayns yn episode shoh, ta Erin McNulty loayrt rish Ruth Keggin-Gell, yn Greinneyder ec Cultoor Vannin, commyn ta cur er oaie y Ghaelg ayns Mannin. T’ad loayrt mychione ny churrymyn jeh’n Greinneyder, ny plannyn greesee son y Ghaelg sy traa ry-heet, ny eiyrtyssyn jeh COVID-19 er yn obbyr ec Cultoor Vannin, as yn aght dy ghaarlaghey berreen Manninagh tradishoonagh!

Links & notes [also available at celticstudents.blogspot.com]:

2017-2021 Manx Language Strategy

Some Bonnag recipes (and a better description of it than we could come up with!)

LearnManx.com – Learning materials for beginners, intermediates, and advanced speakers.

manxmusic.com – A place to start exploring Manx music.

A link to Brian Stowell’s Dunveryssyn y Tooder-Folley (The Vampire Murders) – available to buy on Amazon.co.uk

A video of Ruth performing Irree ny Greiney (Sunrise) by Bob Carswell (as well as some amazing shots of the beautiful Manx countryside).

This episode is in a mixture of English and Manx. It was recorded in April 2021. Links and notes also available on our blog here.

Host: Erin McNulty

Guest: Ruth Keggin-Gell

Music: “Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy” by Sláinte, CC BY-SA 3.0 US (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/), available from freemusicarchive.org.

In this episode, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou talks to Dr Nike Stam, an O'Donovan Scholar at the School of Celtic Studies of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS). They discuss Celtic Studies, the Dublin Institute, Dr Stam's research, and the podcast she created called Ní hAnsae or 'not difficult' in Old Irish. 

What we mentioned in this episode [links also available at celticstudents.blogspot.com]:

Utrecht University, Celtic Languages and Cultures (www.uu.nl/bachelors/en/celtic-languages-and-culture)

School of Celtic Studies at DIAS (dias.ie/celt/)

O’Donovan Scholarship (applications open, deadline 5 July) (www.dias.ie/2021/06/02/vacancy-odonovan-scholarship-5/)

Irish Script on Screen Project (ISOS) (isos.dias.ie)

Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature (BILL) (bill.celt.dias.ie)

Glór archive (www.dias.ie/celt/celt-publications-2/glor-audio-archive/glor-cork/)

Celtic Studies Bookshop (shop.dias.ie) 

Stam, Nike. A Typology of Code-Switching in the Commentary to the Félire Óengusso. Utrecht, 2017. www.lotpublications.nl/a-typology-of-code-switching-in-the-commentary-to-the-f%c3%a9lire-%c3%b3engusso

Dorleijn, Margreet, and Jacomine Nortier. “Code-Switching and the Internet.” In The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-Switching, edited by Barbara Bullock and Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, 127–141. Cambridge, 2009.

More info on the Félire Óengusso (www.vanhamel.nl/codecs/Félire_Óengusso). Have a look at the manuscripts on ISOS or on Digital Bodleian (digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk). 

Further reading: Horst, ter, Tom. Codeswitching in the Irish-Latin Leabhar Breac: Mediaeval Homiletic Culture. LOT 452. Utrecht, 2017. www.lotpublications.nl/codeswitching-in-the-irish-latin-leabhar-breac

Newsletter of the School of Celtic Studies (sign up at www.dias.ie/2010/08/18/contact-us/) 

Ní hAnsae Podcast (www.dias.ie/ga/series/ni-hansae/). Production team: Christina Cleary, Margaret Irons, Nike Stam. Technical support: Andrew McCarthy.

Multilingual MSS Conference: mmmc.celt.dias.ie/

The conference is over, sadly, but proceedings will be published! In the meantime, you can listen to the special Ní hAnsae episode here: www.dias.ie/ga/podcast/episode-7-celebrating-multilingualism/

Dr Stam’s new project: www.uu.nl/en/news/an-opportunity-for-6-utrecht-humanities-scholars-to-further-develop-their-research-ideas

Sebba, Mark. Spelling and Society: The Culture and Politics of Orthography around the World. Cambridge, 2007.

"Lomax the Songhunter" documentary (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh7bw0s3ris)

Mabinogi-Ogi (Stwnsh) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN6igaYvO8o)

Episode in English, recorded in April 2021.

Host: Nina Cnockaert-Guillou

Guest: Nike Stam

Music: “Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy” by Sláinte, CC BY-SA 3.0 US (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/), available from freemusicarchive.org.

Welcome back to the Celtic Students Podcast, in which we discuss the Irish, Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish, Manx and Breton languages and cultures with academics, professionals, students and community members. In season 2 of the podcast, we will have episodes in English and in the Celtic languages as well as bilingual episodes. We hope you enjoy them! As always, please share far and wide, and let us know what you think! 

You can find us online:

– Twitter & Facebook @CelticStudents 

– Blog (celticstudents.blogspot.com) 

– Annual conference (celticstudentsconference.org) 

– Email: [email protected] 

This trailer contains excerpts of upcoming episodes of season 2 of our Celtic Students Podcast, to be released this year (2021).

Music: “Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy” by Sláinte, CC BY-SA 3.0 US (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/), available from freemusicarchive.org.

In this episode, Freya Smith talks to two learners of Welsh, Susannah Paice and Joe Simpson. They discuss what motivated them to learn the language and compare their experiences, mentioning the many resources that help them, including tv shows, books and music. They also chat about other Celtic languages such as Scottish Gaelic. 

Here are the resources mentioned in the podcast:

Dysgu Cymraeg

Say Something in Welsh (Twitter / website)

S4C

BBC Learning Welsh section

BBC Wales, Catchphrase

Pobol y Cwm (soap opera, S4C)

Gollwg (news website, good for learners)

TV shows e.g. Y Gwyll (Hinterland); Un Bore Mercher (Keeping Faith); Pobal a Cwm (link above)

Geiriadur (Online Bilingual Dictionary, University of Wales)

Nant Gwrtheyrn (offers residential immersion courses)

Cyfras Amdani (book series aimed at learners)

Jiráff, a'r Pelican a Fi, Roahl Dahl (quite advanced)

Y Dydd Olaf, Owain Owain (advanced) (science-fiction, available online)

Gwenno (musician)

Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar, Gareth King

9Bach (band)

Celtic Students Conference

Niteworks (Scottish band)

Deoraí (Irish band)

This episode is in English.

Host: Freya Smith.

Guests: Susannah Paice & Joe Simpson.

In this episode, Kensa Broadhurst talks to Dr Garry Tregidga, Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies at Exeter University about the establishment of the Institute, directions within Cornish Studies, and its place within the wider field of Celtic Studies. They also share their hopes for the future of the language both within academia and in the wider community.

Below are the some of the groups and individuals using the Cornish language in their work mentioned during the podcast.

Institute of Cornish Studies (link)

Stephen Morey (La Trobe University)

Black-Eyed Nancy (Anella - YouTube)

Macquarrie and Toms with Lauren Chandler (Opening Night Pan Celtic Carlow 2017 - YouTube)

Russell Pascoe (My Works - Russell Pascoe)

This episode is in English.

Host: Kensa Broadhurst.

Guest: Dr Garry Tregidga.

[Gaeilge] San eipeasód seo, labhraíonn Stiofán Ó Briain leis an léachtóir, criticeoir agus file Caitlín Nic Íomhair faoi litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge. Pléann siad saibhreas na Gaeilge mar mheán ealaíne agus beocht na nuafhilíochta sa teanga.

Féach ar na cruthadóirí agus na saothair thíos le tuilleadh a fhoghlaim faoi nualitríocht na Gaeilge.

[English] In this episode, Stiofán Ó Briain talks to lecturer, critic and poet Caitlín Nic Íomhair about modern Irish-language literature. They also discuss the richness of the Irish language as an artistic medium and the vibrancy of contemporary Irish-language poetry. Check out the creators and the works below to find out more about modern Irish-language literature. 

Caitlín Nic Íomhair

‘Méarlorg’ - poem by Caitlín Nic Íomhair

Beatha Dhónaill Dhuibh - Poetry by Séamus Barra Ó Súilleabháin

Cathal Ó Searcaigh

Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Biddy Jenkinson

Mis - Poetry by Biddy Jenkinson

An Grá Riabhach: Gáirscéalta - Short stories by Biddy Jenkinson

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh

Isobel Ní Riain

Alan Titley

Úrscéalta na Gaeilge - Book on modern Irish novels

Leabhar na hAthghabhála - Collection of modern Irish poetry

Filíocht Chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge - Essays on modern Irish poetry

Dublin Review of Books

Tá an podchraoladh seo as Gaeilge. | This episode is in Irish

Óstach | Host: Stiofán Ó Briain

In this episode, Freya Smith is talking to Robin Smith from the National Library of Scotland about what curators do and about working with Scottish collections. We discuss how a library with collections in many languages can promote Scottish Gaelic and reflect on how far a monolingual archivist fits in with Gaelic.

This episode is in English. 

Host: Freya Smith 

Guest: Robin Smith

[Br] Kaozeet hor beus gant Katell Chantreau, a zo oc'h ober un doktorelezh e Skol-Veur Roazhon II. Emañ Katell o labourat war dachenn treuzkas ar yezh, o sellet pizh ouzh dibaboù, strategiezhoù ha luskadur ar gerent. Emañ o labourat gant kerent yaouank a oar brezhoneg, hag hi ha klask kompren perak o deus divizet treuzkas ar yezh pe mont hep he treuzkas. Fellet a ra dezhi kompren ivez penaos e vez treuzkaset ar yezh gant ar re a zibab ober kement-se. E-touez kavadennoù Katell betek-hen e weler un diforc'h etre paotred ha paotrezed, hag e weler pegen luziet eo an afer e-keñver stad ar yezh en endro sokial. 

E brezhoneg eo an abadenn. 

Abadenner : Fañch Bihan-Gallig 

Kouviadez : Katell Chantreau 

[Eng] We met with Katell Chantreau, a PhD student from the University of Rennes II, in Brittany. Katell is working on "Transmitting Breton to one's children? Choices, strategies and motivation of young Breton-speaking parents". Throughout this project, Katell is working with young Breton-speaking parents in order to understand why they decided to transmit or not the Breton language to their children, and how they go about it. Katell's early findings reveal strong disparities between men and women, but also a complex relationship with the language and the social environment. 

This episode is in Breton. 

Host: Fañch Bihan-Gallic 

Guest: Katell Chantreau

In this episode, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou talks to Professor Katherine Forsyth and Dr Geraldine Parsons, both from the Department of Celtic and Gaelic at the University of Glasgow, about women in Celtic Studies. Prof. Forsyth and Dr Parsons were the organisers of a panel at the XVIth International Congress of Celtic Studies in July 2019 entitled "A more equal way forward for women in academia: the view from Celtic Studies" [link to the Congress programme; this panel was held on Tuesday, 23rd July 2019]. They explain why they organised this event, what came of it, and they discuss the place of women in Celtic Studies and academia, finishing with exciting film and book recommendations.

Links & notes:

Link: Ériu 2017 special issue.

AHRC Research Council Centre for Doctoral Training in Glasgow (link). 

Dr Elva Johnston, University College Dublin.

The Aurora programme, run by Advance HE.

Dr Abigail Burnyeat, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

The Athena SWAN programme, by Advance HE too.

Prof. Jerry Hunter, Bangor University.

Prof. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, NUI Galway.

The Women’s Classical Committee, founded in 2015 in the UK.

Irish Research Council, “Gender Strategy & Actions document”; postgraduate scholarships (link).

Questionnaire that was given at the session in Bangor: 

You know you are a female academic in Celtic Studies when… An opportunity to share any personal or observed experiences which are distinctive to female academics in Celtic Studies. 

What needs to change? Please share your views of ways in which women in Celtic Studies are currently disadvantaged — directly or indirectly (general, or specific, large or small, concrete or intangible). What are the most pressing issues?

Article by The Guardian on the 2020 strike in Universities in the UK. 

Margaret Stokes & Eleanor Knott.

Prof. Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, University of Cambridge.

Arracht (2019) by Tomás Ó Súilleabháin (trailer)

Prof. Mary Beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto (2017)

Caroline Criado Perez, Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (2019)

Laura Bates, Everyday Sexism (2015)

Prof. Angela Bourke, The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story

This episode is in English.

Host: Nina Cnockaert-Guillou.

Guests: Prof. Katherine Forsyth & Dr Geraldine Parsons.

[Gàidhlig] Sa phod-chraoladh a tha seo cluinnear dithis bhoireannaich bhon Eilean Leòdhais, Jane NicLeòid agus Magaidh Nic a’ Ghobhainn ’s iad ag innse gu Déirdre Ní Mhathúna carson a tha a’ Ghàidhlig cho prìseil dhaibh, ciamar a ràinig an cànan agus an cultar ìre cho cugallach anns na h-eileanan agus dè ghabhas dèanamh airson an sàbhaladh. Tha beachdan làidir aca mun leabhar ùr, Gaelic Crisis in the Vernacular Community (Soillse, 2020) a bhios inntinneach do sgoilearan agus oileanaich, an dà chuid.

Tha am pod-chraoladh seo sa Ghàidhlig. 

Òstag: Déirdre Ní Mhathúna

Aoighean: Jane Nic Leòid agus Magaidh Nic a' Ghobhainn

[English] In this podcast we hear two Lewis women, Jane NicLeòid and Magaidh Nic a’ Ghobhainn describe to Déirdre Ní Mhathúna just how important Gaelic is in their everyday lives, how the language and culture come to be at such a fragile point and what might be done to save them. Jane and Magaidh have strong opinions about the newly published book, Gaelic Crisis in the Vernacular Community (Soillse, 2020) that will be of interest to both scholars and students.

This podcast is in Scottish Gaelic.

Host: Déirdre Ní Mhathúna

Guests: Jane NicLeòid and Magaidh Nic a’ Ghobhainn