Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Duncan Sneddon In brief Date - 28 February 2025Venue - OnlineSpeaker - Dr Duncan Sneddon (Celtic and Scottish Studies)Title - "An Deilgnach Mhor": A version of Laoidh Mhànuis from Strathnaver Email Neill Martin for joining details About the eventDr Sneddon will outline the detective work that has gone into the preparation for publication of this version of Laoidh Mhànuis, an Ossianic ballad. The ballad was collected in Sutherland and preserved in a notebook now held in our Centre for Research Collections, compiled around 1810 by a young scholar from Argyll in Glasgow.About the speakerDr Duncan Sneddon first came to the University of Edinburgh for his undergraduate degree, MA (Hons) Celtic and Scottish History, graduating in 2012. His Honours dissertation was on the influence of James Macpherson's Ossian on Gaelic poetry.He then achieved his MSt in Celtic Studies from the University of Oxford (Wolfson College), writing a thesis on Lochlann and the Lochlannaich in Gaelic literature. After this, he returned to the University of Edinburgh for a PhD in Scottish History, analysing Adomnán of Iona's Vita Sancti Columbae and graduating in 2018.Duncan was a Teaching Fellow in Gaelic at the University of Aberdeen from 2018 to 2019, and in the summer of 2019 undertook research funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig on the past, present and possible futures of Gaelic on the east coast. From 2021 2022 he worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Edinburgh for Harvard University's project, The Fionn Folklore Database.At the start of the 2022, Duncan was appointed Lecturer in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh.How to attendJoining a seminar is free, and everyone is welcome. No booking is required.All seminars take place online fortnightly on Fridays from 13.00 to 14.00. Please contact Dr Neill Martin to be added to the mailing list for an invitation, link and passcode. Email Neill Martin for joining details About the Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar SeriesAs the longest established department of its kind in Scotland, Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh is a major international hub for research, teaching and learning.Each semester, we welcome a wide range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a lunchtime seminar on their work.Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies?We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh Feb 28 2025 13.00 - 14.00 Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Duncan Sneddon An online seminar by Dr Duncan Sneddon (Celtic and Scottish Studies) detailing the work and process that went into the new published version of Laoidh Mhànuis, an Ossianic ballad. Online Email Neill Martin for joining details
Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Duncan Sneddon In brief Date - 28 February 2025Venue - OnlineSpeaker - Dr Duncan Sneddon (Celtic and Scottish Studies)Title - "An Deilgnach Mhor": A version of Laoidh Mhànuis from Strathnaver Email Neill Martin for joining details About the eventDr Sneddon will outline the detective work that has gone into the preparation for publication of this version of Laoidh Mhànuis, an Ossianic ballad. The ballad was collected in Sutherland and preserved in a notebook now held in our Centre for Research Collections, compiled around 1810 by a young scholar from Argyll in Glasgow.About the speakerDr Duncan Sneddon first came to the University of Edinburgh for his undergraduate degree, MA (Hons) Celtic and Scottish History, graduating in 2012. His Honours dissertation was on the influence of James Macpherson's Ossian on Gaelic poetry.He then achieved his MSt in Celtic Studies from the University of Oxford (Wolfson College), writing a thesis on Lochlann and the Lochlannaich in Gaelic literature. After this, he returned to the University of Edinburgh for a PhD in Scottish History, analysing Adomnán of Iona's Vita Sancti Columbae and graduating in 2018.Duncan was a Teaching Fellow in Gaelic at the University of Aberdeen from 2018 to 2019, and in the summer of 2019 undertook research funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig on the past, present and possible futures of Gaelic on the east coast. From 2021 2022 he worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Edinburgh for Harvard University's project, The Fionn Folklore Database.At the start of the 2022, Duncan was appointed Lecturer in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh.How to attendJoining a seminar is free, and everyone is welcome. No booking is required.All seminars take place online fortnightly on Fridays from 13.00 to 14.00. Please contact Dr Neill Martin to be added to the mailing list for an invitation, link and passcode. Email Neill Martin for joining details About the Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar SeriesAs the longest established department of its kind in Scotland, Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh is a major international hub for research, teaching and learning.Each semester, we welcome a wide range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a lunchtime seminar on their work.Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies?We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh Feb 28 2025 13.00 - 14.00 Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Duncan Sneddon An online seminar by Dr Duncan Sneddon (Celtic and Scottish Studies) detailing the work and process that went into the new published version of Laoidh Mhànuis, an Ossianic ballad. Online Email Neill Martin for joining details
Feb 28 2025 13.00 - 14.00 Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Duncan Sneddon An online seminar by Dr Duncan Sneddon (Celtic and Scottish Studies) detailing the work and process that went into the new published version of Laoidh Mhànuis, an Ossianic ballad.
