On 16 October 2012, our seminar series continued with the University’s own, Professor Thomas Clancy, who discussed place names and charters from medieval Ayrshire, specifically the region of Cunninghame. Below is this listener’s summary of the lecture. Comparatively little work on place names in Ayrshire has been done and Thomas’ lecture was based upon preliminary… Continue reading →
On 16 October 2012, the Centre was delighted to welcome the University of Glasgow’s very own Dr Steven Reid, who discussed ‘What Andrew Melville Really Thought of James VI: Popular Sovereignty and the Role of the Magistrate in Early Jacobean Scotland’. This lecture was part of the on-going ‘Vox Populi’ series and below is this listener’s brief summary… Continue reading →
On 9 October 2012, the Centre was pleased to welcome Edel Bhreathnach (University College Dublin), who discussed ‘The pre-Christian Belief System in Ireland’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Edel drew upon archaeological and literary sources to present a vivid picture of the pre-Christian belief system in early-medieval Ireland. When introduced to early Ireland, Christianity… Continue reading →
On 2 October 2012, the Centre was pleased to welcome Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart who discussed ‘Leisure and Recreation in an Age of Clearance: Hebridean Michaelmas’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. The origins of the Michaelmas are unclear, with our resident Medievalists stumped by Dr. Stiùbhart’s question on whether communal festivals and holy days are mentioned in medieval manuscripts.… Continue reading →
On 1 May 2012, the Centre was pleased to welcome Alan James who discussed, ‘Celtic Between the Walls: what can place-names tell us?’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. The following is a summary of the talk noted above, closely based on the detailed hand-out provided. Many examples etc. are not noted and some… Continue reading →
