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‘The Scots in Ulster and the Colonial “Enterprise” of Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1573-1575’

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On March 1, 2016, the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies welcomed Christopher McMillan (Glasgow) to discuss ‘The Scots in Ulster and the Colonial “Enterprise” of Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1573-1575.’ Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Chris explained that this paper is based largely on a specific chapter of his PhD… Continue reading →

The Seventh Annual Angus Matheson Memorial Lecture: ‘Some Notable “Troublemakers” in Medieval Celtic Literature’

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On Monday 3rd December 2012, the Centre was delighted to welcome Joseph Nagy of UCLA who discussed ‘Some Notable “Troublemakers” in Medieval Celtic Literature for our Seventh Annual Angus Matheson Memorial Lecture. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Professor Nagy based much of his presentation around the lost Cin Dromma Snechta(i), which was a key… Continue reading →