This project will draw on staff expertise in the historical Irish text and more modern folklore tradition, and may, for example, focus on the following areas:
- Scholarly editing of Irish texts from the 1200-1900 period
- Analysis of linguistic and thematic aspects of text traditions
- Investigation of textual transmission and scribal activity
- Folklore collection or analysis of archives.
Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a subject relevant to the proposed area of study.
We may also consider applications from those who hold equivalent qualifications, for example, a Lower Second Class Honours Degree plus a Master’s Degree with Distinction.
In exceptional circumstances, the University may consider a portfolio of evidence from applicants who have appropriate professional experience which is equivalent to the learning outcomes of an Honours degree in lieu of academic qualifications.
If the University receives a large number of applicants for the project, the following desirable criteria may be applied to shortlist applicants for interview.
The University offers the following levels of support:
The following scholarship options are available to applicants worldwide:
These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.
Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.
Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.
The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,000 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.
Due consideration should be given to financing your studies. Further information on cost of living
Mac Cathmhaoil (Nioclás): An scéalaíocht agus na lámhscríbhinní sa tréimhse mhall: gnéithe de sheachadadh Mac na Míchomhairle In Léachtaí Cholm Cille 51 (2021), pp. 59–81.
Ó Cuív (Brian): Ireland’s manuscript heritage. In Éire-Ireland 19/1 (Spring, 1984), pp. 87–110.
Ó Macháin (Pádraig) (ed.): Paper and the paper manuscript: a context for the transmission of Gaelic literature / edited by Pádraig Ó Macháin (2019).
Smith (Peter J.): Early Irish historical verse: the evolution of a genre.In Texts and transmission (2002), pp. 326–341.
Submission deadline
Monday 26 February 2024
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Interview Date
between 18 March and 23 April 2024
Preferred student start date
16 September 2024
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