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Rosemary Kelly

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βš”οΈ Medievalist and bookseller. Sometimes poet. 30. πŸ“ PhD student in UCC's School of English and Digital Humanities working on genre & masculinities in Old English Literature. πŸ“– Editor in Chief for ApardjΓ³n Journal for Scandinavian Studies.

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Tonight is my first lecture on Norse mythology for UCC's Adults Continuing Education Certificate in Mythology. I've really enjoyed prepping for this class and I am looking forward to hearing their thoughts on creation myths. She's in her lecturing era. πŸ’…πŸ»πŸŽ‰ #MedievalSky

04.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

no i don't want to rewrite with copilot

i never want to use copilot

i will never use copilot

24.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 306 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Officially 30! β™’

15.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OUP have published the first chapter of my Runes book (on the earliest period of runic writing) open access until 19 Feb. Do have a look if you're interested! academic.oup.com/book/61598/c...

20.01.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Proud and excited to present ApardjΓ³n's latest special volume. Connections and the Church in Late Norse Scotland is a fantastic exploration of the influences on Norse Scotland at the time of Bishop Adam. Incredible work from our guest editors and contributing authors. πŸ’ͺ🏻 #MedievalSky

22.01.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I started my new year reading with some magnificent Welsh folk horror. It follows Carwyn and Rhian, dealing with a brutal year in their isolated sheep farm. When Carwyn discovers a stone circle on their land, he becomes obsessed - while his wife Rhian, watches her husband become a stranger. #BookSky

02.01.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Naomi Mitchison's Travel Light is being republished in March as a Virago Modern Classic. She weaves Norse myth into a fun adventure that touches on lessons of greed. I really enjoyed reading this! #BookSky #MedievalSky

28.12.2025 09:46 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got a first in a digital humanities essay and I just need everyone to know I'll be bragging for the next several weeks. I also finished my required taught credits for the PhD. πŸ₯³

11.12.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A hardback copy of The Wolf and his King by Finn Longman. The cover is colourful, a blue background with stars. A gold crown in the forefront with a wolf standing over it.

A hardback copy of The Wolf and his King by Finn Longman. The cover is colourful, a blue background with stars. A gold crown in the forefront with a wolf standing over it.

A new retelling of Bisclavret: a lord trapped in lupine form. 12th century Brittany! Shout out to Hachette for spoiling booksellers like myself. 😁 So excited to dive into this! #BookSky #MedievalSky

06.12.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On today's episode of I LOVE being a bookseller...we have a stunning package from The Broken Binding Publishing. SO excited to dive into Ryan Cahill's Of Blood and Fire. #BookSky

29.11.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's not the Christmas season without my granny's cake notes. Written 78 years ago. πŸ€ΆπŸ»πŸŽ…πŸ» Puddings and cake take a bit of time to mature.

28.11.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last day of teaching till January and let me tell you...turning off those 6am alarms was satisfying.

28.11.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Death Notice of PAT HOWARD (nΓ©e LIVESEY) (Currabinny, Cork) | rip.ie The death has occurred of PAT HOWARD (nΓ©e LIVESEY) of Currabinny, Cork Ireland, on 04/11/2025. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

My beloved (grand) Aunty Pat passed away this week. Curraghbinny and Cork as a whole won't be the same without her.
rip.ie/death-notice...

06.11.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A young woman with glasses (clear frames), brown curly hair, and a black t-shirt. She has paper stuck to her t-shirt that reads "reviewer two feedback"

A young woman with glasses (clear frames), brown curly hair, and a black t-shirt. She has paper stuck to her t-shirt that reads "reviewer two feedback"

This year I decided to dress as the scariest thing I could think of. πŸŽƒ
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #MedievalSky

31.10.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Had a lovely weekend selling books at the Irish Discworld Convention. I even met a few fellow lovers of medieval literature! πŸ“šπŸ§™πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

19.10.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Selling books at the Discworld Convention in Cork International Hotel today. πŸ§™πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

17.10.2025 11:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Published a short piece in 'The Conversation' about Kash Patel's use of the white-supremacist dog whistle 'see you in Valhalla'. For my uncensored feelings on the subject, please just see the image below.

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01.10.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I'll have to put Taylor Swift in my thesis acknowledgements at this stage.

03.10.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's become a rite of passage every year when teaching that I am mistaken for a first year.
They think I'm ✨ young ✨ ! #AcademicSky

02.10.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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4-year funded PhD in Old Norse-Viking Studies at UCC, working on the Literature & Art strand of the NorseMap Project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

25.09.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Up and at em! A wet and early start to my day with a 9am tutorial. Onto the second year of my PhD. πŸ’ͺ🏻 #academicsky #phdsky

18.09.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I submitted my MA dissertation SIX years ago. 🀯

05.09.2025 09:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is all show and little substance – review Jacob Elordi is a very sympathetic monster in this visually stunning but thematically lacking film, which co-stars Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth

It's a weird and embarrassing hill to die on, that your reason for thinking the new Frankenstein is bad is because it's faithful to the novel? Jesus wept.
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

03.09.2025 07:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just one week left until the deadline for volume 4! Any queries can be passed onto myself and the editorial team via our social media and/or journal email. πŸ‘‡πŸ» #MedievalSky #AcademicSky

25.08.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A blue paperback book called The House of Wolf by Tony Robinson. It has the outline of a wolf in black and the title is written in gold.

A blue paperback book called The House of Wolf by Tony Robinson. It has the outline of a wolf in black and the title is written in gold.

Shout out to Hachette for sending me a copy of 'The House of Wolf' by Tony Robinson which will be published in September.
"An earthy, entertaining and gloriously witty recreation of Alfred the Great and the making of England". One happy little bookseller here. 😁 #Booksky

09.08.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This small medieval church (built circa 1300) in Monkstown became a graveyard in the 1650s, when the first owners of Monkstown Castle died. It's now abandoned but it's a great spot for some peace in the evenings. #SpeirGorm #HistorySky #MedievalSky

08.08.2025 11:24 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder of our call for papers for volume 4. We're open access and peer-reviewed! πŸ‘‡πŸ» #MedievalSky #AcademicSky #PhDSky

04.08.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
πŸ“œ Here is our #OldEnglish Resource of the Week...
πŸ“–Old English Online
πŸ“² oldenglish.info
✍️Tom Birkett
πŸ’»Victoria Koivisto-Kokko
©️University College Cork

28.07.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are actually cooked as a species if you're using generative ai to "heal childhood trauma"???????

27.07.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0