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. π
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04.03.2026 11:26
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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
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Officially 30! β
15.02.2026 13:26
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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
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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. πͺπ» #MedievalSky
22.01.2026 07:43
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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
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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
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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. π₯³
11.12.2025 12:02
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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. π So excited to dive into this! #BookSky #MedievalSky
06.12.2025 11:50
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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
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It's not the Christmas season without my granny's cake notes. Written 78 years ago. π€Άπ»π
π» Puddings and cake take a bit of time to mature.
28.11.2025 15:01
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Last day of teaching till January and let me tell you...turning off those 6am alarms was satisfying.
28.11.2025 08:57
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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. π
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #MedievalSky
31.10.2025 18:31
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Had a lovely weekend selling books at the Irish Discworld Convention. I even met a few fellow lovers of medieval literature! ππ§π»ββοΈ
19.10.2025 16:37
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Selling books at the Discworld Convention in Cork International Hotel today. π§π»ββοΈ
17.10.2025 11:51
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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.
theconversation.com/see-you-in-v...
01.10.2025 14:59
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I think I'll have to put Taylor Swift in my thesis acknowledgements at this stage.
03.10.2025 10:19
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It's become a rite of passage every year when teaching that I am mistaken for a first year.
They think I'm β¨ young β¨ ! #AcademicSky
02.10.2025 09:59
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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
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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. πͺπ» #academicsky #phdsky
18.09.2025 09:23
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I submitted my MA dissertation SIX years ago. π€―
05.09.2025 09:34
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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. ππ» #MedievalSky #AcademicSky
25.08.2025 15:47
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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. π #Booksky
09.08.2025 20:10
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Just a reminder of our call for papers for volume 4. We're open access and peer-reviewed! ππ» #MedievalSky #AcademicSky #PhDSky
04.08.2025 11:56
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π’ Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
π Here is our #OldEnglish Resource of the Week...
πOld English Online
π² oldenglish.info
βοΈTom Birkett
π»Victoria Koivisto-Kokko
Β©οΈUniversity College Cork
28.07.2025 12:10
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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
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