Her research focuses on medieval literature, history and culture, and in particular on the interface between Latin and Irish-language textual traditions. In her study of the extant texts of medieval Ireland, she concentrates on the creative and fertile processes of genre appropriation, translation and adaptation.
Related to this work, she is a Board Member of the Apocrypha Hiberniae project which provides critical editions of Irish New Testament apocrypha in the prestigious Brepols Corpus Christianorum series. In addition, she is a member of the Editorial Board of Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland, is on the Advisory Committee of the Roman journal Ephemerides Liturgicae, and is an Irish Humanities Alliance Board Member. She is also a Member of the Board of the Royal Irish Academy Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources which oversees the work of the Dictionary team and provides expertise for draft entries. In 2016 she was awarded a visiting Fellowship at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge. She has also for many years been an active member of Cumann Merriman and is now the secretary on the board of the society.
Research Projects include:
Ultonia Project
In 2022, she was awarded €199,991.75 by the HEA under the North-South Research Programme (Strand 1) for a project entitled: Ultonia - Cultural Dynamics in medieval Ulster and beyond: a shared inheritance (see Ultonia - Cultural Dynamics in medieval Ulster and beyond: a shared inheritance | University College Cork (ucc.ie). This two-year project, in collaboration with Dr Nioclás Mac Cathmhaoil of the University of Ulster, Magee Campus, aims to research Irish culture in the early medieval period to highlight this shared pre-reformation heritage. This is a radical departure as narratives of the past will be leveraged to interrogate contemporary concepts of identity. The output of the team will consist of academic publications by the lead investigators and post-doctoral researcher, and crucially a range of educational resources for secondary schools both North and South.
Apocrypha Hiberniae
This prestigious international project, ongoing since 1988, was initiated to facilitate the publication of Irish and Hiberno-Latin versions of Biblical apocrypha in the leading international series Corpus Christianorum (Brepols, Belgium). The Irish editorial board was established to collaborate with the umbrella research group AELAC (Association pour l'étude de la littérature apocryphe chrétienne), based in Lausanne, Geneva, and Paris (see https://wp.unil.ch/aelac/). In 2015, after contributing on the project for a number of years, she was asked to join the Editorial Board.
De Finibus: Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland
From 2009, she was joint PI for this project (https://www.ucc.ie/en/definibus/) which attracted €217,091 in funding from the IRC and which came to a close in December 2014 with the publication of The End and Beyond: Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland, a two-volume collection of 42 edited texts and essays produced by 13 contributors, edited in conjunction with John Carey and Emma Nic Cárthaigh.
The modules she both co-ordinates and teaches include:
CC1111 The Ancient Celts
CC2007 The Celtic Languages
CC2011 Gender, Image and Identity in Medieval Ireland
CC3013 Medieval Manuscript Culture
GA2032 Litríocht na Sean-Ghaeilge
CC6003 Early Irish Text
CC6008 Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research
Biography
Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh is a Graduate of the University of Galway (BA, MA) and the University of Cambridge (PhD). Prior to taking up a lectureship in the Department of Early and Medieval Irish, UCC, she was a post-doctoral Research Scholar at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and a Junior Research Fellow at St Edmund’s College, the University of Cambridge.Her research focuses on medieval literature, history and culture, and in particular on the interface between Latin and Irish-language textual traditions. In her study of the extant texts of medieval Ireland, she concentrates on the creative and fertile processes of genre appropriation, translation and adaptation.
Related to this work, she is a Board Member of the Apocrypha Hiberniae project which provides critical editions of Irish New Testament apocrypha in the prestigious Brepols Corpus Christianorum series. In addition, she is a member of the Editorial Board of Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland, is on the Advisory Committee of the Roman journal Ephemerides Liturgicae, and is an Irish Humanities Alliance Board Member. She is also a Member of the Board of the Royal Irish Academy Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources which oversees the work of the Dictionary team and provides expertise for draft entries. In 2016 she was awarded a visiting Fellowship at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge. She has also for many years been an active member of Cumann Merriman and is now the secretary on the board of the society.
Research Interests
Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh’s research focuses for the most part on the rich and varied extant texts of medieval Irish Christian culture, including poetry, prayers, litanies, hymns, hagiography, homilies, exempla and apocrypha. She has a particular expertise in the Irish reception of early Christian sources, and the manner in which Irish reworkings of such materials re-entered Continental scholarly circles. She employs a wide range of methodologies in the analysis of the source material combining the fields of philology, palaeography, comparative literature, literary criticism, source analysis, cultural studies, history of intellectual culture and history of thought. In recent years, she has enlarged her research interests to encompass the uses of the past in contemporary discourse with a particular emphasis on the framing of Ireland’s past in school curricula.Research Projects include:
Ultonia Project
In 2022, she was awarded €199,991.75 by the HEA under the North-South Research Programme (Strand 1) for a project entitled: Ultonia - Cultural Dynamics in medieval Ulster and beyond: a shared inheritance (see Ultonia - Cultural Dynamics in medieval Ulster and beyond: a shared inheritance | University College Cork (ucc.ie). This two-year project, in collaboration with Dr Nioclás Mac Cathmhaoil of the University of Ulster, Magee Campus, aims to research Irish culture in the early medieval period to highlight this shared pre-reformation heritage. This is a radical departure as narratives of the past will be leveraged to interrogate contemporary concepts of identity. The output of the team will consist of academic publications by the lead investigators and post-doctoral researcher, and crucially a range of educational resources for secondary schools both North and South.
Apocrypha Hiberniae
This prestigious international project, ongoing since 1988, was initiated to facilitate the publication of Irish and Hiberno-Latin versions of Biblical apocrypha in the leading international series Corpus Christianorum (Brepols, Belgium). The Irish editorial board was established to collaborate with the umbrella research group AELAC (Association pour l'étude de la littérature apocryphe chrétienne), based in Lausanne, Geneva, and Paris (see https://wp.unil.ch/aelac/). In 2015, after contributing on the project for a number of years, she was asked to join the Editorial Board.
De Finibus: Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland
From 2009, she was joint PI for this project (https://www.ucc.ie/en/definibus/) which attracted €217,091 in funding from the IRC and which came to a close in December 2014 with the publication of The End and Beyond: Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland, a two-volume collection of 42 edited texts and essays produced by 13 contributors, edited in conjunction with John Carey and Emma Nic Cárthaigh.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRCHSS - Doomsday in Medieval Ireland: Irish Texts and European Contexts | Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) | 01-JAN-09 | 31-DEC-09 | €2,500.00 | |
| Ultonia - Cultural Dynamics in Medieval Ulster & Beyond (A Shared Inheritance) | Higher Education authority | 01-SEP-22 | 31-AUG-24 | €161,962.00 | |
| Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland | Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) | 31-DEC-08 | 30-SEP-12 | €217,091.00 |
Publications
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | '‘Conceptualising “translation” in the early medieval Latin/Irish linguacultural context’' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2022) '‘Conceptualising “translation” in the early medieval Latin/Irish linguacultural context’' In: Ken Ó Donnchú (eds). Tintúd-Aistriú: Papers on Translation in Irish Tradition. Cork: Cló Torna. [Details] | |
| (2022) | '‘Versified Martyrs: The Reception of Thecla from the Latin West to Medieval Ireland’' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2022) '‘Versified Martyrs: The Reception of Thecla from the Latin West to Medieval Ireland’' In: Ghazzal Dabiri and Flavia Ruani (eds). Thecla and Medieval Sainthood: The Acts of Paul and Thecla in Eastern and Western Hagiography. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | '‘Iontais ón Imeall: impossibilia a lonnaigh in Éirinn’' Caitríona & Liam Ó Dochartaigh (2021) '‘Iontais ón Imeall: impossibilia a lonnaigh in Éirinn’' In: Radvan Markus, Máirín Nic Eoin, Deirdre Nic Mhathúna, Éadaoin Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Brian Ó Conchubhair and Pádraig Ó Liatháin (eds). Ar an Imeall i Lár an Domhain: Ag Trasnú Tairseacha Staire, Teanga, Litríochta agus Cúltúir. Indreabhán: Leabhar Breac. [Details] | |
| (2015) | ''Devotional and Liturgical Themes in the Poems of Blathmac'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2015) ''Devotional and Liturgical Themes in the Poems of Blathmac'' In: Pádraig Ó Riain (eds). The Poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan: Reassessments. London: Irish Texts Society (Subsidiary Series 27). [Details] | |
| (2015) | ''A cult of Saint Thecla in early medieval Ireland?'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2015) ''A cult of Saint Thecla in early medieval Ireland?'' In: Sacred Histories: a Festschrift for Máire Herbert. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] | |
| (2014) | ''The Judgement and its Signs: Introduction'' Caitriona O Dochartaigh & John Carey (2014) ''The Judgement and its Signs: Introduction'' In: The End and Beyond: Medieval Irish Eschatology. Aberystwyth, Wales: Celtic Studies Publications. [Details] | |
| (2014) | ''General Introduction'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh, John Carey, Emma Nic Cárthaigh (2014) ''General Introduction'' In: John Carey, Emma Nic Carthaigh, Caitriona O Dochartaigh (eds). The End and Beyond: Medieval Irish Eschatology. Aberystwyth, Wales: Celtic Studies Publications. [Details] | |
| (2013) | ''Poems 138-41 in Saltair na Rann'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2013) ''Poems 138-41 in Saltair na Rann'' In: Dónall Ó Baoill, Donncha Ó hAodha & Nollaig Ó Muraíle (eds). Saltair Saíochta, Sanasaíochta agus Seanchais: A Festschrift for Gearóid Mac Eoin. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] | |
| (2012) | ''Abhlann'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2012) ''Abhlann'' In: Salvador Ryan & Brendan Leahy (eds). Treasures of Irish Christianity: People and Places, Images and Texts, ed. Salvador Ryan and Brendan Leahy. Dublin: Veritas. [Details] | |
| (2009) | ''Questions of Orality, Performance and Transmission in Relation to Medieval Irish Prayer'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2009) ''Questions of Orality, Performance and Transmission in Relation to Medieval Irish Prayer'' In: Gisbert Hemprich (eds). Festgabe für Hildegard L.C. Tristram überreicht von Studenten, Kollegen und Freunden des ehemaligen Faches Keltologie der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg. Berlin: Curach Bhán Publications. [Details] | |
| (2009) | ''An Teanga agus an Fhéiniúlacht in Éirinn sa Luath-Mheánaois'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2009) ''An Teanga agus an Fhéiniúlacht in Éirinn sa Luath-Mheánaois'' In: Dias Díograise: Aistí i gcuimhne ar Mháirtín Ó Briain. Galway: Cló Iar-Chonnacht. [Details] | |
| (2007) | ''Vom Lateinischen zum Irischen: Textverbindungen in einer altirischen Hymne'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2007) ''Vom Lateinischen zum Irischen: Textverbindungen in einer altirischen Hymne'' In: Kelten-Einfälle an der Donau. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Details] | |
| (2007) | ''Medieval Irish Colour Terms'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh & John Carey (2007) ''Medieval Irish Colour Terms'' In: James Elkins (eds). Visual Practices across the University. Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. [Details] | |
| (2004) | ''Goethe's Translation from the Gaelic Ossian'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2004) ''Goethe's Translation from the Gaelic Ossian'' In: Howard Gaskill (eds). The Reception of Ossian, European Critical Traditions: The Reception of British Authors in Europe. London: Bloomsbury - Continuum. [Details] | |
| (2004) | ''An Gaol idir Théacs agus Íomhá: Dúshlán na nArd-Chros'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2004) ''An Gaol idir Théacs agus Íomhá: Dúshlán na nArd-Chros'' In: Máire Herbert, John Carey and Kevin Murray (eds). Cín Chille Cúile - Texts, Saints and Places. Aberyswyth, Wales: Celtic Studies Publications. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Apocrypha Hiberniae II, Apocalyptica 2 (Corpus Christianorum, Series Apocryphorum) Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh, Martin McNamara, Caoimhín Breatnach, Pádraig A. Breatnach, John Carey, Uáitéar Mac Gearailt, Máire Herbert, Erich Poppe, Charles D. Wright (Ed.). (2023) Apocrypha Hiberniae II, Apocalyptica 2 (Corpus Christianorum, Series Apocryphorum) Turnhout: Brepols. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Apocrypha Hiberniae II, Apocalyptica 2 (Corpus Christianorum, Series Apocryphorum) [xxiv + 598 pages] Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh, Martin McNamara, Caoimhín Breatnach, Pádraig A. Breatnach, John Carey, Uáitéar Mac Gearailt, Máire Herbert, Erich Poppe, Charles D. Wright (Ed.). (2019) Apocrypha Hiberniae II, Apocalyptica 2 (Corpus Christianorum, Series Apocryphorum) [xxiv + 598 pages] Turnhout: Brepols. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Sacred Histories: a Festschrift for Máire Herbert John Carey, Kevin Murray and Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (Ed.). (2015) Sacred Histories: a Festschrift for Máire Herbert Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] | |
| (2014) | The End and Beyond: Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland [2 vols, 964 pages] Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh, John Carey and Emma Nic Cárthaigh (Ed.). (2014) The End and Beyond: Christian Representations of the Afterlife in Medieval Ireland [2 vols, 964 pages] Aberystwyth, Wales: Celtic Studies Publications. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | ''Homiletic Texts and the Transmission of Eschatological Apocrypha in a Medieval Irish Context'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2012) ''Homiletic Texts and the Transmission of Eschatological Apocrypha in a Medieval Irish Context''. Apocrypha, 23 :141-153 [Details] | |
| (2008) | ''Bishop O'Brien's Vatican Manuscript'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2008) ''Bishop O'Brien's Vatican Manuscript''. Journal of The Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 113 :20-23 [Details] | |
| (2002) | ''Language and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland'' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2002) ''Language and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland''. Études Irlandaises, 27 (2):119-131 [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Review of Kees Veelenturf, Dia Brátha: Eschatological Theophanies and Irish High Crosses (Amsterdam, 1997)' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2000) 'Review of Kees Veelenturf, Dia Brátha: Eschatological Theophanies and Irish High Crosses (Amsterdam, 1997)'. Études Celtiques, 34 :334-336 [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | 'Review of Anthony Harvey and Franz Fischer (eds), The St Patrick’s Confessio Hypertext Stack www.confessio.ie' Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2012) 'Review of Anthony Harvey and Franz Fischer (eds), The St Patrick’s Confessio Hypertext Stack www.confessio.ie' Óenach, 4 (1) . [Details] |
Invited Lectures
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | ‘Contextualizing Saltair na Rann within the tradition of Biblical Paraphrase’, Poets and Poetry in the Middle Irish Period Seminar, Galway University. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2022) ‘Contextualizing Saltair na Rann within the tradition of Biblical Paraphrase’, Poets and Poetry in the Middle Irish Period Seminar, Galway University. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2021) | ‘Colm Cille: Tuartha, Tairngreachtaí agus Fáistine Fhileata’, Éigse Cholmcille, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Derry. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2021) ‘Colm Cille: Tuartha, Tairngreachtaí agus Fáistine Fhileata’, Éigse Cholmcille, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Derry. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2021) | ‘Genre Translation and Structural Transference in the medieval Latin/Irish linguacultural context’, Tintúd-Aistriú: an tAistriúchán Liteartha i Stair na Gaeilge/Irish Literary Translation through Time, UCC. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2021) ‘Genre Translation and Structural Transference in the medieval Latin/Irish linguacultural context’, Tintúd-Aistriú: an tAistriúchán Liteartha i Stair na Gaeilge/Irish Literary Translation through Time, UCC. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2021) | ‘The Impossible and the Ridiculous: An Enduring motif in Irish Tradition from Medieval to Modern’, The Annual Breandán Ó Buachalla Memorial Lecture, University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2021) ‘The Impossible and the Ridiculous: An Enduring motif in Irish Tradition from Medieval to Modern’, The Annual Breandán Ó Buachalla Memorial Lecture, University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2020) | ‘The Relationship between the Manuscripts of the Irish Liber Hymnorum’, London Palaeography Seminar, King’s College London. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2020) ‘The Relationship between the Manuscripts of the Irish Liber Hymnorum’, London Palaeography Seminar, King’s College London. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2020) | ‘Genre Transference and Typological Modelling: the case of medieval Irish devotional literature’, Germano-Celtic Learned Culture c. 600-1100, University of Oslo, Norway. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2020) ‘Genre Transference and Typological Modelling: the case of medieval Irish devotional literature’, Germano-Celtic Learned Culture c. 600-1100, University of Oslo, Norway. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2019) | ‘Insular Latin Hymns’, Irish, Latin and Norse metre and rhyme c. 600-1100: Colloquium, University of Oslo, Norway. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2019) ‘Insular Latin Hymns’, Irish, Latin and Norse metre and rhyme c. 600-1100: Colloquium, University of Oslo, Norway. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2019) | ‘Saints and Sanctity in Medieval Ireland’, Annual Saint Finbarr Lecture, Honan Chapel, UCC, Cork. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2019) ‘Saints and Sanctity in Medieval Ireland’, Annual Saint Finbarr Lecture, Honan Chapel, UCC, Cork. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2017) | ‘The End and Beyond: Structuring the Afterlife in medieval Ireland’, Research Seminar in Religious Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2017) ‘The End and Beyond: Structuring the Afterlife in medieval Ireland’, Research Seminar in Religious Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2017) | ‘The Medieval Irish Traditions of the Spirit of Guido’, University of Utrecht, Netherlands. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2017) ‘The Medieval Irish Traditions of the Spirit of Guido’, University of Utrecht, Netherlands. Invited Lectures [Details] | |
| (2015) | ‘Taibhse Ghuídó: gaeilgeoir francach sa Mheánaois’, Comhdháil na Gaillimhe, Galway University. Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2015) ‘Taibhse Ghuídó: gaeilgeoir francach sa Mheánaois’, Comhdháil na Gaillimhe, Galway University. Invited Lectures [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Visiting Research Fellowship | St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge | |
| 2013 | Domina Ordinis Sancti Gregorii Magni | Franciscus Pontifex Maximus |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| l'Association pour l'Étude de la Littérature Apocryphe Chrétienne | Member | 24-JUN-06 / | |
| Irish Humanities Alliance | Board Member | 06-OCT-14 / | |
| Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature | Member | 01-SEP-08 / | |
| The Irish Biblical Association | Member | 20-MAY-06 / | |
| Cumann Merriman | Secretary and Board Member | 28-JAN-12 / | |
| The Henry Bradshaw Society | Member | 10-APR-96 / | |
| The Irish Texts Society | Member | 05-NOV-13 / |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | European Assciation for the Study of Religions Conference, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2022) ‘The Caillech Bérri: a mythological figure or all too human?’. [Oral Presentation], European Assciation for the Study of Religions Conference, UCC, Cork . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Linguistic Diversity: Celebrating Difference, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2019) ‘An “tAistriú” Creidimh: na Dúshláin a bhaineann le Téacsanna Liotrúirgeacha a sholáthar sa Nua-Ghaeilge’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Linguistic Diversity: Celebrating Difference, UCC, Cork . [Details] | |
| (2019) | International Congress of Celtic Studies, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2019) ‘The Impossibilia genre in medieval Irish Poetry’. [Oral Presentation], International Congress of Celtic Studies, Bangor, Wales . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2017) ‘Recherches sur Saltair na Rann: Les vestiges de l’Apocalypse de Thomas dans la poésie irlandaise’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Lyon . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Ar an Imeall i lár an Domhain: An tairseachúlacht i litríocht agus i gcultúr na hÉireann agus na hEorpa, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2017) ‘Cúlra na Meánaoise: iontais ar imeall an pháir’. [Oral Presentation], Ar an Imeall i lár an Domhain: An tairseachúlacht i litríocht agus i gcultúr na hÉireann agus na hEorpa, Prague . [Details] | |
| (2014) | From eald to new: Translating early medieval poetry for the 21st century, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2014) ‘Modern Adaptations of Old Irish Hymns: the case of St Patrick’s Lorica’. [Oral Presentation], From eald to new: Translating early medieval poetry for the 21st century, UCC, Cork . [Details] | |
| (2014) | The Life of Adam and Eve and Adamic Traditions, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2014) ‘Eve and the Redemption of Adam in the medieval Irish tradition’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Life of Adam and Eve and Adamic Traditions, Lausanne . [Details] | |
| (2013) | Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2013) ‘La tradition de Thècle en Irlande’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Dole, France . [Details] | |
| (2013) | Patristic Symposium, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2013) ‘The Evidence for a Cult of St Thecla in Early Medieval Ireland’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Patristic Symposium, UCC, Cork . [Details] | |
| (2012) | Late Medieval Ireland Symposium, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2012) ‘The Transmission of De Spiritu Guidonis in late medieval Ireland’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Late Medieval Ireland Symposium, UCC, Cork . [Details] | |
| (2011) | International Congress of Celtic Studies, Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (2011) ‘Seven, Nine, Fifteen: The Days before Doomsday in Medieval Irish Eschatology’. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], International Congress of Celtic Studies, Maynooth University . [Details] | |
| (2010) | Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2010) Les Liens entre le 'Tenga Bithnua' et le 'Seacht Neamha'. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Dole , 24-JUN-10 - 26-JUN-10. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Saints' Liturgies: Profiles of a Practice in the Middle Ages, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2010) Old Testament and Apocryphal 'Saints' in Irish Devotional Texts. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Saints' Liturgies: Profiles of a Practice in the Middle Ages, Princeton , 12-NOV-10 - 13-NOV-10. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Dialogues polyglottes avec l'au-delà. Autour des traductions en langues vernaculaires du De Spiritu Guidonis, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona; (2009) La Réception du De Spiritu Guidonis en Irlande. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Dialogues polyglottes avec l'au-delà. Autour des traductions en langues vernaculaires du De Spiritu Guidonis, Paris , 24-JUN-09 - 25-JUN-09. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Ireland, India, London: The Tripartite Life Of Whitley Stokes, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona; (2009) Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography: Stokes' editions of religious texts. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Ireland, India, London: The Tripartite Life Of Whitley Stokes, Cambridge , 18-SEP-09 - 19-SEP-09. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2008) L'Apocalypse de Thomas, Saltair na Rann et les sources intermédiaires. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Dole, France , 27-JUN-08 - 29-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2007) | International Congress of Celtic Studies, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona; (2007) The Signs before Doomsday in Medieval Irish Apocrypha. [Oral Presentation], International Congress of Celtic Studies, Bonn , 23-JUL-07 - 27-JUL-07. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2006) Les Signes du Jugement Dernier dans le Saltair na Rann. [Oral Presentation], Réunion annuelle de l'AELAC, Dole, France , 30-JUN-06 - 02-JUL-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Societas Celtologica Nordica Symposium, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2006) The Irish Liber Hymnorum. [Oral Presentation], Societas Celtologica Nordica Symposium, Helsinki , 21-SEP-06 - 23-SEP-06. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Comhdháil: Litríocht agus Cultúr na Gaeilge, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona; (2005) An Ghaeilge agus na Gaeil sa tréimhse réamh-Normannach. [Oral Presentation], Comhdháil: Litríocht agus Cultúr na Gaeilge, Galway , 14-OCT-05 - 16-OCT-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Vierte Symposium Deutschsprachiger Keltologinnen und Keltologen, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2005) Vom Lateinischen zum Irischen: Textverbindungen in einer altirischen Hymne. [Oral Presentation], Vierte Symposium Deutschsprachiger Keltologinnen und Keltologen, Linz, Austria , 28-JUL-05 - 30-JUL-05. [Details] | |
| (2003) | Exporting Identities 1750-1830: Antiquarianism & International Exchange, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2003) Exporting Identities 1750-1830: Antiquarianism & International Exchange. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Exporting Identities 1750-1830: Antiquarianism & International Exchange, King's College, Cambridge , 26-SEP-03 - 28-SEP-03. [Details] | |
| (2003) | History Department Symposium UCD, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona ; (2003) An end to History: Doomsday in Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], History Department Symposium UCD, Dublin , 16-OCT-03 - 16-OCT-03. [Details] | |
| (2002) | International Medieval Congress, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona; (2002) Translating Faith: from Latin liturgy to Irish prayer. [Oral Presentation], International Medieval Congress, Leeds , 15-JUL-02 - 19-JUL-02. [Details] | |
| (2002) | Irish Medievalist Conference, Ó Dochartaigh, Caitríona; (2002) The Early Irish Hymn Sén Dé. [Oral Presentation], Irish Medievalist Conference, Maynooth , 28-JUN-02 - 30-JUN-02. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCC 2022 Pillar 5.2 Implementation Group | Library Advisory Committee Chair | 2021 / 2022 | |
| Academic Council, University College Cork | Chair of Library Advisory Committee | 2021 / 2021 | |
| Academic Board, University College Cork | Chair of Library Advisory Committee | 2021 / 2021 | |
| Library Advisory Committee Chair | Chair | 2021 / 2021 | |
| College Executive Management Committee (College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC) | Committee Member (Library) | 2020 / | |
| CACSSS Library Committee & Content Strategy | Chair | 2019 / | |
| Academic Council Learning & Teaching Committee | Deputy Chair | 2016 / 2018 | |
| Academic Council Graduate Studies Committee | CACSSS Representative | 2015 / 2018 | |
| University Semesterisation Implementation Working Group | CACSSS Academic Representative | 2012 / 2015 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Cork | College Lecturer | 01-SEP-01 / | |
| Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 01-SEP-99 / 01-SEP-01 | |
| Dept of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Cambridge University | Temporary Full-time Lecturer | 01-JAN-98 / 01-DEC-99 | |
| St Edmund's College, Cambridge | Junior Research Fellow | 01-SEP-97 / 01-SEP-99 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cambridge University | Ph.D. | Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic | |
| 2020 | University College Cork | Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning | Study of Teaching and Learning | |
| 1995 | University of Galway | M.A. | Old Irish | |
| 1993 | University of Galway | B.A. | Irish and German |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| French | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| German | Fluent | Functional | Functional | |
| Latin | Fluent | Functional | Functional |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peritia | Member of Editorial Board | 15-SEP-14 - | |
| Cambridge University Press & Cork University Press | Referee | 14-MAR-12 - | |
| Celtica | Referee | 17-DEC-20 - |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Editorial Board Member - The journal Ephemerides Liturgicae | |
Board Member of the Royal Irish Academy Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources | |
Editorial Board Member - Cork Studies in Celtic Literatures https://www.ucc.ie/en/cscl/ | |
Sapienti Committee Member reviewing Missale Romanum translation into Irish (2011-2017) |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh's teaching encompasses a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules. These modules are divided between two undergraduate subject areas, Celtic Civilisation and Gaeilge, and four MA programmes. The modules are offered across 10 undergraduate degree programmes in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. In addition, she is the programme director for the MA The Beginnings of Irish Christianity.The modules she both co-ordinates and teaches include:
CC1111 The Ancient Celts
CC2007 The Celtic Languages
CC2011 Gender, Image and Identity in Medieval Ireland
CC3013 Medieval Manuscript Culture
GA2032 Litríocht na Sean-Ghaeilge
CC6003 Early Irish Text
CC6008 Palaeography and Manuscript-based Research
Contact details
- Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh
Lecturer, Department of Early and Medieval Irish - c.odochartaigh@ucc.ie
- O'Rahilly Building
University College Cork
Cork, Ireland
T12 K8AF - 021 4903357