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Dr Pádraic Moran

Ph.D.

Contact Details

Lecturer in Classics
Arts & Sciences Building
University of Galway
T: +353 91 492587
E: padraic.moran@universityofgalway.ie
http://www.pmoran.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

I am a Latinist with research interests in the cultural history of Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. I focus especially on education, scholarship and language interaction--especially Latin (including Hiberno-Latin), Greek and Old Irish. I also have expertise in Digital Humanities (coming from a background in IT).

My publications have focused in particular on Latin and Old Irish grammars, glosses and glossaries. These include digital editions of early Irish glossaries and Irish glosses on Priscian's Latin grammar. In 2019, I published a 592-page monograph edition of the seventh-century text De origine scoticae linguae (O'Mulconry's Glossary), which is a valuable witness to the reception of Latin educational texts in Ireland. 

I study Irish manuscripts of Latin texts. I also work on broader comparative cultural studies, with a special interest in Japan and East Asia.

Career bio: I received my PhD from the University of Galway (2007), then worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Cambridge and the University of Galway. I have been Lecturer in Classics at the University of Galway since 2012. I am also an Associate Director at the Moore Institute.

During 2022-26, I am working as Principal Investigator on the Irish Research Council Laureate project Global and Local Scholarship on Annotated Manuscripts (GLOSSAM).

Research Interests

I work broadly on education and scholarship in Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, especially:

- Ancient and early medieval grammatical and rhetorical traditions
- Glosses, glossaries, commentaries and scholia
- Knowledge of Greek and Hebrew in the early medieval West
- Transmission and reception of Classical texts
- Digital editions and digital-editing methodologies
- Hiberno-Latin 

I am happy to advise prospective PhD students who are interested in any of these areas about research design and funding opportunities.

I am currently supervising PhD projects on the reception of pre-Socratic philosophy in Late Antiquity, on digital representations of intertextuality in Late Antique epic, and on political ideology in Sedulius Scotus' De Rectoribus Christianis. I have supervised MA theses on the Hiberno-Latin exegetical text De Mirabilibus Sacrae Scripturae, on Paul's Letter to the Galatians, and on Roman foundation myths.

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
IRC POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2020 FRANCESCA GUIDO: RECOVERING THE SOURCES, INFLUENCE AND TRANSMISSION OF CHARISIUS¿ LATIN GRAMMAR 01-OCT-20 30-SEP-29
IRC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 2020 CIARAN ARTHUR - INTENTIONAL OBSCURITY AND 'DIVINE SPEECH¿ IN EARLY ENGLISH TEXTS 01-OCT-20 30-SEP-27
Transmission and Reception of Pre-Socratic thought in Medieval Irish Scholarship 01-OCT-15 30-SEP-23
RESEARCH ACCOUNT EURO MILLION PROJECT PITCH PADRAIC MORAN 28-JUL-14 31-DEC-20

Books

  Year Publication
(2019) De Origine Scoticae Linguae (O’Mulconry’s Glossary): An early Irish linguistic tract, edited with a related glossary, Irsan.
Moran, P. (2019) De Origine Scoticae Linguae (O’Mulconry’s Glossary): An early Irish linguistic tract, edited with a related glossary, Irsan. Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2015) Early Medieval Ireland and Europe: Chronology, Contacts, Scholarship. Festschrift for Dáibhí Ó Cróinín.
Pádraic Moran, Immo Warntjes (Ed.). (2015) Early Medieval Ireland and Europe: Chronology, Contacts, Scholarship. Festschrift for Dáibhí Ó Cróinín. Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2022) 'Glossing and reading and in western Europe and East Asia: a comparative case study'
Moran, P. and J. Whitman (2022) 'Glossing and reading and in western Europe and East Asia: a comparative case study'. Speculum-A Journal Of Medieval Studies, 97 :35-54 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Comparative linguistics in seventh-century Ireland: De origine scoticae linguae'
P. Moran (2020) 'Comparative linguistics in seventh-century Ireland: De origine scoticae linguae'. Language & History, 63 (1):3-23 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Language Interaction in the St Gall Priscian Glosses'
Moran, P. (2015) 'Language Interaction in the St Gall Priscian Glosses'. Peritia, 26 :113-142 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'A living speech? The pronunciation of Greek in early medieval Ireland'
Moran, P. (2011) 'A living speech? The pronunciation of Greek in early medieval Ireland'. Ériu, 61 :29-57 [Details]
(2010) 'Hebrew in early Irish glossaries'
Moran, P. (2010) 'Hebrew in early Irish glossaries'. Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 60 :1-21 [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2023) 'A revised typology for the St Gall Priscian glosses'
P. Moran (2023) 'A revised typology for the St Gall Priscian glosses' In: Glossing Practice: Past and Present, West & East. Lanham: Lexington Books. [Details]
(2022) 'Latin grammar crossing multilingual zones: St Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, 904'
P. Moran (2022) 'Latin grammar crossing multilingual zones: St Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, 904' In: Medieval Multilingual Manuscripts: Case Studies from Ireland to Japan. :35-54 Berlin: De Gruyter. [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Classics through Irish at University College, Galway, 1931–1978'
P. Moran (2020) 'Classics through Irish at University College, Galway, 1931–1978' In: Classics and Irish Politics 1916–2016. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Irish Vernacular Origin Stories: Language, Literacy, Literature'
P. Moran (2018) 'Irish Vernacular Origin Stories: Language, Literacy, Literature' In: Anfangsgeschichten / Origin Stories. Der Beginn volkssprachiger Schriftlichkeit in komparatistischer Perspektive / The Rise of Vernacular Literacy in a Comparative Perspective. :259-273 Munich: Fink. [Details]
(2015) 'Greek dialectology and the Irish origin story'
P. Moran (2015) 'Greek dialectology and the Irish origin story' In: Early Medieval Ireland and Europe: Chronology, Contacts, Scholarship. Festschrift for Dáibhí Ó Cróinín. :481-512 Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
(2014) 'High Island and the cult of Saint Féichín in Connemara'
P. Moran (2014) 'High Island and the cult of Saint Féichín in Connemara' In: High Island, Archaeological Monographs. Dublin: Stationary Office. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2012) 'Greek in early medieval Ireland'
Moran, P. (2012) 'Greek in early medieval Ireland' In: Multilingualism in the Greco-Roman Worlds. :172-192 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2011) 'Their harmless calling: Stokes and the Irish linguistic tradition'
Moran, P. (2011) 'Their harmless calling: Stokes and the Irish linguistic tradition' In: The Tripartite Life of Whitley Stokes (1830–1909). :175-184 Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2010) 'Irish glossaries and other digital resources for early Irish studies'
P. Moran (2010) 'Irish glossaries and other digital resources for early Irish studies' Jahrbuch für Computerphilologie, 10 :131-149. [Details]

Media

  Year Publication
(2017) St Gall Priscian Glosses, version 2.0 [www.stgallpriscian.ie].
Bauer, B., Hofman, R. & Moran, P. (2017) St Gall Priscian Glosses, version 2.0 [www.stgallpriscian.ie]. Media [Details]
(2017) Early Irish Glossaries Database [www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/irishglossaries/].
Arbuthnot, S., Moran, P. & Russell, P. (2017) Early Irish Glossaries Database [www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/irishglossaries/]. Media [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
(2020) The Irish Scholarly Presence at St. Gall: Networks of Knowledge in the Early Middle Ages.
Moran, P (2020) The Irish Scholarly Presence at St. Gall: Networks of Knowledge in the Early Middle Ages. Book Review [DOI] [Details]
(2014) Review of M. Teeuwen and S. O’Sullivan (eds), Carolingian Scholarship and Martianus Capella. Ninth-Century Commentary Traditions on De nuptiis in Context (Turnhout, 2011), in Early Medieval Europe 22 (2014), 381–4.
P. Moran (2014) Review of M. Teeuwen and S. O’Sullivan (eds), Carolingian Scholarship and Martianus Capella. Ninth-Century Commentary Traditions on De nuptiis in Context (Turnhout, 2011), in Early Medieval Europe 22 (2014), 381–4. Book Review [Details]
(2014) Carolingian Scholarship and Martianus Capella. Ninth-Century Commentary Traditions on De nuptiis in Context.
Moran, P (2014) Carolingian Scholarship and Martianus Capella. Ninth-Century Commentary Traditions on De nuptiis in Context. Book Review [DOI] [Details]

Electronic Publication

  Year Publication
(2021) MIrA: Manuscripts with Irish Associations.
P. Moran (2021) MIrA: Manuscripts with Irish Associations. Electronic Publication [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
(2010) Review of R. Baumgarten (compiler), R. Ó Maolalaigh (ed.), Electronic Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature, 1942–1971 (Dublin, 2004), in Peritia 21.
P. Moran (2010) Review of R. Baumgarten (compiler), R. Ó Maolalaigh (ed.), Electronic Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature, 1942–1971 (Dublin, 2004), in Peritia 21. Reviews [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2018) The Dating of Old Norse and Celtic Texts,
P. Moran (2018) International symposium. [Oral Presentation], The Dating of Old Norse and Celtic Texts, Oslo , 22-MAR-18 - 22-MAR-18. [Details]
(2017) Séance scientifique d’histoire des théories linguistiques: Les glossaires et leurs relations avec les textes glosés,
P. Moran (2017) International symposium. [Oral Presentation], Séance scientifique d’histoire des théories linguistiques: Les glossaires et leurs relations avec les textes glosés, Paris Diderot (VII) , 11-MAR-17 - 11-MAR-17. [Details]
(2016) Tapping Immaterial Resources: Glossing Practices Between the Far East and the Latin West, c. 600 ce,
P. Moran (2016) International conference. [Oral Presentation], Tapping Immaterial Resources: Glossing Practices Between the Far East and the Latin West, c. 600 ce, Frankfurt , 02-DEC-16 - 02-DEC-16. [Details]
(2016) Medieval Abbreviation Practices in the Vernacular and Latin,
P. Moran (2016) International conference. [Oral Presentation], Medieval Abbreviation Practices in the Vernacular and Latin, Zürich , 12-MAR-16 - 12-MAR-16. [Details]
(2015) From Punctuation to Morphosyntactic glosses: East and West, Past and Present,
P. Moran (2015) International symposium. [Oral Presentation], From Punctuation to Morphosyntactic glosses: East and West, Past and Present, Paris Diderot (VII) , 12-DEC-15 - 12-DEC-15. [Details]
(2015) Manuscripts Between and Among Languages—East and West,
P. Moran (2015) International symposium. [Oral Presentation], Manuscripts Between and Among Languages—East and West, Cambridge , 07-MAY-15 - 07-MAY-15. [Details]
(2015) Classical Association of Ireland, NUI Galway,
P. Moran (2015) Academic society. [Oral Presentation], Classical Association of Ireland, NUI Galway, Galway , 25-MAR-15 - 25-MAR-15. [Details]
(2015) Medieval Cultures Seminar, Queen's University, Belfast,
P. Moran (2015) Seminar. [Oral Presentation], Medieval Cultures Seminar, Queen's University, Belfast, Belfast , 27-NOV-15 - 27-NOV-15. [Details]
(2015) Early Medieval Practices of Reading and Writing,
P. Moran (2015) International conference. [Oral Presentation], Early Medieval Practices of Reading and Writing, The Hague , 06-JUN-15 - 06-JUN-15. [Details]
(2014) 28th Irish Conference of Medievalists,
P. Moran (2014) International conference. [Oral Presentation], 28th Irish Conference of Medievalists, UCD , 01-JUL-14 - 03-JUL-14. [Details]
(2014) Second International Workshop on Vernacular Literacy in Medieval Europe and East Asia,
P. Moran (2014) International conference. [Oral Presentation], Second International Workshop on Vernacular Literacy in Medieval Europe and East Asia, Tokyo , 28-JUL-14 - 01-AUG-14. [Details]
(2013) International workshop on vernacular literacy in medieval Europe and East Asia,
P. Moran (2013) International workshop. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], International workshop on vernacular literacy in medieval Europe and East Asia, NUI Galway , 29-NOV-13 - 30-NOV-13. [Details]
(2013) Workshop on Reading Classical Texts in the Vernacular,
P. Moran (2013) Conference on early Japanese and European manuscripts. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Workshop on Reading Classical Texts in the Vernacular, Tokyo, Japan , 28-JUL-13 - 01-AUG-13. [Details]
(2013) Origin Stories: The Rise of Vernacular Literacy in a Comparative Perspective,
P. Moran (2013) International conference. [Invited Lecture], Origin Stories: The Rise of Vernacular Literacy in a Comparative Perspective, Vienna, Austria , 30-JAN-13 - 30-JAN-13. [Details]
(2012) Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Graduate Seminar,
P. Moran (2012) Cambridge seminar. [Invited Lecture], Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Graduate Seminar, Cambridge, UK , 30-JAN-12 - 30-JAN-12. [Details]
(2011) Tionól,
P. Moran (2011) Annual conference of Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. [Conference Paper], Tionól, DIAS, Dublin , 18-NOV-11 - 18-NOV-11. [Details]
(2011) Text and Cultural Construction Seminar,
P. Moran (2011) University of Bermingham seminar. [Invited Lecture], Text and Cultural Construction Seminar, Bermingham, UK , 31-MAR-11 - 31-MAR-11. [Details]
(2011) 14th International Congress of Celtic Studies,
P. Moran (2011) International conference. [Conference Paper], 14th International Congress of Celtic Studies, Maynooth, Ireland , 04-AUG-11 - 04-AUG-11. [Details]
(2011) Irish Conference of Medievalists,
P. Moran (2011) International conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Irish Conference of Medievalists, NUI Galway , 24-JUN-11 - 26-JUN-11. [Details]
(2010) Sodalitas,
P. Moran (2010) International conference. [Invited Lecture], Sodalitas, Université Lumière Lyon 2, France , 19-NOV-10 - 19-NOV-10. [Details]
(2010) Edinburgh Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies,
P. Moran (2010) University of Edinburgh seminar. [Invited Lecture], Edinburgh Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Edinburgh , 23-FEB-10 - 23-FEB-10. [Details]
(2010) Irish Conference of Medievalists,
P. Moran (2010) International conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Irish Conference of Medievalists, NUI Galway , 25-JUN-10 - 27-JUN-10. [Details]
(2010) Seminars in Medieval Gaelic Intellectual Culture,
P. Moran (2010) University of Edinburgh workshop. [Invited Lecture], Seminars in Medieval Gaelic Intellectual Culture, Edinburgh , 23-FEB-10 - 24-FEB-10. [Details]
(2009) Cambridge Group for Irish Studies,
P. Moran (2009) University of Cambridge seminar. [Invited Lecture], Cambridge Group for Irish Studies, Cambridge , 17-FEB-09 - 17-FEB-09. [Details]
(2009) Multilingualism from Alexander to Charlemagne: Cross-Cultural Themes and Perspectives,
P. Moran (2009) International conference. [Invited Paper], Multilingualism from Alexander to Charlemagne: Cross-Cultural Themes and Perspectives, Cambridge , 30-MAY-09 - 30-MAY-09. [Details]
(2009) International Congress on Medieval Studies,
P. Moran (2009) International conference. [Conference Paper], International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, US , 09-MAY-09 - 09-MAY-09. [Details]
(2009) Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Research Seminar,
P. Moran (2009) University of Cambridge seminar. [Invited Lecture], Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Research Seminar, Cambridge , 27-MAR-09 - 27-MAR-09. [Details]
(2009) Ireland, India, London: The Tripartite Life of Whitley Stokes (1830–1909),
P. Moran (2009) International conference. [Invited Lecture], Ireland, India, London: The Tripartite Life of Whitley Stokes (1830–1909), Cambridge , 18-SEP-09 - 18-SEP-09. [Details]
(2008) ‘Celebrating Cormac’ Symposium, Utrecht,
P. Moran (2008) International symposium. [Invited Lecture], ‘Celebrating Cormac’ Symposium, Utrecht, University of Utrecht , 02-OCT-08 - 02-OCT-08. [Details]
(2008) Tionól,
P. Moran (2008) International conference. [Conference Paper], Tionól, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies , 29-NOV-08 - 29-NOV-08. [Details]
(2008) Irish Conference of Medievalists,
P. Moran (2008) International conference. [Conference Paper], Irish Conference of Medievalists, Kilkenny , 26-JUN-08 - 26-JUN-08. [Details]
(2008) Text Encoding Initiative Annual Symposium,
P. Moran (2008) International conference. [Conference Paper], Text Encoding Initiative Annual Symposium, Galway , 02-APR-08 - 02-APR-08. [Details]
(2008) Oxford Celtic Seminar,
P. Moran (2008) University of Oxford seminar. [Invited Lecture], Oxford Celtic Seminar, Oxford , 30-OCT-08 - 30-OCT-08. [Details]
(2008) Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Graduate Seminar,
P. Moran (2008) University of Cambridge seminar. [Invited Lecture], Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Graduate Seminar, Cambridge , 20-OCT-08 - 20-OCT-08. [Details]
(2008) Early Irish Glossaries Symposium, Cambridge,
P. Moran (2008) International conference. [Conference Paper], Early Irish Glossaries Symposium, Cambridge, Cambridge , 18-JUL-08 - 18-JUL-08. [Details]
(2007) The Early Irish Church and the Intellectual Tradition, Clonmacnoise,
P. Moran (2007) International conference. [Invited Lecture], The Early Irish Church and the Intellectual Tradition, Clonmacnoise, Clonmacnoise , 13-OCT-07 - 13-OCT-07. [Details]
(2007) Cambridge Medieval History Seminar,
P. Moran (2007) University of Cambridge seminar. [Invited Lecture], Cambridge Medieval History Seminar, Cambridge , 01-NOV-07 - 01-NOV-07. [Details]
(2007) 13th International Congress of Celtic Studies,
P. Moran (2007) International conference. [Conference Paper], 13th International Congress of Celtic Studies, Bonn, Germany , 24-APR-07 - 24-APR-07. [Details]
(2006) International Medieval Congress,
P. Moran (2006) International conference. [Conference Paper], International Medieval Congress, Leeds , 11-JUL-06 - 11-JUL-06. [Details]
(2006) Faculty of Celtic Studies, NUI Galway,
P. Moran (2006) NUI Galway seminar. [Invited Lecture], Faculty of Celtic Studies, NUI Galway, Galway , 15-MAR-06 - 15-MAR-06. [Details]
(2006) Tionól,
P. Moran (2006) International conference. [Conference Paper], Tionól, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies , 18-NOV-06 - 18-NOV-06. [Details]
(2005) Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Seminar,
P. Moran (2005) University College Dublin seminar. [Invited Lecture], Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Seminar, Dublin , 11-NOV-05 - 11-NOV-05. [Details]
(2005) International Medieval Congress,
P. Moran (2005) International conference. [Conference Paper], International Medieval Congress, Leeds , 12-JUL-05 - 12-JUL-05. [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2014 Early Stage Researchers Million Euro Project Pitch NUI Galway
2008 College Research Associate, Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge
2004 IRCHSS PhD Scholarship Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
2013 Research Incentivisation Scheme 2013–14 School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, NUI Galway
2009 IRCHSS Postdoctoral Fellowship Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Other Activities

  Description

Associate Director, Moore Institute

Teaching Interests

I currently teach undergraduate lecture courses on Roman literature (esp. Virgil, Horace, Persius, Juvenal), ancient rhetoric, and Late Antique cultural history. I also Latin and Greek language to undergraduates and postgraduates at all levels.

I have previously taught courses on topics including Classical Greek history, ancient literacy, Romance linguistics, Celtic mythology, and early Irish literature.

My MA seminars are generally themed around literacy, education and rhetoric from Antiquity to the early Middle Ages. 

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2019 Charles Doyle PhD Y
2015 Gavin Jones Master of Arts Y
2013 Austin Cagle Master of Arts Y
2013 Ann Hurley Master of Arts Y

Current Postgraduate Students (Research)

  Student Degree Type Type
Noemi Farkas Doctorate - Structured Ph.D. in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Supervisor
Francesca Guido Doctorate - Structured Ph.D. in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Supervisor