Dr Deborah Hayden

    Early Irish (Sean-Ghaeilge), Arts and Humanities Institute

    Gaeilge agus fáilte

    Associate Professor

    Arts Building
    Room 23
    (01) 708 3711

    Biography



    I completed a BA in Liberal Arts, with a double major in French and Latin, at Wellesley College and the Université de Provence Aix-Marseille before taking a second undergraduate degree in Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic at the University of Cambridge, followed by an MPhil (2006) and PhD (2010) in the same department. I subsequently carried out postdoctoral work at Christ Church, University of Oxford (Junior Research Fellow, 2011-2013) and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (O’Donovan Scholar, 2013-2015). In 2016 I earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Modern Irish Translation (Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán) from Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr. I was appointed to a lectureship in the Department of Early Irish at Maynooth in 2015.         

    I am on sabbatical leave from Maynooth for the 2021/22 academic year, and am currently a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Celtic Languages & Literatures at Harvard University (https://celtic.fas.harvard.edu/).                 

    Research Interests


    My main research interests centre on medieval Irish, Latin and Welsh language, literature and textual culture, in particular the history of linguistic thought and education in classical and medieval tradition; premodern Irish medical writing and its wider European context; early Irish lexicography; Irish and Welsh legal tradition; and translation literature. I am currently Lead Editor of the journal Language & History, published by Taylor & Francis (https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ylhi20).

    From 2021-24 I am Co-Investigator of the IRC/AHRC-funded UK-Ireland Digital Humanities project OG(H)AM: Harnessing Digital Technologies to Transform Understanding of Ogham Writing, from the 4th Century to the 21st (https://ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/) and from 2020-21 I was a Co-Investigator of the IRC/AHRC-funded networking project Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World (https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/Research/ResearchinLanguages/imdorus/).

    From September 2018 – September 2021 I was Principal Investigator for the project Medieval Irish medicine in its north-western European context: a case study of two unpublished texts (MIMNEC), funded by a Laureate Award from the Irish Research Council. 

    I am currently supervising the following research projects:

    Postdoctoral:
    Dr Siobhán Barrett,     A Triad of Medical Glossaries (IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2020-2022)

    Postgraduate:
    Truc Ha Nguyen (co-supervised with Prof. David Stifter), A critical edition of Airec Menman Uraird mac Coisse (funded by a John & Pat Hume Scholarship)
    Emer Kavanagh, Concepts of magic and the supernatural in medieval Ireland (funded by a John & Pat Hume Scholarship from 2019-21 and by an IRC Postgraduate Scholarship from 2021-23)
    Mairéad Finnegan (co-supervised with Dr Michael Potterton), Dress, clothing and textiles in medieval Ireland (funded by a John & Pat Hume Scholarship)

    I welcome inquiries from prospective postgraduate and postdoctoral scholars interested in working on any aspect of the literature or intellectual history of medieval Ireland and the wider Insular world.

    Research Projects

      Project Role Funding Body / Program Description Start Date End Date Award (€)
    Emer Kavanagh, 'Signs and Wonders: Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval Ireland' PI Irish Research Council (IRC) / Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship emer.kavanagh.2015@mumail.ie 01-SEP-21 31-AUG-23 55000
    Siobhán Barrett- A Triad of Medical Glossaries PI Irish Research Council (IRC) / GOI Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 year) IRC Postdoc Scholarship for Siobhan Barrett 01-OCT-20 30-SEP-22 95937.93
    Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World Co-Investigator Irish Research Council (IRC) / 01-AUG-20 31-OCT-21 39100
    Medieval Irish Medicine in its North-Western European Context: A Case Study of Two Unpublished Texts PI Irish Research Council (IRC) / Starting Laureate Award 01-SEP-18 31-AUG-20 190640
    Charlemont Grant - Grammar and Natural Philosophy in Medieval Ireland PI Royal Irish Academy / RIA / 13-JUN-18 17-JUN-18 850
    AAUW American Fellowship PI / 01-JUL-11 30-JUN-12 5000
    Medium Aevum Research Bursary PI / 01-JAN-11 1110
    Medieval Irish Linguistic Learning: A Study of Two Manuscripts of Auraicept na nÉces in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin PI British Academy / 01-JUL-11 01-AUG-11 3475

    Edited Books

      Year Publication
    2016 Grammatica, Gramadach and Gramadeg: Vernacular Grammar and Grammarians in Medieval Ireland and Wales. Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 125
    Deborah Hayden and Paul Russell (Ed.). (2016) Grammatica, Gramadach and Gramadeg: Vernacular Grammar and Grammarians in Medieval Ireland and Wales. Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 125 Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. [Details]
    2014 Authorities and Adaptations: The Reworking and Transmission of Textual Sources in Medieval Ireland
    Elizabeth Boyle and Deborah Hayden (Ed.). (2014) Authorities and Adaptations: The Reworking and Transmission of Textual Sources in Medieval Ireland Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. [Details]

    Edited Journal Issue

      Year Publication
    2020 The History of Linguistic Ideas in Medieval Ireland and Wales - Proceedings of the 2018 Henry Sweet Society Colloquium in Memory of Professor Anders Ahlqvist (Language & History 63.1 - Special Issue).
    Deborah Hayden (ed.) (2020) The History of Linguistic Ideas in Medieval Ireland and Wales - Proceedings of the 2018 Henry Sweet Society Colloquium in Memory of Professor Anders Ahlqvist (Language & History 63.1 - Special Issue). Colchester: Edited Journal Issue [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2022 'The Lexicography and Etymology of OIr. eclas'
    Deborah Hayden and David Stifter (2022) 'The Lexicography and Etymology of OIr. eclas'. North American Journal of Celtic Studies, 6 (2) [Details]
    2021 'Medieval Irish Medical Verse in the Nineteenth Century: Some Evidence from Material Culture'
    Hayden D. (2021) 'Medieval Irish Medical Verse in the Nineteenth Century: Some Evidence from Material Culture'. Irish Historical Studies, 45 (168):159-177 [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'A Sixteenth-century Irish Collection of Remedies for Ailments of the Male Reproductive Organs'
    Deborah Hayden (2021) 'A Sixteenth-century Irish Collection of Remedies for Ailments of the Male Reproductive Organs'. Celtica, 33 :248-276 [Details]
    2019 'The Lexicon of Pulmonary Ailment in Some Medieval Irish Medical Texts'
    Deborah Hayden (2019) 'The Lexicon of Pulmonary Ailment in Some Medieval Irish Medical Texts'. Zeitschrift fur Celtische Philologie, 66 [full-text] [Details]
    2019 'Attribution and Authority in a Medieval Irish Medical Compendium'
    Hayden D. (2019) 'Attribution and Authority in a Medieval Irish Medical Compendium'. Studia Hibernica, (45):19-51 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2019 'A Versified Cure for Headache and Some Lexicographical Notes'
    Deborah Hayden (2019) 'A Versified Cure for Headache and Some Lexicographical Notes'. KELTISCHE FORSCHUNGEN, 8 :7-22 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2017 'A Medieval Irish Commentary on the Magister'
    Deborah Hayden (2017) 'A Medieval Irish Commentary on the Magister'. Celtica, 29 :90-108 [Details]
    2014 'On the Meaning of Two Medieval Irish Medical Terms: derg dásachtach and rúad (fh)rasach'
    Deborah Hayden (2014) 'On the Meaning of Two Medieval Irish Medical Terms: derg dásachtach and rúad (fh)rasach'. ÉRIU, 64 :1-21 [full-text] [Details]
    2011 'Poetic Law and the Medieval Irish Linguist: Contextualising the Vices and Virtues of Verse Composition in Auraicept na nÉces'
    Deborah Hayden (2011) 'Poetic Law and the Medieval Irish Linguist: Contextualising the Vices and Virtues of Verse Composition in Auraicept na nÉces'. Language and History, 54 (1):1-34 [full-text] [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2022 'Auraicept na nÉces and the Art of Medicine'
    Deborah Hayden (2022) 'Auraicept na nÉces and the Art of Medicine' In: Franck Cinato, Aimée Lahaussois and John Whitman (eds). Glossing Practice: Comparative Perspectives. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. [Details]
    2022 'The Context and Obscure Language of Medical Charms in a Sixteenth-century Irish Remedy Book: Four Case Studies'
    Deborah Hayden (2022) 'The Context and Obscure Language of Medical Charms in a Sixteenth-century Irish Remedy Book: Four Case Studies' In: Chantal Kobel (eds). Obscuritas in Medieval Irish and Welsh Literature. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. [Details]
    2022 'From the “King of the Waters” to Curative Manuscripts: Water and Medicine in Medieval Irish Textual Culture'
    Deborah Hayden (2022) 'From the “King of the Waters” to Curative Manuscripts: Water and Medicine in Medieval Irish Textual Culture' In: Marilina Cesario, Hugh Magennis & Elisa Ramazzina (eds). An Interdisciplinary Study of the Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air. Leiden: Brill. [Details]
    2021 'Auraicept na nÉces and the Study of Language in the Book of Uí Mhaine: Textual Transmission and Scribal Context'
    Deborah Hayden (2021) 'Auraicept na nÉces and the Study of Language in the Book of Uí Mhaine: Textual Transmission and Scribal Context' In: Elizabeth Boyle and Ruairí Ó hUiginn (eds). The Book of Uí Mhaine/Leabhar Uí Mhaine. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details]
    2018 'Three Versified Medical Recipes Invoking Dían Cécht'
    Deborah Hayden (2018) 'Three Versified Medical Recipes Invoking Dían Cécht' In: Anders Ahlqvist and Pamela O'Neill (eds). Fír Fesso: A Festschrift for Neil McLeod. Sydeny: Celtic Studies Foundation, University of Sydney. [full-text] [Details]
    2018 'The Book of Ballymote and the Grammar of Irish'
    Deborah Hayden (2018) 'The Book of Ballymote and the Grammar of Irish' In: Ruairí Ó hUiginn (eds). The Book of Ballymote/Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details]
    2017 'A Medieval Irish Dialogue between Priscian and Donatus on the Categories of Questions'
    Deborah Hayden (2017) 'A Medieval Irish Dialogue between Priscian and Donatus on the Categories of Questions' In: Gordon Ó Riain (eds). Dá dTrian Feasa Fiafraighidh: Essays on the Irish Grammatical and Metrical Tradition. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. [Details]
    2016 'Observations on the 'Doors of Death' in a Medieval Irish Medical Catechism''
    Deborah Hayden (2016) 'Observations on the 'Doors of Death' in a Medieval Irish Medical Catechism'' In: Liam P. Ó Murchú (eds). Rosa Anglica: Reassessments. London: Irish Texts Society Subsidiary Series 28. [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'Editors' Introduction'
    Deborah Hayden and Paul Russell (2016) 'Editors' Introduction' In: Grammatica, Gramadach and Gramadeg: Vernacular Grammar and Grammarians in Medieval Ireland and Wales. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. [Details]
    2016 'Cryptography and the Alphabet in the 'Book of Ádhamh Ó Cianáin''
    Deborah Hayden (2016) 'Cryptography and the Alphabet in the 'Book of Ádhamh Ó Cianáin'' In: Grammatica, Gramadach and Gramadeg: Vernacular Grammar and Grammarians in Medieval Ireland and Wales. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. [Details]
    2014 'Anatomical Metaphor in Auraicept na nÉces'
    Deborah Hayden (2014) 'Anatomical Metaphor in Auraicept na nÉces' In: Authorities and Adaptations: The Reworking and Transmission of Textual Sources in Medieval Ireland. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. [full-text] [Details]
    2014 'Introduction: Authority and Adaptation in Medieval Ireland'
    Elizabeth Boyle and Deborah Hayden (2014) 'Introduction: Authority and Adaptation in Medieval Ireland' In: Authorities and Adaptations: The Reworking and Transmission of Textual Sources in Medieval Ireland. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. [Details]
    2013 'Two Fragments of Auraicept na nÉces in the Irish Franciscan Archive: Context and Content'
    Deborah Hayden (2013) 'Two Fragments of Auraicept na nÉces in the Irish Franciscan Archive: Context and Content' In: Celts and their Cultures at Home and Abroad: A Festschrift for Malcolm Broun. Sydney: Sydney Series in Celtic Studies 15. [Details]

    Conference Publications

      Year Publication
    2020 Téacs leighis ó thuaisceart Chonnacht: comhthéacs, foinsí agus struchtúr
    Deborah Hayden (2020) Téacs leighis ó thuaisceart Chonnacht: comhthéacs, foinsí agus struchtúr . In: Eoghan Ó Raghallaigh eds. Téamaí agus Tionscadail Taighde (Léachtaí Cholm Cille 50) , pp.60-84 [Details]
    2014 Some Notes on the Transmission of Auraicept na nÉces
    Deborah Hayden (2014) Some Notes on the Transmission of Auraicept na nÉces Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium 32 , pp.134-179 [full-text] [Details]

    Electronic Publication

      Year Publication
    2017 Language and Linguistics in Medieval Europe (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics).
    Deborah Hayden (2017) Language and Linguistics in Medieval Europe (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics). Electronic Publication [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2022 Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World: Project Report.
    Stifter, David, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou, Beatrix Färber, Deborah Hayden, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Joanna Tucker and Christopher Guy Yocum (2022) Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World: Project Report. IRC/AHRC, Dublin. [DOI] [Details]
    2021 Medieval Irish Medicine in its North-western European Context: A Case Study of Two Unpublished Texts (MIMNEC): Project Report.
    Deborah Hayden (2021) Medieval Irish Medicine in its North-western European Context: A Case Study of Two Unpublished Texts (MIMNEC): Project Report. Kelten, Utrecht. [DOI] [Details]

    Blog

      Year Publication
    2022 Ogam script in the RIA Library collections (Royal Irish Academy Library blog).
    Deborah Hayden (2022) Ogam script in the RIA Library collections (Royal Irish Academy Library blog). Dublin: Blog [DOI] [Details]
    2022 The origins of manuscript ogam and medieval Irish grammatical tradition.
    Deborah Hayden (2022) The origins of manuscript ogam and medieval Irish grammatical tradition. Blog [DOI] [Details]
    2018 What was it like to go to the doctor in medieval Ireland? (RTÉ Brainstorm).
    Deborah Hayden (2018) What was it like to go to the doctor in medieval Ireland? (RTÉ Brainstorm). Blog [Details]

    Book Review

      Year Publication
    2021 An Insular Odyssey. Manuscript Culture in Early Christian Ireland and Beyond.
    Rachel Moss, Felicity O’Mahony and Jane Maxwell (eds) (2021) An Insular Odyssey. Manuscript Culture in Early Christian Ireland and Beyond. Book Review [Details]
    2021 Liber Uricrisiarum: A Reading Edition.
    Daniel, Henry; E. Ruth Harvey, M. Teresa Tavormina, and Sarah Star (2021) Liber Uricrisiarum: A Reading Edition. Book Review [DOI] [Details]
    2020 Lorg na Leabhar: A Festschrift for Pádraig A. Breatnach.
    Caoimhín Breatnach, Meidhbhín Ní Urdáil and Gordon Ó Riain (2020) Lorg na Leabhar: A Festschrift for Pádraig A. Breatnach. Book Review [Details]
    2020 Science in the Monastery: Texts, Manuscripts and Learning at Saint-Bertin.
    Steven J. Livesey (2020) Science in the Monastery: Texts, Manuscripts and Learning at Saint-Bertin. Book Review [Details]
    2020 Anathomia Gydo.
    Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair (2020) Anathomia Gydo. Book Review [Details]
    2020 De Origine Scoticae Linguae (O'Mulconry's Glossary): An Early Irish Linguistic Tract, Edited with a Related Glossary, Irsan.
    Pádraic Moran (2020) De Origine Scoticae Linguae (O'Mulconry's Glossary): An Early Irish Linguistic Tract, Edited with a Related Glossary, Irsan. CHICAGO: Book Review [DOI] [Details]
    2019 Grammatical Works Attributed to Peter of Pisa, Charlemagne's Tutor.
    Elke Krotz and Michael M. Gorman (2019) Grammatical Works Attributed to Peter of Pisa, Charlemagne's Tutor. HOBOKEN: Book Review [DOI] [Details]
    2017 In Dialogue with the Agallamh. Essays in Honour of Sean O Coileain.
    Aidan Doyle and Kevin Murray (2017) In Dialogue with the Agallamh. Essays in Honour of Sean O Coileain. EDINBURGH: Book Review [DOI] [Details]
    2017 Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland.
    Elva Johnston (2017) Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland. Book Review [Details]
    2016 The Art of Bardic Poetry. A New Edition of Irish Grammatical Tracts I.
    Eoin Mac Cárthaigh (2016) The Art of Bardic Poetry. A New Edition of Irish Grammatical Tracts I. ABERYSTWYTH: Book Review [Details]
    2015 Gablánach in scélaigecht: Celtic Studies in Honour of Ann Dooley.
    Sarah Sheehan, Joanne Findon and Westley Follett (2015) Gablánach in scélaigecht: Celtic Studies in Honour of Ann Dooley. Book Review [Details]
    2014 Saltair saíochta, sanasaíochta agus seanchais: a Festschrift for Gearóid Mac Eoin.
    Dónall Ó Baoill, Donncha Ó hAodha and Nollaig Ó Muraíle (2014) Saltair saíochta, sanasaíochta agus seanchais: a Festschrift for Gearóid Mac Eoin. Book Review [Details]
    2012 Structure and Interpretation in the Auraicept na nÉces.
    James Acken (2012) Structure and Interpretation in the Auraicept na nÉces. Book Review [Details]

    Editorial

      Year Publication
    2020 Foreword.
    Hayden D. (2020) Foreword. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

    Biographical-Item

      Year Publication
    2020 Anders Ahlqvist (17 February 1945-23 August 2018) IN MEMORIAM.
    Hayden, D (2020) Anders Ahlqvist (17 February 1945-23 August 2018) IN MEMORIAM. ABINGDON: Biographical-Item [DOI] [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2022 Medical learning in the medieval Irish classroom.
    Deborah Hayden (2022) Medical learning in the medieval Irish classroom. [Invited Lecture], Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, Harvard University [Details]
    2022 Lovers, lovesickness and medical learning in medieval Irish literature: the case of Serglige Con Culainn.
    Deborah Hayden (2022) Lovers, lovesickness and medical learning in medieval Irish literature: the case of Serglige Con Culainn. [Invited Lecture], Celtic Studies Association of North America Online Lecture Series, Zoom , 14-FEB-22 [Details]
    2021 Cryptography, linguistic origin legends and medical education in medieval Ireland.
    Deborah Hayden (2021) Cryptography, linguistic origin legends and medical education in medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Joint Celtic Seminar of Oxford University/The Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, Zoom , 25-NOV-21 [Details]
    2021 Multilingualism, translation and medical learning in medieval Ireland.
    Deborah Hayden (2021) Multilingualism, translation and medical learning in medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Early Modern Working Group, University of Connecticut, University of Connecticut , 18-NOV-21 [Details]
    2021 Textual transfer, multilingualism and medical learning in medieval Ireland.
    Deborah Hayden (2021) Textual transfer, multilingualism and medical learning in medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], The Marburg Celtic Seminar, Phillips-Universität Marburg [Details]
    2021 Roundtable on 'Use and Experiences of Digital Resources in Teaching'.
    Deborah Hayden (2021) Roundtable on 'Use and Experiences of Digital Resources in Teaching'. [Chaired Session], Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World - Workshop 3, University College Cork (via Zoom) [Details]
    2021 Representing Texts: from Material to Digital.
    Deborah Hayden & David Stifter (2021) Representing Texts: from Material to Digital. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Developing a Digital Framework for the Medieval Gaelic World - Workshop 2, Maynooth University (virtual) , 21-JAN-21 - 22-JAN-21 [Details]
    2020 Language and the learned disciplines in the 'Book of Domhnall Ó Duibhdábhoireann'.
    Deborah Hayden (2020) Language and the learned disciplines in the 'Book of Domhnall Ó Duibhdábhoireann'. [Invited Lecture], A Brehon Lawyer’s School in Sixteenth-Century Ireland, NUI Galway , 25-JAN-20 [Details]
    2019 Poetry, pedagogy and translation in medieval Ireland: evidence from the Irish-language medical manuscripts.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) Poetry, pedagogy and translation in medieval Ireland: evidence from the Irish-language medical manuscripts. [Invited Lecture], Humanities and Medicine Seminar, University of Limerick , 04-DEC-19 [Details]
    2019 Old English in the Irish Charms.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) Old English in the Irish Charms. [Invited Lecture], Classical and Medieval Cultures Seminar, Queen's University Belfast , 24-OCT-19 [Details]
    2019 A survey of charms in a sixteenth-century Irish medical compendium.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) A survey of charms in a sixteenth-century Irish medical compendium. [Oral Presentation], 16th International Congress of Celtic Studies, Bangor University , 26-JUL-19 [Details]
    2019 Herbal remedies in a medieval Irish medical compendium: context and challenges.
    Deborah Hayden and Siobhán Barrett (2019) Herbal remedies in a medieval Irish medical compendium: context and challenges. [Oral Presentation], Medieval Manuscripts Meet Modern Science: A Workshop on Theory and Practice, University of Nottingham [Details]
    2019 Charms and obscure language in a medieval Irish book of remedies.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) Charms and obscure language in a medieval Irish book of remedies. [Invited Oral Presentation], 'To frighten off the rude and ignorant?' Intentional obscuritas in medieval Irish and Welsh literature (650-1650), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies [Details]
    2019 Lámhscríbhinn leighis ó thuaisceart Chonnacht: foinsí, comhthéacs agus dúshláin.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) Lámhscríbhinn leighis ó thuaisceart Chonnacht: foinsí, comhthéacs agus dúshláin. [Invited Oral Presentation], Léachtaí Cholm Cille, Maynooth University [Details]
    2019 A medieval Irish book of remedies from North Connacht: sources, structure and purpose.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) A medieval Irish book of remedies from North Connacht: sources, structure and purpose. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meeting of the Celtic Studies Association of North America, Harvard University [Details]
    2019 Wisdom literature in RIA MS 23 N 10.
    Deborah Hayden (2019) Wisdom literature in RIA MS 23 N 10. [Invited Oral Presentation], Conference on the Book of Ballycummin, Royal Irish Academy [Details]
    2018 The poetry of healing in a medieval Irish medical compendium.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) The poetry of healing in a medieval Irish medical compendium. [Invited Oral Presentation], Science and Medicine in the Insular Middle Ages, Queen's University Belfast , 07-DEC-18 [Details]
    2018 Myth and poetry in a medieval medical manuscript from North Connacht.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) Myth and poetry in a medieval medical manuscript from North Connacht. [Invited Lecture], Rathcroghan Winter Lecture Series, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon , 15-NOV-18 [Details]
    2018 Auraicept na nÉces and the Ars medicine.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) Auraicept na nÉces and the Ars medicine. [Oral Presentation], Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Annual Tionól, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies [Details]
    2018 Myth, poetry and medicine in medieval Ireland.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) Myth, poetry and medicine in medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Maynooth University Research Week, Maynooth University [Details]
    2018 Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas, Maynooth University, Ireland , 05-SEP-18 - 08-SEP-18 [Details]
    2018 UCD/TCD/MU Postgraduate Medievalists' Day.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) UCD/TCD/MU Postgraduate Medievalists' Day. [Conferences hosted], UCD/TCD/MU Postgraduate Medievalists' Day, Maynooth University , 19-MAY-18 [Details]
    2018 A medieval Irish collection of medical poems.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) A medieval Irish collection of medical poems. [Oral Presentation], Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Healing Charms and Medicine, Harvard University , 06-APR-18 [Details]
    2018 Galen and the early Irish gods.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) Galen and the early Irish gods. [Invited Lecture], Maynooth Classics Seminar, Maynooth University , 09-MAR-18 [Details]
    2018 Myth, law and medical writing in medieval Ireland.
    Deborah Hayden (2018) Myth, law and medical writing in medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Seminar, UCD , 26-JAN-18 [Details]
    2017 The terminology of anatomy and disease in two medieval Irish medical compendia.
    Deborah Hayden (2017) The terminology of anatomy and disease in two medieval Irish medical compendia. [Oral Presentation], 37th Annual Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Harvard University , 05-OCT-17 - 08-OCT-17 [Details]
    2017 Auraicept na nÉces and natural philosophy.
    Deborah Hayden (2017) Auraicept na nÉces and natural philosophy. [Oral Presentation], Workshop on Comparative Glossing Practices, Fourteenth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, Paris, France , 28-AUG-17 - 01-SEP-17 [Details]
    2017 Attribution and authority in a medieval Irish medical compendium.
    Deborah Hayden (2017) Attribution and authority in a medieval Irish medical compendium. [Oral Presentation], 31st Irish Conference of Medievalists, Maynooth, Ireland , 29-JUN-17 - 01-JUL-17 [Details]
    2017 Auraicept na nÉces and the study of language in the Book of Uí Mhaine.
    Deborah Hayden (2017) Auraicept na nÉces and the study of language in the Book of Uí Mhaine. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Book of Uí Mhaine: A Conference at the Royal Irish Academy, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 02-MAR-17 [Details]
    2016 The anatomy of healing from head to toe: on the significance of diseases in a medieval Irish compilation of medical questions.
    Deborah Hayden (2016) The anatomy of healing from head to toe: on the significance of diseases in a medieval Irish compilation of medical questions. [Oral Presentation], Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Tionól, Dublin, Ireland , 19-NOV-16 [Details]
    2015 A medieval Irish commentary on the magister.
    Deborah Hayden (2015) A medieval Irish commentary on the magister. [Oral Presentation], XV International Congress of Celtic Studies, Glasgow, UK , 16-JUL-15 [Details]
    2015 The Book of Ballymote and the grammar of Irish.
    Deborah Hayden (2015) The Book of Ballymote and the grammar of Irish. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Book of Ballymote/Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta: A Conference at the Royal Irish Academy, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 05-FEB-15 - 06-FEB-15 [Details]
    2015 The Book of Ádhamh Ó Cianáin and the medieval Irish grammarian.
    Deborah Hayden (2015) The Book of Ádhamh Ó Cianáin and the medieval Irish grammarian. [Invited Lecture], Maynooth Early Irish and Celtic Studies Research Seminar, Maynooth University, Ireland , 23-APR-15 [Details]
    2015 Observations on a miscellany of medical questions in NLS MS 72. 1. 2.
    Deborah Hayden (2015) Observations on a miscellany of medical questions in NLS MS 72. 1. 2. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Texts Society Seminar on the Rosa Anglica, University College Cork, Ireland , 07-NOV-15 [Details]
    2014 On grammatical questions in an unpublished fragment of Auraicept na nÉces.
    Deborah Hayden (2014) On grammatical questions in an unpublished fragment of Auraicept na nÉces. [Invited Oral Presentation], Gramadach agus Prosóid na Gaeilge: Medieval and Early Modern Irish Grammatical and Metrical Tradition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies [Details]
    2014 Scholarly networks and information in medieval Ireland: the evidence of legal manuscripts.
    Deborah Hayden (2014) Scholarly networks and information in medieval Ireland: the evidence of legal manuscripts. [Invited Oral Presentation], 14th Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Porto, Portugal [Details]
    2014 Observations on the 'doors of death' in medieval Irish medical catechism.
    Deborah Hayden (2014) Observations on the 'doors of death' in medieval Irish medical catechism. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meeting of the Celtic Studies Association of North America, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Roanoke, VA, USA , 06-MAR-14 - 08-MAR-14 [Details]
    2013 A medieval Irish colloquy on rhetorical doctrine.
    Deborah Hayden (2013) A medieval Irish colloquy on rhetorical doctrine. [Oral Presentation], Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas, Berlin, Germany [Details]
    2013 Medieval Irish notes on a 'quarrel' between Priscian and Donatus.
    Deborah Hayden (2013) Medieval Irish notes on a 'quarrel' between Priscian and Donatus. [Oral Presentation], Grammatica and the Celtic Vernaculars in the Medieval World, Christ Church, Oxford, UK [Details]
    2013 Two fifteenth-century fragments of Auraicept na nÉces in the Franciscan archive at UCD.
    Deborah Hayden (2013) Two fifteenth-century fragments of Auraicept na nÉces in the Franciscan archive at UCD. [Oral Presentation], Eighth Australian Conference of Celtic Studies, Sydney, Australia [Details]
    2013 Grammatica and the Celtic Vernaculars in the Medieval World.
    Deborah Hayden (2013) Grammatica and the Celtic Vernaculars in the Medieval World. [Conferences hosted], Grammatica and the Celtic Vernaculars in the Medieval World, Christ Church, University of Oxford, UK [Details]
    2012 Grammatical exegesis in the 'Book of Amairgen'.
    Deborah Hayden (2012) Grammatical exegesis in the 'Book of Amairgen'. [Invited Oral Presentation], Workshop on the Applications of Exegesis in the Early Medieval West, Trinity College, Cambridge [Details]
    2012 A linguist, a lawyer and and outlaw: some notes on the transmission of Auraicept na nÉces.
    Deborah Hayden (2012) A linguist, a lawyer and and outlaw: some notes on the transmission of Auraicept na nÉces. [Oral Presentation], 32nd Annual Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Harvard University [Details]
    2011 Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas.
    Deborah Hayden (2011) Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas. [Conferences hosted], Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas, University of Cambridge, UK [Details]
    2011 Declensional theory in Auraicept na nÉces.
    Deborah Hayden (2011) Declensional theory in Auraicept na nÉces. [Oral Presentation], XIV International Congress of Celtic Studies, Maynooth University, Ireland [Details]
    2011 An Analysis of a medieval Irish tract on analysis: a “fragment” of Auraicept na nÉces?.
    Deborah Hayden (2011) An Analysis of a medieval Irish tract on analysis: a “fragment” of Auraicept na nÉces?. [Oral Presentation], Language, History, and Language History among the Celts and their Neighbours: A Conference in Honour of Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards on the Occasion of his Retirement, Jesus College, Oxford [Details]
    2011 Metrical mnemonics and anatomical accents in Auraicept na nÉces.
    Deborah Hayden (2011) Metrical mnemonics and anatomical accents in Auraicept na nÉces. [Invited Oral Presentation], Authorities and Adaptations: the Reworking and Transmission of Textual Sources in Medieval Ireland, University of Cambridge [Details]
    2011 On the linguistic commentary to Amra Choluim Chille.
    Deborah Hayden (2011) On the linguistic commentary to Amra Choluim Chille. [Invited Lecture], Oxford Celtic Seminar, University of Oxford [Details]
    2010 Poetic law and the medieval Irish linguist.
    Deborah Hayden (2010) Poetic law and the medieval Irish linguist. [Invited Lecture], Hughes Hall Research Seminar, Hughes Hall, Cambridge, UK [Details]
    2010 Verse faults and correctives in medieval Irish texts.
    Deborah Hayden (2010) Verse faults and correctives in medieval Irish texts. [Oral Presentation], Annual Colloquium of the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas, University of Sheffield, UK [Details]
    2010 Natural and artificial language in Auraicept na nÉces revisited.
    Deborah Hayden (2010) Natural and artificial language in Auraicept na nÉces revisited. [Oral Presentation], Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Tionól, Dublin, Ireland [Details]
    2009 Anatomical metaphor in Auraicept na nÉces, Sanas Cormaic and the trefhocal.
    Deborah Hayden (2009) Anatomical metaphor in Auraicept na nÉces, Sanas Cormaic and the trefhocal. [Oral Presentation], California Celtic Colloquium, Berkeley, CA, USA [Details]
    2008 Human anatomy in early Irish grammatical exegesis.
    Deborah Hayden (2008) Human anatomy in early Irish grammatical exegesis. [Invited Oral Presentation], AHRC Early Irish Glossaries Symposium, Cambridge, UK [Details]
    2008 Form and function in analysis of the Irish genitive case.
    Deborah Hayden (2008) Form and function in analysis of the Irish genitive case. [Oral Presentation], Oxford-Cambridge Celtic Colloquium, Cambridge, UK [Details]
    2007 At arm's length: the metaphor of the body in early Irish grammatical terminology.
    Deborah Hayden (2007) At arm's length: the metaphor of the body in early Irish grammatical terminology. [Oral Presentation], International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, UK [Details]

    Employment

      Employer Position From / To
    Maynooth University Associate Professor in Early Irish 01-OCT-21 /
    Maynooth University Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Early Irish 01-SEP-15 / 30-SEP-21
    School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Postdoctoral O'Donovan Scholar 01-NOV-13 / 31-AUG-15
    Christ Church, University of Oxford Postdoctoral Junior Research Fellow 01-OCT-11 / 31-OCT-13

    Education

      Year Institution Qualification Subject
    2016 Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán/Postgraduate Diploma in Translation (Céad Onóracha/First-Class Honours) Postgraduate Diploma in English to Modern Irish Translation
    2010 University of Cambridge PhD Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic
    2006 University of Cambridge MPhil (Distinction) Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic
    2005 University of Cambridge BA (First-Class Honours) Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic
    2003 Wellesley College BA (Summa cum laude) Liberal Arts (double major in Latin and French)

    Honours and Awards

      Year Title Awarding Body
    2018 Maynooth University Early Career Research Achievement Award - Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy Maynooth University
    2016 Bonn óir, Dioplóma Iarchéime san Aistriúchán Coláiste na hÉireann/Gaelchultúr
    2013 Modern Humanities Research Association Conference Grant Modern Humanities Research Association
    2011 Scouloudi Historical Award Institute of Historical Research
    2009 CSANA Student Paper Prize Celtic Studies Association of North America
    2006 UK Overseas Research Studentship Award University of Cambridge
    2005 Gates Cambridge Scholarship Gates Cambridge Trust
    2005 President's Award Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
    2004 Eugene L. Cox Alumnae Fellowship for Medieval Studies Wellesley College
    2003 Trustee Scholar Wellesley College
    2003 Germaine Lafeuille Prize for Excellence in French Composition Wellesley College
    2003 Michel Grimaud Prize for Excellence in the Translation of French Wellesley College
    2001 Katherine Malone Sophomore Prize for Academic Excellence Wellesley College

    Committees

      Committee Function From / To
    Academic Council Research Committee, Maynooth University Member /
    Faculty of Arts Research Committee, Maynooth University Member /
    Journal of Celtic Linguistics Editorial Board Member /

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas Treasurer and Membership Secretary (2009-16); Editor of Language & History (2020-Present) /
    Celtic Studies Association of North America Ireland Representative /
    Societas Celtologica Europaea Member /
    American Society for Irish Medieval Studies Member /
    Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature Member /

    Teaching Interests



    I have taught modules for all levels of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Department of Early Irish, including the following:
    • SG 152 - Gender & Sexuality in the Celtic World
    • SG 207/SG 291 - Old Irish 1/Sean-Ghaeilge 1
    • SG 208/SG 292 - Old Irish 2/Sean-Ghaeilge 2
    • SG 300 - Undergraduate Dissertations
    • SG 307 - Old Irish 3
    • SG 308 - Old Irish 4
    • SG 325 - Medieval Irish Poetry
    • SG 328 - King Arthur's Britain: Medieval Welsh Literature
    • SG342 - Readings from Early Irish Literature
    • SG 613 - Learned Literature of Medieval Ireland
    • SG 619 - Outreach and Public Engagement
    • SG 625 - Middle Welsh Language
    I have also supervised MA and PhD students researching various aspects of medieval Irish history and literature. I currently serve as Postgraduate Coordinator for the Department of Early Irish, and welcome inquiries from prospective students wishing to apply for our Taught MA, MLitt and PhD programmes.