Dr Nora White

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

    Biography

    In 2001 I completed a BA in Early Irish and History at MaynoothbUniversity, where I continued with a PhD in Early Irish (2006). I subsequently carried out postdoctoral work (2006-2009) as a research assistant on the IRC funded Monasticon Hibernicum project and as an O’Donovan Scholar in the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.

    From 2010 to 2017 I was Principal Investigator on the Ogham in 3D project based at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, funded (2012-2015) by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in collaboration with the National Monuments Service and the Discovery Programme. I returned to Maynooth University and the Department of Early Irish in 2019 as an occasional lecturer and as a postdoctoral researcher on the Chronologicon Hibernicum project funded by the European Research Council. Since May 2021 I have been Co Investigator (with PI Prof. David Stifter) on another digital project (EMILI - Early Medieval Irish Latinate Inscriptions) funded by a RIA Nowlan Digitisation Grant 2021.

    I am currently also the Irish postdoctoral researcher on the collaborative OG(H)AM project between Maynooth University and the University of Glasgow, funded jointly by the IRC and AHRC and running until July 2024.

    Research Interests

    Early medieval Irish language, archaeology, history and literature. Earliest writing in Ireland: Ogham and Latin alphabet inscriptions and language/cultural contact with early medieval Britian. Digital epigraphy. Digital documentation and 3d imaging of cultural heritage for education and research.


    Research Projects

    Title Role Description Start date End date Amount
    EMILI - Early Medieval Irish Latinate Inscriptons Co-Investigator 01/05/2021 31/08/2021
    Chronologicon Hibernicum Postdoctoral Researcher 'A Probabilistic Chronological Framework for Dating Early Irish Language Developments and Literature', funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 01/09/2019 30/04/2021
    Ogham in 3D Principal Investigator A project to build an online corpus of Irish ogham inscriptions, including 3d models of the stones where possible 01/01/2010 30/09/2017
    Monasticon Hibernicum Research Assistant An online database of early Christian ecclesiastical settlement in Ireland 5th to 12th centuries (https://monasticon.celt.dias.ie/) 01/06/2006 31/07/2009

    Book

    Year Publication
    2021 Nora White (2021) Our Ancient Landscapes: Ogham Stone in Ireland. Kilkenny: Heritage Council of Ireland. [Link]
    2006 Nora White (2006) Compert Mongáin and Three Other Early Mongán tales: A Critical Edition with Introduction, Translation, Textual Notes, Bibliography and Vocabulary. Maynooth: Maynooth Medieval Irish Texts.

    Online Database

    Year Publication
    2021 David Stier, Bernhard Bauer, Elliott Lash, Fangzhe Qiu, Nora White et al (2021) CorPH ‒ Corpus Palaeohibernicum (database and website of the ChronHib project). [Online Database]
    2013 Nora White and Jean-François Bucas (2013) Ogham in 3D. [Online Database] [Link]
    2009 Ailbhe MacShamhráin, Aidan Breen and Nora White (2009) Monastcon Hibernicum - Early Christan ecclesiastcal settlement in Ireland 5th to 12th centuries. [Online Database] [Link]

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2022 David Stier, Fangzhe Qiu, Marco A. Aquino-Lóppez, Bernhard Bauer, Elliott Lash, Nora White (2022) '‘Strategies in tracing linguistc variaton in a corpus of Old Irish texts (CorPH)’'. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, .
    2020 Mary Cahill and Nora White (2020) ''A tale of two lost lunulae – one with its ogham story to tell''. The Journal of Irish Archaeology, Vol. XXIX :1-16.
    2016 Nora White (2016) '‘Ogham stones from a souterrain in Rathkenny, Co. Kerry’'. Celtica, 28 :208-216. https://dair.dias.ie/999/
    2015 Nora White (2015) '‘Ogham in 3D: Digitzing a unique aspect of Ireland’s cultural heritage’'. BREAC: A Digital Journal of Irish Studies, . [Link]
    2010 Nora White and Fergus Kelly (2010) '‘The Ogham in 3D Pilot Project: a report on work in progress’'. Celtica, 26 :200-204. https://dair.dias.ie/993/

    Other Journal

    Year Publication
    2021 Nora White and Fionnbarr Moore (2021) ''A newly discovered Ogham stone in Co. Tipperary'' Archaeology Ireland, .
    2018 N. White, I. Bennett and G. Devlin (2018) ''Helping the stones to speak: the Corca Dhuibhne 3d community project'' Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, 17 .
    2015 N. White, F. Moore, R. Shaw and G. Devlin (2015) '‘Ogham preserved digitally – 3D technology for a 3D script’' Archaeology Ireland, 29 .

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2021 Nora White (2021) Workshop 3 of the AHRC-IRC funded Digital Gaelic Network Exploring text: Revealing hidden heritage through online resources Online (Cork), .
    2021 Fangzhe Qiu and Nora White (2021) Corpus Linguistics International Conference Strategies in tracing linguistic variations in the Corpus of Old Irish texts (CorPH) University of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College, .
    2021 Nora White (2021) International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo) The Digital Middle Ages in Ireland and Beyond Kalamazoo, Michigan, US, .
    2019 Nora White (2019) Digitization of Carved/Sculptured Stones and Rock Art – Projects and Approaches Ogham in 3D - digitising the earliest writing in Ireland Visby, Gotland, Sweden, .

    Book Chapter

    Year Publication
    2020 C Baker (ed.) (2020) ''Ogham in 3D and community participation'' In: Partnership & Participation: Community Archaeology in Ireland. Dublin : Wordwell.
    2005 S. Duffy (ed.) (2005) 'Contributions on ‘Comperta’ and ‘Fíachnae Mac Báetáin’' In: Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. New York and London : Routledge.
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    Professional Associations

    Description Function From / To
    Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement Member -
    American Society for Irish Medieval Studies Philologgy Representative 01/01/2017 - 01/01/2019
    Ogham Studies Network Founding member 11/03/2015 -
    International Research Network: Runes, Monuments and Memorial Carvings Member -
    Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Member -

    Honors and Awards

    Date Title Awarding Body
    01/08/2020 National Heritage Week Award Heritage Council of Ireland

    Employment

    Employer Position From / To
    Maynooth University, Department of Early Irish Senior Postdoctoral researcher 01/05/2021 - 31/08/2021
    Maynooth University, Department of Early Irish Senior Postdoctoral Researcher 01/08/2021 - 31/07/2024
    Queens University Belfast Network Administrator 03/08/2020 - 30/09/2021
    Maynooth University Senior Postdoctoral Resaercher 23/09/2019 - 30/04/2021
    Maynooth University Occasional lecturer in Early Irish 23/09/2019 -
    Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Principal Investigator Ogham in 3D Project 01/10/2009 - 30/09/2017
    Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Postdoctoral O'Donovan Scholar 01/10/2006 - 30/09/2009

    Education

    Start date Institution Qualification Subject
    Maynooth University PhD Early Irish
    Maynooth University BA Early Irish and History

    Other Activities

    Description
    Founding member of the Epigraphy.info Global Exchange Working Group

    Consultancy

    Client Description
    National Monuments Service Updating ogham records for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland

    Outreach Activities

    Organisation Type Description
    Heritage Council of Ireland Civic Society Heritage in Schools panelist [Link]
    Kilkenny County Council Heritage Office Civic Society Heritage Council of Ireland and Kilkenny County Council Heritage Office 2020 grant for Kilkenny Ogham Project
    Wicklow County Council Heritage Office Civic Society Creative ogham Wicklow Project and Ogham Tree Trail with sculptor Seighean Ó Draoi and Roundwood Men’s Shed (Funded by Creative Wicklow Grant Scheme 2018) https://heritage.wicklowheritage.org/places/roundwood/creative_ogham_wicklow_project
    Mayo County Council Civic Society Heritage Council of Ireland and Mayo County Council Heritage Office 2022 grant for Mayo Ogham Project