Bibliography

Gregory
Toner
s. xx–xxi

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2019

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Myth and the creation of landscape in early medieval Ireland

Toner, Gregory, “Myth and the creation of landscape in early medieval Ireland”, in: Matthias Egeler (ed.), Landscape and myth in northwestern Europe, 2, Turnhout: Brepols, 2019. 79–97.

2018

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Early Irish lexicography ‒ A research survey

Griffith, Aaron, David Stifter, and Gregory Toner, “Early Irish lexicography ‒ A research survey”, Kratylos 63:1 (2018): 1–28.

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Manifestations of sovereignty in medieval Ireland

Toner, Gregory, Manifestations of sovereignty in medieval Ireland, H. M. Chadwick Memorial Lectures, 29, Cambridge: Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, 2018. 42 pp.

abstract:

This paper examines the literary evolution of the hag transformed into a beautiful young woman and formerly believed to be a reflex of the sovereignty goddess. It traces the motif back to the tenth century and suggests that it is derived ultimately from continental sources rather than reflecting a native mythological story. The hag's relationship to the demise of the king is also examined.

(source: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/manifestations-of-sovereignty-in-medieval-ireland)

abstract:

This paper examines the literary evolution of the hag transformed into a beautiful young woman and formerly believed to be a reflex of the sovereignty goddess. It traces the motif back to the tenth century and suggests that it is derived ultimately from continental sources rather than reflecting a native mythological story. The hag's relationship to the demise of the king is also examined.

(source: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/manifestations-of-sovereignty-in-medieval-ireland)

2017

edited work

Ulidia 4: proceedings of the fourth international conference on the Ulster Cycle of tales, Queen's University Belfast, 27-9 June, 2013

Ó Mainnín, Mícheál B., and Gregory Toner (eds), Ulidia 4: proceedings of the fourth international conference on the Ulster Cycle of tales, Queen's University Belfast, 27-9 June, 2013, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2017.

2016

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Desire and divorce in Serglige Con Culainn

Toner, Gregory, “Desire and divorce in Serglige Con Culainn”, Ériu 66 (2016): 135–166.

2015

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History and salvation in Lebor na hUidre

Toner, Gregory, “History and salvation in Lebor na hUidre”, in: Ruairí Ó hUiginn (ed.), Lebor na hUidre, 1, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 2015. 131–153.

2014

edited work

Celtic cosmology: perspectives from Ireland and Scotland

Borsje, Jacqueline, Ann Dooley, Séamus Mac Mathúna, and Gregory Toner (eds), Celtic cosmology: perspectives from Ireland and Scotland, Papers in Mediaeval Studies, 26, Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2014. viii + 316 pp.

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Landscape and cosmology in the Dindshenchas

Toner, Gregory, “Landscape and cosmology in the Dindshenchas”, in: Jacqueline Borsje, Ann Dooley, Séamus Mac Mathúna, and Gregory Toner (eds), Celtic cosmology: perspectives from Ireland and Scotland, 26, Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2014. 268–283.

2013

edited work

Ulidia 3: proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales, University of Ulster, Coleraine 22–25 June, 2009. In memoriam Patrick Leo Henry

Toner, Gregory, and Séamus Mac Mathúna (eds), Ulidia 3: proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales, University of Ulster, Coleraine 22–25 June, 2009. In memoriam Patrick Leo Henry, Berlin: curach bhán, 2013.

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eDIL: electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Toner, Gregory [director], Maxim Fomin, Grigory Bondarenko, Thomas Torma, Caoimhín Ó Dónaill, and Hilary Lavelle, eDIL: electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, revised ed., Online: Royal Irish Academy, 2013–present. URL: <http://edil.qub.ac.uk>.

Electronic internet edition of the Dictionary of the Irish language.

2010

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Macha and the invention of myth

Toner, Gregory, “Macha and the invention of myth”, Ériu 60 (2010): 81–109.

abstract:

This paper provides new literary analyses of two tales associated with Emain Macha, both of which feature a woman called Macha: Noínden Ulad, which purports to tell the origin of the debility that the Ulstermen suffered during the Táin, and the story of Macha Mongrúad, who overthrew her enemies and forced them to construct the fort of Emain Macha. The discussion considers issues of warriorhood, justice and gender, and seeks to disentangle the themes of sovereignty and war in relation to the women called Macha. Two of the four women bearing the name Macha are, in all probability, relatively late innovations, and the primary function of the remaining two figures lies in warfare.

abstract:

This paper provides new literary analyses of two tales associated with Emain Macha, both of which feature a woman called Macha: Noínden Ulad, which purports to tell the origin of the debility that the Ulstermen suffered during the Táin, and the story of Macha Mongrúad, who overthrew her enemies and forced them to construct the fort of Emain Macha. The discussion considers issues of warriorhood, justice and gender, and seeks to disentangle the themes of sovereignty and war in relation to the women called Macha. Two of the four women bearing the name Macha are, in all probability, relatively late innovations, and the primary function of the remaining two figures lies in warfare.

2009

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‘Messe ocus Pangur Bán’: structure and cosmology

Toner, Gregory, “‘Messe ocus Pangur Bán’: structure and cosmology”, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 57 (Summer, 2009): 1–22.

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Scribe and text in Lebor na hUidre: H’s intentions and methodology

Toner, Gregory, “Scribe and text in Lebor na hUidre: H’s intentions and methodology”, in: Ruairí Ó hUiginn, and Brian Ó Catháin (eds), Ulidia 2: proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales, Maynooth 24-27 July 2005, Maynooth: An Sagart, 2009. 106–120.

2007

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eDIL: electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Bondarenko, Grigory, Maxim Fomin, Hilary Lavelle, Gregory Toner [director], Thomas Torma, and Caoimhín Ó Dónaill, eDIL: electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 1st digital ed., Online: Royal Irish Academy, 2007–present. URL: <https://www.dil.ie>.

Electronic internet edition of the Dictionary of the Irish language.

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Bruiden Da Choca

Toner, Gregory [ed. and tr.], Bruiden Da Choca, Irish Texts Society, 61, London: Irish Texts Society, 2007.

2006

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Digitizing a dictionary of medieval Irish: the eDIL project

Fomin, Maxim, and Gregory Toner, “Digitizing a dictionary of medieval Irish: the eDIL project”, Literary and Linguistic Computing 21 (April, 2006): 83–90.

abstract:

The Centre for Irish and Celtic Studies at the University of Ulster is currently producing a digital dictionary of medieval Irish (eDIL) based on the standard Dictionary of the Irish Language published by the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. This paper addresses some of the problems encountered in the digitization process, including data capture, processing non-standard characters, modifications to the TEI guidelines, automatic generation of tags, and the establishment of a lexical view while preserving the original format of the paper dictionary.

abstract:

The Centre for Irish and Celtic Studies at the University of Ulster is currently producing a digital dictionary of medieval Irish (eDIL) based on the standard Dictionary of the Irish Language published by the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. This paper addresses some of the problems encountered in the digitization process, including data capture, processing non-standard characters, modifications to the TEI guidelines, automatic generation of tags, and the establishment of a lexical view while preserving the original format of the paper dictionary.

2005

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Authority, verse and the transmission of senchas

Toner, Gregory, “Authority, verse and the transmission of senchas”, Ériu 55 (2005): 59–84.

2000

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Identifying Ptolemy’s Irish places and tribes

Toner, Gregory, “Identifying Ptolemy’s Irish places and tribes”, in: David N. Parsons, and Patrick Sims-Williams (eds), Ptolemy: towards a linguistic atlas of the earliest Celtic place-names of Europe, Aberystwyth: CMCS Publications, 2000. 73–82.

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The Ulster Cycle: historiography or fiction?

Toner, Gregory, “The Ulster Cycle: historiography or fiction?”, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 40 (Winter, 2000): 1–20.

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Reconstructing the earliest Irish tale lists

Toner, Gregory, “Reconstructing the earliest Irish tale lists”, Éigse 32 (2000): 88–120.