Irish and Scottish Gaelic

The Department of Welsh at Aberystwyth is unique amongst its sister departments in the University of Wales in that it provides instruction in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. A number of modules are available either as part of single honours in Celtic Studies or Welsh and the Celtic Languages (i.e. combined with modules in Welsh and, optionally, Breton) or as part of joint honours in Irish, or as part of Welsh Single Honours or Welsh Joint Honours. All are available through both English and Welsh, except for Scottish Gaelic (but we intend offering this through both languages shortly). Both these four-year degree schemes are taught within the Department of Welsh. In both the emphasis is equally on language and literature, from the earliest period to the present day. All languages can be learned from scratch.

The Irish modules taught through the medium of English are listed below. For the corresponding modules taught through the medium of Welsh, and for Scottish Gaelic, see Gwyddeleg a Gaeleg yr Alban.

Level 1

IR10620 Introduction to Modern Irish I
IR10710 Introduction to Modern Irish II
IR11410 Introduction to Modern Irish III
IR10810 Celtic Culture I
IR10910 Celtic Culture II
IR11010 Imagining Irishness: History, Society & Literature from the Gaelic Revival to the Present
IR11120 Traditional Music of the Celtic Countries
IR11220 Modern Irish Language and Literature for Non-Beginners
IR11510 Introduction to Old Irish Language & Literature I
IR11610 Introduction to Old Irish Language & Literature II

Level 2

IR21920 Old Irish (Language & Literature) I & II
IR22010 Middle and Early Modern Irish (Language & Literature) I & II
IR22120 Modern Irish (Language & Literature) I & II
IR22410 Extended Essay

Level 3

IR32320 Old Irish and Middle Irish (Language & Literature)
IR32410 Early Modern Irish (Language & Literature) III & IV
IR32520 Modern Irish (Language & Literature) III & IV
IR32610 Comparative Celtic Philology
IR32720 Scottish Gaelic
IR32910 Extended Essay
IR33010 Comparative Celtic Literature