Personal profile
Research Focus
My research focus is the literature and language of medieval and early modern Ireland. I am currently working on a PhD project, Set Adrift: Fluidity in the Medieval Irish Immrama, looking specifically at a voyage tale about two of Colum Cille’s clerics. This project will create a new edition and translation of a version of this tale called Sechrán Clérech Coluim Chille.
Research Interests
- Textual transmission, reuse and intertextuality in medieval and early modern Irish literary sources
- Textual editing and translation
- Critical frameworks such as cultural memory and ecocriticism
- Digital humanities
- Comparative studies in northern medieval cultures
Particulars
In 2022 I received a MA, with first class honours in Celtic Studies from the University of Glasgow. I then completed a MA in Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork for which I edited and translated a Dindshenchas article on Tipra Sengaramna. I was awarded a first class honours for this in 2023.
I am currently a PhD student in Irish and Celtic, funded by The Department for Economy. This project explore fluidity in the medieval Irish textual tradition, looking at a voyage narrative as the focus of the project.
Teaching
Seminar Tutor for CC1033 ‘Celtic Mythology’, Queen’s University Belfast, January to April 2024 and September to December 2024.
Achievements
Elected Chair of the Association of Celtic Students, June 2025.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Proceedings of the Association of Celtic Students 2024
Smith, F. (Editor) & Madlener, R. (Editor), 2025, Association of Celtic Students. (Association of Celtic Students)Research output: Book/Report › Edited book › peer-review
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Proceedings of the Association of Celtic Students: Vol. X: 2023
Smith, F. (Editor), 2024, Association of Celtic Students. (Association of Celtic Students)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Crying over the body? Physicality and gender in three Medieval Irish laments
Smith, F., 01 Apr 2023, Proceedings of the Association of Celtic Students 2020 & 2021. Abella, J. & Smith, F. (eds.). Vol. VIII & IX. p. 25-34 (Proceedings of the Association of Celtic Students).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Proceedings of the association of Celtic students : vols. VIII & IX
Smith, F. (Editor), 2023, Association of Celtic Students. (Association of Celtic Students)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Activities
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Celtic Students Conference
Smith, F. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Celtic Students Conference
Smith, F. (Session chair)
12 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Celtic Students Conference
Smith, F. (Member of the organising committee)
12 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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(Re)Creating Stories
Smith, F. (Speaker)
23 May 2025 → 24 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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AEL Research Showcase
Smith, F. (Speaker)
09 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course