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Research Interests
Greg Toner is a pioneer in digital scholarship in Celtic Studies. He is director of the AHRC-funded eDIL project and has led the digitisation and development of the dictionary of Old and Middle Irish (www.dil.ie) which is now a central resource in medieval Irish studies. He led a Leverhulme-funded project on the use of computational methods for the dating of medieval texts which explored machine learning methods to assist in the dating of early Irish texts.
His books include a critical edition of the Middle-Irish text, Bruiden Da Choca (‘Da Coca’s Hostel’) and two volumes in the Place-Names of Northern Ireland series. His other research focusses primarily on early Irish literature and he has published in Ériu, Éigse, and Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies. He is particularly interested in Gaelic historiography, heroic saga and the reception of myth.
Greg previously lectured in Celtic Studies in the Department of Welsh in the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and in Irish at the University of Ulster. He was appointed Professor of Irish Language and Literature in 2006 there before moving to Queen’s as Professor of Irish in 2011.
He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and a member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council Peer Review College. He is chair of the management committee of the Royal Irish Academy’s Foclóir Stairiúil na Caeilge and is Honorary General Editor of the Irish Texts Society.
Teaching
Greg has taught a wide variety of courses in Irish language and literature. He currently teaches Modern Irish poetry, medieval Irish literature, and Celtic mythology.
He is interested in language teaching and developed the interactive online Irish-language exercises, CAPAILL, which are widely used by school and university students. He established and directed the Centre for Excellence in Multimedia Language Learning in Coleraine with funding from the Department for Employment and Learning.
He has been external examiner at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1198MOL: AHRC AH/E002293/1 A supplement to the Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
01/08/2010 → …
Project: Research
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R1377MLA: Text and Meaning: contributions to a revised Dictionary of Medieval Irish
14/02/2014 → 31/08/2019
Project: Research
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Celtic Cosmology: Perspectives from Ireland and Scotland
Borsje, J. (ed.), Dooley, A. (ed.), Mac Mathúna, S. (ed.) & Toner, G. (ed.), Apr 2014, Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Toronto. 324 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Ulidia 3: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales: University of Ulster, Coleraine, 22-25 June, 2009
Toner, G. (ed.) & Mac Mathúna, S. (ed.), Jul 2013, Berlin: Curach Bhán. 370 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The dating of the Acallam
Toner, G., Aug 2022, The Gaelic Finn Tradition II. Arbuthnot, S. J., Ní Mhurchú, S. & Parsons, G. (eds.). Dublin: Four Courts Press, p. 15-23 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Framing dignity in the 1937 Constitution
Toner, G., 01 Jan 2021, In: Éigse. 41, p. 184-211 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Arts & Humanities Research Council (External organisation)
Greg Toner (Member)
01 Oct 2015 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Plenary Lecture, ICCS XV
Greg Toner (Speaker)
13 Jul 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Periodic Review (Event)
Greg Toner (Member)
2014Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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External Examiner, Department of Early Irish, University College Cork
Greg Toner (Examiner)
2013 → 2016Activity: Examination types › Other examination
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REF 2014 (Event)
Greg Toner (Member)
2013 → 2014Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
Press/Media
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History of Ireland in 10 Words
Greg Toner, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh & Sharon Arbuthnot
09/11/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities