Personal profile
Research interests
Medieval Ireland with particular interest in ogham stones, St Patrick, Old Irish historical sources, Scandinavian society and settlement in Ireland, Brian Boru and the kingdom of Thomond, Anglo-Norman colony of the Mid-West and DNA studies of medieval Irish population.
Education/Academic qualification
Early Irish , Master of Philosophy (MPhil), The impact of Archaic Irish on Tírechán's use of Latin , Trinity College Dublin
Sep 1998 → Aug 2000
Hagiography/History, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The social and ecclesiastical background to the treatment of the Connachta in Tírechán's seventh- century Collectanea, University of Oxford
Sep 1989 → May 1994
Old Irish, Taught Masters, Early Irish language and literature, University College Dublin
Sep 1992 → Aug 1993
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Irish influence on ecclesiastical settlements in Scotland: a case study of the island of Islay, Durham University
Sep 1985 → Aug 1987
Bachelor of Arts (BA), University College Dublin
External positions
Scholar (Loyola Institute), Trinity College Dublin
1 Sep 2023 → 30 Aug 2025
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Projects
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Medieval migrants - urban renewal and enhancement of civic integration through heritage
Swift, C. (PI)
1/01/18 → 7/02/20
Project: Research
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Linn na nGéinte Éireannacha: genes of Celts, Vikings and Normans
Swift, C. (PI)
1/12/11 → 29/02/12
Project: Research
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Genes of the Gall Goídel:migration of Irish, Hiberno-Norse and other Gaelic-speaking populations in the Viking Age
Swift, C. (CoPI) & Lee, C. (CoPI)
1/10/08 → 30/09/10
Project: Research
Profiles
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Clerical lawyers in thirteenth-century Limerick
Swift, C., 30 Oct 2024, Limestone and river: Essays on Thomond History in honour of Liam Irwin. Hodkinson, B., Donovan, T. & Swift, C. (eds.). Dublin : Four Courts Press , p. 25-41 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Irish fighting men in the era of Brian Boru
Swift, C., 30 Jul 2024, (Submitted) Militarium . Bartlett, T. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Limestone and river: Essays on Thomond history in honour of Liam Irwin
Swift, C. (Editor), 30 Oct 2024, 1 ed. Dublin : Four Courts Press . 318 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Norwegian scing-traders and other skinners in early Dublin
Swift, C., Jul 2023, Medieval Dublin XIX. Duffy, S. (ed.). Dublin: Four Courts Press , p. 17-35 18 p. 1Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Review of Robin Frame's Plantagenet Ireland (Trinity medieval Ireland series 5)
Swift, C., 2023, In: Oenach reviews. 12, p. 32-42 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Soul-sisters: two Irish holy women in their late Antique context (St Brigit and St Íte)”, Brides of Christ
Swift, C., 30 Aug 2023, Brides of Christ : women and monasticism in early Ireland . Browne, M., Collins, T., McShane, B. A. & Ó Clabaigh, C. (eds.). Dublin : Four Courts Press , p. 31-55 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Limerick c. AD 1200 – a frontier city in Europe’s wild west
Swift, C., 22 Feb 2022, (Submitted) Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of Irish Historians. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mary 'Life-bearer, Mother of Salvation' and the foundation of the cathedral in Limerick
Swift, C., 28 Sep 2022, Of Limerick saints and seekers. Bracken, D. (ed.). Dublin : Veritas PublicationsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Palmers' as ex-Crusaders in Irish urban environments? The evidence of the Dublin Guild Merchant Roll’
Swift, C., Sep 2022, Ireland and the Crusades. Coleman, E., Duffy, P. & O'Keeffe, T. (eds.). Dublin: Four Courts Press , p. 70-76 6 p. 4IResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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European pilgrimage walks: a personal perspective
Swift, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: The Furrow. 72, 12, p. 656-662 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Hercules and horse-goddesses
Swift, C. (Speaker)
9 Nov 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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The nature of Brigid's community - as viewed through a Cappadocian lens
Swift, C. (Speaker)
29 Sep 2024 → 30 Sep 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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A celibate priesthood: past and future
Swift, C. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Invited talk
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Brian Boru: Ireland's greatest king of Munster
Swift, C. (Speaker)
29 May 2024 → 30 May 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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The Collectio canonum Hibernensis and Pope Gregory's Pastoral Rule: evidence for early Irish ecclesiology
Swift, C. (Speaker)
20 May 2024 → 23 May 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Brave boys, trained thugs and winsome warriors: fighting in the era of Brian Boru
Swift, C. (Speaker)
9 Feb 2024 → 11 Feb 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Celtic goddesses and women of power
Swift, C. (Speaker)
3 Feb 2024Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Invited talk
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The episcopal chartulary known as the Black Book of Limerick
Swift, C. (Speaker)
11 Jul 2023Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Reforming the laity? Recent historiography on early Irish pastoral care
Swift, C. (Speaker)
1 Apr 2023Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Norman Kilmallock in the bishop's Black Book of Limerick
Swift, C. (Speaker)
24 Oct 2022Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Collingwood College Research Studentship, University of Durham
Swift, C. (Recipient), 1985
Prize: Scholarship / Studentship
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Junior Research Fellowship, Pembroke College, University of Oxford
Swift, C. (Recipient), 1990
Prize: Fellowship
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Usher Cunningham Senior Student award, Exeter College, University of Oxford
Swift, C. (Recipient), 1988
Prize: Scholarship / Studentship
Press/Media
Datasets
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Cross-disciplinary Studies of Migration of Irish, Hiberno-Norse and other Gaelic-speaking populations in the Viking Age.
Swift, C. (Creator) & Lee, C. (Creator), Mary Immaculate College, 2011
http://www.vikingage.mic.ul.ie
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