Recently we 'mapped' followers of the @eDIL_Dictionary Twitter account. Apparently, about 44% of our followers are based in Ireland, 22% in the UK and 18% in the USA. No real surprises there, but it is fascinating to see the other places where at least a few people have an interest in early Irish....

On Thursday, 6th July, we'll be participating in the session 'Lexicography and Loanwords in Britain and Ireland I' at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds. The session kicks off at 11.15am in Little Woodhouse Room, University House, and we'll be joined by representatives from the Gersum Project (University of Cambridge) and the Anglo-Norman Dictionary (Aberystwyth University) in what we hope will be an entertaining and informative morning. Please come along if you are in the vicinity!

Very much looking forward to our pre-conference event in Edinburgh tomorrow. As part of the run-up to 'Celtic Knot: Wikipedia Language Conference', Sharon Arbuthnot will be speaking on 'The eDIL Project and Online Engagement' at the Main Library from 2pm onwards. Tickets have all gone, but there is a full day of talks on 'innovative approaches to open education, open knowledge and open data' on Thursday, 6th July. Further details:

https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2017

We'll be at Leeds International Medieval Congress on Thursday, 6th July, as part of a session on 'Lexicography and Loanwords in Britain and Ireland'.

Other papers in the session will be presented by Richard Dance of the Gersum Project, University of Cambridge, and Heather Pagan of the Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University.

Hoping to see many of you there!

Sharon Arbuthnot of the eDIL project will be speaking on 'Gaelic in History and eDIL' at Celtic Knot, the first Wikipedia Language conference. The event is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and Wikimedia UK and focuses on how technology can support Celtic & Indigenous Languages.

The eDIL talk will form part of pre-conference events on Wednesday, 5 July, 2-4pm, and will be held at the University of Edinburgh, Main Library.

If you are in Edinburgh at the time, please come along! Places can be booked through the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intro-to-gaelic-tickets-34232034938

If you're interested in receiving Word of the Day in Breton, like and follow:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/392529641111921/

Anyone in Italy?

On Monday, 24 April, Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, CI of the eDIL project, will speak on 'Verbal Play in Medieval Ireland' as part of the 'Play and games in the early medieval culture and society' programme, Settimana di Studio 2017, Spoleto, Italy

http://www.cisam.org/en-scheda-eventi-alto-medioevo.php?id=27