Join Timothy O’Neill for an introduction on learning to write a medieval script.

Workshop Overview:

Join Timothy O’Neill for an introduction on learning to write a medieval script. This will be followed by an introduction to the design and layout of medieval manuscripts.

All materials will be provided

About the Presenter

Timothy O’Neill has given public lectures, and led educational workshops detailing the medieval traditions behind the manuscripts. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest calligraphers in Ireland, and a scholarly authority on the manuscript tradition. He is the author of The Irish Hand Scribes and Their Manuscripts From the Earliest Times (paperback edition forthcoming 2026) and The Irish Art of Calligraphy: A step-by-step guide (2024). An artist calligrapher of state recognition; he is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Modern Irish, University College Cork.

Workshop Instruction: 10am-3pm. Lunch break 12-1pm.

[Suggest adding in: Lunch is not provided – see list of local cafes and restaurants Local Cafes and Restaurants

UCC Eateries including map

Léas at the Glucksman (reservations recommended)

The Green Frog, 22A Western Rd, Mardyke, Cork, T12 CX94

Tria Cafe, Fitzgerald's Park, Mardyke Walk, Cork, T12 V0AA

Sicilian Delights, 43, Magazine Road, Cork, T12 VK61]

Image for the Eventbrite attached. Image caption: Book of Lismore f49v (initial E). Book of Lismore, UCC Library.

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