Old Irish (P.Grad.Dip.)
Trinity College Dublin · Dublin, Ireland
About this programme
Course Details Fees Admissions Requirements Register your Interest Apply Overview Course Overview The Diploma in Old Irish is a beginner's course that gives students a solid grounding in the language and literature of Old Irish (600–900). This is the period of the language in which ancient sagas like the Táin, some of the Irish language's most beautiful poetry, as well as the so-called ‘Brehon' laws, were written.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Arts
- Duration
- 1 year
- Tuition
- €11,070 / year
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- September
Entry requirements
This is a beginner's course and assumes no prior knowledge of any period of the Irish language. The lectures are all delivered in English. Applications are normally accepted only from persons with a good Honours degree (II.1 or higher) in a cognate subject such as Modern Irish or another Celtic language, medieval languages, literature or history, archaeology.
Visa
- Visa required
- Student Visa (Stamp 2)
- Application fee
- EUR 60
- Processing time
- 8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (4)
- Government of Ireland International Education ScholarshipsFully funded · Deadline March each year
- Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship ProgrammeFully funded · Annual: October
- Trinity College Dublin ScholarshipsPartial funding · Varies by programme and faculty
- Trinity Global Excellence Postgraduate ScholarshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2026-06-15