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Dr. John Carey AM (Harv), PhD (Harv)

Contact Details

Title Statutory Lecturer My Photograph
Address Early and Medieval Irish

G.08 Orb

University College Cork
Telephone: +353 21 490 3000
Email:
ei.ccu@yeraC.J

Biography:

John Carey did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Harvard University, where he subsequently taught as lecturer and associate professor; he then held a series of research fellowships before being appointed to his current position at UCC. His research interests include cosmology, apocrypha and vision literature, legendary history, cultural connections between Ireland and Wales, tales of the transmission or recovery of traditional knowledge, and the portrayal of the Irish 'Otherworld'. Depending on demand, he offers instruction in Middle Welsh at postgraduate level.

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