Gregory Toner
Biographic Data
| ID | 6417617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory Toner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory |
| FAMILY NAME | Toner |
| SIGNATURE | TONER G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A history of Ireland in 100 words
This book tells a history of Ireland by looking at the development of 100 medieval Irish words drawn from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of the Irish Language. Words tell stories and encapsulate histories and this book captures aspects of Ireland’s changing history by examining the changing meaning of 100 key words. The book is divided into themes, including writing and literature; food and feasting; technology and science; mind and body. R…
Language and Chronology
This books applies innovative Machine Learning techniques to the problem of the dating of literary texts. Many ancient and medieval literatures lack reliable chronologies which could aid scholars in locating texts in their historical context. The new machine-learning method presented here uses chronological information gleaned from annalistic records to date a wide range of texts. The method is also applied to multi-layered texts to aid the ident…
Celtic Cosmology
Landscape and Cosmology in the Dindshenchas
This contribution presents an analysis of the relationship between transgression, naming and the formation of the landscape in the medieval Gaelic collection of place-name lore known as the Dindshenchas. It includes analyses of the origin legends of the rivers Boyne and Shannon, as well as those of Lough Neagh and Lough Ree
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Celtic Cosmology
Landscape and Cosmology in the Dindshenchas
This contribution presents an analysis of the relationship between transgression, naming and the formation of the landscape in the medieval Gaelic collection of place-name lore known as the Dindshenchas. It includes analyses of the origin legends of the rivers Boyne and Shannon, as well as those of Lough Neagh and Lough Ree
A history of Ireland in 100 words
This book tells a history of Ireland by looking at the development of 100 medieval Irish words drawn from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of the Irish Language. Words tell stories and encapsulate histories and this book captures aspects of Ireland’s changing history by examining the changing meaning of 100 key words. The book is divided into themes, including writing and literature; food and feasting; technology and science; mind and body. R…
Language and Chronology
This books applies innovative Machine Learning techniques to the problem of the dating of literary texts. Many ancient and medieval literatures lack reliable chronologies which could aid scholars in locating texts in their historical context. The new machine-learning method presented here uses chronological information gleaned from annalistic records to date a wide range of texts. The method is also applied to multi-layered texts to aid the ident…
Historical and Architectural Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Astronomy (1 work) · Chronology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Cosmology (1 work) · Environmental Science (1 work) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (1 work) · Geography (1 work)