Medieval Murder Mysteries: Homicide in Early Irish Law

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) conducts advanced studies exploring big questions of the 21stcentury and beyond. Its research gains insights into Celtic society and its legacy; progresses our understanding of our island, our planet and the universe; and deciphers the underpinning mathematical principles of nature.The Institute leads Ireland’s participation in a number of international and global initiatives that focus on big unanswered questions for mankind.When it was founded in 1940, DIAS was the world’s second-only institute for advanced studies – and the first such institute in Europe. For 80 years, it has pushed the boundaries of discovery and, today, it is a globally-embedded institution that attracts high-calibre researchers from all over the world in its core disciplines of Celtic Studies, Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics and Geophysics. DIAS Dunsink Observatory is a designated European site of historical significance for physics.

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Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova from DIAS School of Celtic Studies brings us on an intriguing journey as part of Samhain agus Science 2025

Samhain agus Science 2025

Samhain agus Science, is back for it’s 8th year in 2025. It’s our annual science festival which brings together researchers from DIAS, and around the world, for a series of free events that explore the ‘dark’ side of science and Celtic heritage.

Medieval Irish literature is full of stories of courageous battles and tragic warrior deaths. But outside the battlefield and in everyday life, murder was a crime condemned by law and society. Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova will discuss how medieval Irish law dealt with murder, especially when the identity of the killer was not obvious. The talk will explore how such cases were treated by the law and what methods could be used to investigate them to answer the age-old question: “whodunnit?”***********Dr Viktoriia Krivoshchekova is a post-doctoral scholar in the School of Celtic Studies at DIAS. Her research focuses on the intellectual history of medieval Ireland, including such topics as philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and legal philosophy.**********Now in its eighth year, Samhain agus Science brings together researchers from DIAS and around the world for a series of free events that take inspiration from the Celtic festival of Samhain and look at the dark side of science.The festival aims to make the big scientific questions of our time and Celtic history relevant, accessible, and fun to a general audience who might not normally be familiar with these topics.We hope you can join us for this in person event on 04 November

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Medieval Murder Mysteries: Homicide in Early Irish Law

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