SOCIETY FOR NAME STUDIES IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Peterhouse, Cambridge, 26th-29th March 2004
The above conference, kindly organised by Dr Oliver Padel, is expected to
include the following papers: Rosemary Horrox (Cambridge) on medieval
Cambridge; Stella Pratt (Glasgow) on English place-names in south Scotland;
Alan James (Derbyshire) «Why Cymri and Cumbria?»; Davyth Hicks (Edinburgh)
on Celtic place-names in south Scotland; Beth Fos (Cambridge) on Brythonic
place-names in the eastern Borders; Kay Muhr (Belfast) on Irish and Scottish
surnames from saints’ names ; David Dumville (Cambridge) on a topic to be
announced; Joan Greatrex (Cambridge) «Who were the monks of Ely?»; Maire Ni
Mhaoniagh (Cambridge) «Loch Lann, an Irish literary place-name»; and a talk
on lay subsidies. It is hoped to visit the Parker Library, Corpus Christi
College, and to have a trip on the Sunday to Sutton Hoo, led by Dr Simon
Keynes.
SNSBI members will receive fuller details and a booking form within the next
couple of weeks. Non-members who are interested in attending should contact
Miss Jennifer Scherr, Hon. Secretary, SNSBI, c/o Medical Library, School of
Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD.
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