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Myles Dillon
Born
Myles Patrick Dillon

(1900-04-11)11 April 1900
Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died18 June 1972(1972-06-18) (aged 72)
Monkstown Hospital, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Spouse
Elizabeth Mary La Touche
(m. 1938)
Children5, including John M. Dillon
Parents
  • John Dillon (father)
  • Elizabeth Mathew (mother)
Relatives
  • James Dillon (brother)
  • John Blake Dillon (paternal grandfather)
  • James Charles Mathew (maternal grandfather)
Academic background
Education
  • University College Dublin
  • (B.A., 1921; M.A., 1922)
  • University of Bonn
  • (Ph.D., 1925)
Doctoral advisorRudolf Thurneysen
Academic work
Institutions
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • (1928–1930)
  • University College Dublin
  • (1930–1937)
  • University of Wisconsin
  • (1937–1946)
  • University of Chicago
  • (1946–1947)
  • University of Edinburgh
  • (1947–1949)
  • Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
  • (1949–1968)
Main interests
  • Comparative philology
  • Celtic studies
  • Sanskrit

Myles Patrick Dillon (11 April 1900 – 18 June 1972) was an Irish scholar whose primary interests were comparative philology, Celtic studies, and Sanskrit.[1][2]

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Celts

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Iberia), long before evidence of 'Celtic' culture is found in archaeology. Myles Dillon and Nora Kershaw Chadwick argued that "Celtic settlement of the British...

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Ancient Celtic religion

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Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Gods and Heroes of the Celts, translated by Myles Dillon, Berkeley, CA, Turtle Island Foundation, 1982, p. 17. ISBN 0-913666-52-1...

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Mag Mell

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monks forming the basis of the Adventure Myth or "echtrae" as defined by Myles Dillon in his book Early Irish Literature. This otherworld is a place where...

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Niall of the Nine Hostages

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203–208. "The Death of Crimthann son of Fidach" (translator unknown) Myles Dillon, The Cycles of the Kings, 1946, pp. 38–41 James MacKillop, Dictionary...

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Irish mythology

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to the cycles, with it being coined in 1946 by Irish literary critic Myles Dillon. The kings that are included range from the almost entirely mythological...

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Eve Myles

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2000, Myles gained a Bachelor of Arts in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. Then she moved to London. In 2000 Myles took on...

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Bretons

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Éditions du Seuil, coll. « Points », Paris, 1983, (ISBN 2-02-006697-1) Myles Dillon, Nora Kershaw Chadwick, Christian-J. Guyonvarc'h and Françoise Le Roux...

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Serglige Con Culainn

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Fand, occasions his wife Emer's "only jealousy." In the assessment of Myles Dillon, The story of Cú Chulainn's visit to the Other World has a special claim...

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Macha

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Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise (1982). Gods and Heroes of the Celts. Translated by Myles Dillon (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Turtle Island Foundation. pp. 28–9. ISBN 0-913666-52-1...

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John Dillon

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John Dillon (4 September 1851 – 4 August 1927) was an Irish politician from Dublin, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for over 35 years and was...

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Celtic mythology

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Sjoestedt, M. L., Gods and Heroes of the Celts. 1949; translated by Myles Dillon. repr. Berkeley, CA: Turtle Press, 1990. ISBN 1-85182-179-1 Squire, Charles...

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Lebor na Cert

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of all the monarchs in Ireland at the time and the revenue due them. Myles Dillon describes the text: the book of rights purports to record the rights...

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Sovereignty goddess

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Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise. 1949. Gods and Heroes of the Celts, translated by Myles Dillon. London: Methuen Breatnach, R. A. 1953. “The Lady and the King: A Theme...

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Lugh

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Gallico 6:17 Bibliography (Baile In Scáil, The Phantom's Trance) Dillon, Myles Dillon, ed. (1946), "Baile in Scáil: The Phantom's Frenzy", The Cycle of...

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Emer

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Archaeological Review. 1: 68–75, 150–5, 231–5, 298–307. Serglige Con Culainn, ed. Myles Dillon (1953). Serglige Con Culainn. Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series 14. Dublin:...

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Kingdom of Dyfed

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University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821731-2. The Irish settlements in Wales, Myles Dillon, Celtica 12, 1977, p. 1-11. 51°54′N 4°42′W / 51.9°N 4.7°W / 51.9;...

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Badb

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Countries, 1911, pp. 304–305 Ó Cuív, Brian (1968). Irish Sagas; ed. Myles Dillon. Cork: Mercier. MacBain, Alexander. (1982) An Etymological Dictionary...

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Roquepertuse

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Culture of the Celtic Peoples from Pre-History to the Norman Invasion", by Myles Dillon & Nora Chadwick (1967), pages 294-297. Morestin, H. (1976). Stillwell...

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Conchobar mac Nessa

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"The Battle of Airtech", Ériu 8, pp. 170-190 Serglige Con Culainn, ed. Myles Dillon (1953). Serglige Con Culainn. Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series 14. Dublin:...

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Fand

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Oxford University Press, 1998), s.v. "Fand". Serglige Con Culainn, ed. Myles Dillon (1953). Serglige Con Culainn. Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series 14. Dublin:...

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