Medieval Irish manuscript treasures of the Royal Irish Academy: EXHIBITION (ends 30 Sept 2011)
Among the major medieval manuscripts on display were :
Leabhar na hUidhre: “Book of the Dun Cow”
Book of Ballymote
Book of the O’Lees : “Book of Hy-Brazil”
LUNCHTIME LECTURE
“Quills, inks and vellums: practical aspects of manuscript production”
by Tim O’Neill
Thursday 25 August 2011 at 1.00 pm
This is a Heritage Week event.
No booking required.
All welcome.
3 August 2010 - 20 May 2011
This exhibition explored the cartography of Irish cities and towns since the seventeenth century. It was organised jointly by the Academy Library and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas Project. More details and programme
Our exhibition panels are available as touring exhibitions, please contact the library for more information at library@ria.ie.
Culture Night was once again a great success. We welcomed approximately 800 people at the Academy House during the evening. Library staff gave tours through the house and people were free to view our current exhibition ‘Mapping Urban Ireland’. Also on display for the night: the Cathach; old photographs of the Academy House and the Academy Museum c. 1890; photographs from the Praeger Collection, including the construction of the Titanic in Belfast; manuscripts from the Dublin Unitarian Church Collection and the beautifully illuminated Book of Hours, a 16th century manuscript.
8 February - 21 May and 8-25 June, 2010
This exhibition draws on some of the most important books and objects in the Academy’s collections More...
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‘Darwin, Praeger and the Clare Island Surveys’
Academy House, Meeting Room
2 July - 23 December 2009, 4 - 22 January 2010
Darwin, an honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy, inspired Robert Lloyd Praeger, MRIA, 1865-1953, probably the most productive and influential Irish naturalist, to organise and conduct the groundbreaking Clare Island Survey (1909-11), which in turn inspired the New Survey of Clare Island, a current RIA project which re-examines the results of the original survey. The Clare Island survey was considered unique and extraordinary as it was the first intensive survey of a small part of Europe, as opposed to earlier surveying expeditions by Darwin to places like the Galapagos Islands.
The exhibition was accompanied by a series of free lunchtime lectures and associated events. Download programme
Listen to President McAleese’s speech on the significance of the Clare Island surveys and the Royal Irish Academy’s work on Clare Island.
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- ‘My gentle harp: Moore’s ‘Irish melodies’, 1808-2008. Thomas Moore Festival
PRESS RELEASE: Moore's Irish Melodies - At Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, New York - Download