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Town and Country seminar series: Monastic tenants, Viking raiders and Hiberno-Norse people
Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.
IHTA seminar series: Town and country in later medieval Ireland
Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.
IHTA seminar series: 'Lawyers, merchants and peasants: town and country interaction in early modern Ireland
Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.
IHTA seminar series – 'From outlying villages to townships: Dublin suburbs in the nineteenth century'
'Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas' is a lunchtime seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.
IHTA Seminar Plenary – 'Medieval Towns: why we need to take account of the country' by Chris Dyer
'Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas' is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.
A History of Ireland in 100 (and More) Words
Join RIA authors of A history of Ireland in 100 words for a virtual event organised by Princeton University, NJ.
Using the Atlas: Irish Historic Towns Atlas workshops
The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) is running a series of themed workshops on 19 May 2022 on how the Atlas is used in various fields.
Academy Research Open Day
Join us on 4 October to learn more about our research projects, library and publications
Illustrating Icons – Collins and Dev
As part of the Dublin Festival of History see the artist at work and learn about how the artwork is commissioned
Irish Historic Towns Atlas Seminar 2024: 'Marshland to Metropolitan City'
This event is fully booked, but a waiting list is in place. The annual IHTA Seminar, 'Marshland to Metropolitan City: exploring Cork through the Irish Historic Towns Atlas' will take place in Cork on 15 May 2024.
