31 August 2022
The latest library guest blog post by Bill Mc Cormack, MRIA, explores the provenance of Bertrand Russell’s 1903 edition Principles of Mathematics (vol 1) and its annotations in the copy held at the Royal Irish Academy Library.
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08 August 2022
The latest library guest blog post by Zoë Comyns, RIA Podcaster in Residence, reflects on the Shelfmarks podcast series looking through the library collections to explore how people have written about and observed our natural world over the centuries.
29 June 2022
In our latest Library Blog post we sail away to Antarctica with Tom Crean in a post co-authored by RIA Deputy Librarian Meadhbh Murphy and author Tim Foley.
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27 September 2022
Join us on 4 October to learn about the Library's collections and collaborations.
When 23 September 2022
A library exhibition of journals and photographs recording Cynthia Longfield’s travels with a selection of rare entomological works.
07 September 2022
Extension of opening hours beginning Friday, 30 September 2022
When 28 September 2022
Sisters II celebrates sisterhood by exploring the lives and achievements of four families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
When 19 October 2022
Sisters II celebrates sisterhood by exploring the lives and achievements of four families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
When 10 November 2022
Sisters II celebrates sisterhood by exploring the lives and achievements of four families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
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