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New DIB publication: Transatlantic Lives
Wednesday, 13 November 2019To celebrate the publication by the Ulster Historical Foundation of Transatlantic lives: the Irish experience in Colonial America, we publish the DIB entry on Anne Bonney, by Frances Clarke.
Adomnán: the man behind the milestone law
Tuesday, 12 November 2019To mark the publication of A history of Ireland in 100 words here is the biography of Adomnán, who makes an appearance in the entry for the word 'Cáin', tax laws, specifically the landmark Cáin Adomnáin (law...
Queen Medb and the Irish language
Monday, 11 November 2019To mark the publication of A history of Ireland in 100 words the DIB is publishing biographies of key figures from Irish history who make intriguing appearances in the new book. Queen Medb of Connacht, for...
Alice Kyteler: Ireland's first witch
Wednesday, 30 October 2019To mark Samhain we present the biography of Alice Kyteler, the first recorded person to be condemned for sorcery in Ireland.
The Durdin-Robertsons, high priests of spaceship earth
Tuesday, 22 October 2019Read the DIB entries for the eccentric Durdin-Robertson siblings who established their own goddess cult in the bowels of Huntington castle in Carlow, and are among the subjects of a new...
The DIB and the Rugby World Cup 2019: Ireland's All Black
Friday, 18 October 2019To mark Ireland meeting New Zealand on Saturday 19 October, in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2019, we are publishing the DIB entry on Dave Gallaher, the first captain of the New Zealand All Blacks, by...
The DIB and 'Renaissance Galway'
Tuesday, 15 October 2019To celebrate the publication of Renaissance Galway: delineating the seventeenth-century city by Paul Walsh, we publish the DIB entry on Walter Lynch, by Terry Clavin, below. A vicar of St Nicholas's collegiate...
The DIB and the RCPI St Luke's Symposium
Monday, 14 October 2019This Thursday 17 October, Turlough O'Riordan of the DIB, will be speaking to the RCPI St Luke's Symposium about the life and career of Dr Barbara Stokes. To mark his talk, entitled 'Every damn child can learn', we...
Cardinal John Henry Newman in the DIB
Saturday, 12 October 2019On 13 October 2019 John Henry Newman, cardinal and founder of the Catholic University of Ireland (now UCD), will be canonised by Pope Francis. To mark this occasion, we are publishing the DIB's Newman entry by...
Thomas Moore in the DIB
Wednesday, 9 October 2019A new series of RIA lunchtime lectures on the immense achievements of Thomas Moore commences on Wednesday 9 October with a talk by Professor Harry White MRIA. Read White's comprehensive DIB entry on Moore.