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Culture Night 2023
Tuesday, 15 August 2023We are delighted to announce that the Royal Irish Academy will once again be participating in Culture Night on Friday 22 September 2023 and will be open to the public from 17:00 to 21:00.

Academy inaugural Research Open Day
Tuesday, 18 October 2022If you missed our first Research Open Day, you can watch it back now

Culture Night returns to Academy House
Wednesday, 12 October 2022A wonderful evening was had at Academy House celebrating Culture Night 2022, our first in-person Culture Night since 2019! We welcomed 550 visitors through the doors and there was plenty to see and hear.

Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources: Culture Night, 2022
Wednesday, 14 September 2022The Editor and Assistant Editor of DMLCS invite you to explore the medieval Latin heritage of Ireland and other Celtic nations with them

Academy Research Open Day
Monday, 5 September 2022Join us on 4 October to learn more about our research projects, library and publications

It's not all about snakes...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022Wishing you a happy St Patrick's Day with a special book offer.

New book: 'How linguistics can help the historian' by Anthony Harvey
Tuesday, 4 May 2021Who says that linguistics has to be complicated and boring?

How linguistics can help the historian: Part VII
Wednesday, 17 June 2020This instalment concludes the series, with an example of linguistics and archaeology working hand in glove to help date a recently discovered pair of Irish-language inscriptions written in the distinctive alphabet known...

How linguistics can help the historian: Part VI
Wednesday, 10 June 2020This instalment outlines how we can scientifically retrieve the original pronunciation of ancient or medieval texts — even when the sounds of the letters are known to have changed over time.

How linguistics can help the historian: Part V
Wednesday, 3 June 2020This instalment looks at how a piece of Strasbourg language planning, having successfully averted war in Europe for a while, went on to affect the subsequent history of the whole world.