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From the cutting room floor: A history of Ireland in 102 words
Saturday, 14 December 2019Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 102: Amadán: fooling around
From the cutting room floor: A history of Ireland in 101 words
Thursday, 12 December 2019Celebrating the reprint of our book with some bonus words. No. 101: cró: through the eye of a needle
Halloween special: ominous birds and banshees
Thursday, 31 October 2019Discover the origins of the word 'badhbh' in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words
A history of Ireland in 100 words shortlisted for Irish Book Award
Friday, 25 October 2019Vote for our book in the 'best Irish-published book of the year' category
Bristled hair and hairy stars
Friday, 11 October 2019Our Managing Editor tells us about the two covers of A history of Ireland in 100 words
Speaking of budget... do you know where the word 'airgead' comes from?
Tuesday, 8 October 2019Discover the origins of the words 'airgead', 'punt' and 'pingin' in our book A history of Ireland in 100 words
Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge gets major funding boost
Wednesday, 21 August 2019Minister Seán Kyne T.D. today announced the approval of a €920,000 grant over a five year period
Bishop John O’Brien and his 250 year-old Irish Dictionary
Friday, 19 October 2018In this month’s Library blog post, Charles Dillon, Editor of the Royal Irish Academy’s Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge, examines how O’Brien’s Focalóir came about and its influence on Irish learning and lexicography.
Launch of online Corpus of Irish Language 1600-1926
Friday, 27 October 2017A major milestone is reached in the Academy's Irish language project Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge.
'Ability and industry scarcely credible': Johann Kaspar Zeuss and Grammatica Celtica
Monday, 3 April 2017The latest Library blog post, written by Charles Dillon, editor of the Academy's Foclóir Stairiúil Gaeilge, looks at the 'founder of Celtic studies'.