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Columba 1500 / Colm Cille 1500
Monday, 16 August 2021For Heritage Week 2021 view our exhibition: Columban Texts and Traditions / Taispeántas: Téacsanna agus Traidisiúin Cholm Cille.
My favourite item ...
Friday, 2 July 2021Latest Library Blog post. Assistant Librarian, Sophie Evans, shows us her favourite item from the Library's collections.
Artworks to mark the feast of Colm Cille
Wednesday, 9 June 2021The artworks were commissioned as part of the Colm Cille 1500 commemoration and were received in Academy House today.
Congratulations and a fond farewell!
Wednesday, 2 June 2021Our esteemed colleague Dr Bernadette Cunningham is retiring today after over twenty years at the Academy Library.
The Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy – an unfinished story
Monday, 31 May 2021Latest Library Blog post. Dr Bernadette Cunningham looks at the development of the Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy.
Discover the Library’s Special Collections
Friday, 30 April 2021Latest Library Blog post. This month we invite you to explore the Library’s collections, take a look and see what you can find!
7 new artworks to celebrate Colm Cille’s 1500th anniversary
Tuesday, 20 April 2021The commissions are in the visual arts, music and literature and have been commissioned by the RIA with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
New online exhibition
Tuesday, 30 March 2021The Cathach of Colum Cille: The story of an ancient Irish manuscript.
Pandora’s box: The re-discovery of the Cathach of Colum Cille
Saturday, 27 March 2021Latest Library Blog post. With launch of the new online exhibition we head back to 1813 and look at the circumstances surrounding the 're-discovery' of the sixth-century manuscript, the Cathach.
The Library wants to hear from you!
Thursday, 4 March 2021The Library would like to know your thoughts on its collections, services, facilities and events.