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The importance of washing your hands more than a thousand years before COVID-19
Monday, 13 July 2020Did you know that there are fourteen different words for 'washing' in early Irish? Learn more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors' featuring Gregory Toner.
On trespassing sheep and uncontrollable bees in Medieval Ireland
Wednesday, 8 July 2020Our author Máire Ní Mhaonaigh tells us some of the stories behind the illustrations in 'A history of Ireland in 100 words' in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.
DRI Batch Metadata Template Blog Part Three: Exporting Tabular Metadata to XML
Tuesday, 7 July 2020The third blog in the Digital Repository of Ireland's (DRI) series of blog posts on using the DRI Batch Metadata Template delves into using OpenRefine and other tools to convert tabular metadata into a standards-...
DRI Batch Metadata Template Blog Part Two: The Atlantic Philanthropies Archive Project
Tuesday, 7 July 2020In the second part of the Digital Repository of Ireland's (DRI) three-part series of blog posts on capturing metadata using the DRI Batch Metadata Template, we look at the benefits of using the template for the Atlantic...
Máirín Nic Eoin MRIA: Irish Language
Monday, 6 July 2020Professor Nic Eoin researchs modern and contemporary Irish-language literature, examining also the changing social and sociolinguistic contexts of literary production in Irish.
Dr Yikai Xu awarded the Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize
Monday, 6 July 2020The Belfast based PhD student was recognised for his revolutionary work in nanomaterials science in a virtual ceremony on Friday 3 July 2020.
COVID-19 and Contact Tracing Apps – What Should Ireland Do? – Recording and supporting slides now available
Monday, 6 July 2020The recording of the Digital Repository of Ireland's (DRI) collaborative webinar discussing Ireland’s technical response to COVID-19, held on 25 June, is now available on the DRI website.
Recordings from 'The Power of a Photograph: Collecting and Digital Preservation in Times of Social Change' now available
Monday, 6 July 2020This online event was co-organised by the Digital Repository of Ireland and the National Archives, Ireland and was held via Zoom on 16 June 2020.
Never judge a book by its cover but...
Monday, 6 July 2020Our author Sharon Arbuthnot tells us the story behind the cover of 'A history of Ireland in 100 words' and more in today's episode of 'Meet the authors'.
Kathleen Lonsdale in the DIB
Friday, 3 July 2020Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for Kathleen Lonsdale (1903–71), X-ray crystallographer and pacifist by Enda Leaney and Linde Lunney.