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Launch of Grangegorman Histories
Friday, 19 June 2020Grangegorman Histories, a public history project of Dublin City Council, Grangegorman Development Agency, Health Service Executive, Local Communities, National Archives, Royal Irish Academy and TU Dublin, announces the...
Grants made under Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon dates scheme 2020
Friday, 19 June 2020The Royal Irish Academy has funded six projects under this year’s Archaeology Research Grants scheme. The Royal Irish Academy has also approved the awarding of eight radiocarbon dates to two researchers.
The latest Academy manuscript to go online
Friday, 19 June 2020The Library holds one of the earliest known copies of Keating’s Foras feasa ar Éirinn. This 17th-century manuscript is now available to view in full via Irish Script On Screen.
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...
Closing 17 June - 2020 Academy Gold Medal in the Humanities
Tuesday, 16 June 2020The closing date the nominations of candidates for the 2020 Academy Gold Medal in the Humanities is 17 June at 17:00.
James Hardiman: An Epistolary Life
Monday, 15 June 2020In this month's Library Blog post Dr. Ciaran McDonough looks at the James Hardiman papers and how letters can be so valuable when writing historical biographies.
Report on historical mental health records seminar 16 May 2019
Monday, 15 June 2020In May 2019, the Royal Irish Academy hosted a ground-breaking seminar on ‘Historical mental health records: the ethics of access and preservation policies’. This event explored current practices in Ireland and...
DIB Rogues: James Maclaine, highwayman
Monday, 15 June 2020The DIB has curated a selection of its most notorious rogues – pirates, blackmailers, thieves and murderers – for your delectation. Working with William Plunkett, Maclaine established the myth of the dashing gentleman...
DIB Rogues: William Burke, murderer
Monday, 15 June 2020The DIB has curated a selection of its most notorious rogues – pirates, blackmailers, thieves and murderers – for your delectation. Next in our catalogue of crime is the infamous William Burke, who turned to murder to...
RIA Endorses Joint Statement on UK Government Student Controls
Sunday, 14 June 2020The Academy has joined with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Learned Society of Wales to issue a joint statement in response to the recently announced UK government student controls.