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Library Lunchtime Lecture series on topics related to the Book of Fenagh exhibition 'Book of Fenagh 500th anniversary.'
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The Ordnance Survey (OS) was established in 1824 to undertake a townland survey of Ireland and to map the entire country. This online interactive Story Map will bring together original OS letters and drawings from the Library’s collections and take us on a journey around nineteenth-century Co....
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- RIA MS D ii 3: Cat. No. 1238 c. A.D. 792-803 Vellum: 15cm x 12cm 67 leaves (incomplete)
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Papers of the Marquess MacSwiney of Mashanaglass presented to the Royal Irish Academy in his memory by his son, in February 1946.
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Lecture Series organised by the Royal Irish Academy Library and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas.
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Professor Pettegree charts the emergence of journalism as a professional craft, from the earliest regular news serials, the birth of the newspapers, and the growth of party politics, through to the mass media of the modern age.
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RIA MS 24 Q 23 c. 8th century Vellum: 2.15cm x 1.50cm 39 folios (of original 150 folios)
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The pamphlet collections of Charles Haliday (1789-1866) are among the best known and most heavily used materials in the Royal Irish Academy Library. Haliday was an antiquary who spent much of his career as a merchant in Dublin, having taken over the business of his father-in-law. Charles Haliday...
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Lebor na hUidre (LU) is the oldest manuscript we have that is written entirely in the Irish language. It contains the earliest versions to have been transmitted to us of some of the most celebrated Old Irish sagas: Táin Bó Cuailnge, Togail Bruidne Da Derga, Fled Bricrenn, Mesca Ulad, Tochmarc...
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The Academy holds the most complete collection of papers pertaining to James Caulfeild, 1st earl of Charlemont. The collection consists of correspondence, essays, memoirs and translations of literary works, together with commentaries on the texts.
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Library Lunchtime Lecture series ‘1815, 1915: Centenaries & bicentenaries.'
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James Caulfeild, Lord Charlemont, MRIA (1728–99), travelled to Rome, circa 1750, as a wealthy young man. He was escorted by his tutor and companion Revd Edward Murphy (1707–77). While there, the men commissioned Simon Vierpyl (c.1725–1810), a London-born sculptor living in Rome, to make...
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RIA MS C iii 1 (Cat. No. 1219). 16th century. Vellum: 29cm x 21cm. [91] folios
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The papers of the ornithologist and naturalist Charles Bethune Moffat, 1859-1945, comprise over 90 notebooks and diaries, with other items including correspondence. The collection was presented to the...
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We have prepared a guided tour for you to learn about the history of the Academy and some of the famous writers, historians and scientists associated with our institution. You can also find out about the library collections and the Academy’s activities and projects.
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Library Lunchtime Lecture organised in association with the Irish Texts Society as part of Heritage Week.
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An important resource for Irish language publishing, the Academy Library caters for the Irish language in all formats.
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Library Lunchtime Lecture series exploring Irish families and their manuscripts.
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RIA MSS 12 R 39-48
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The Irish language manuscript holdings of the Academy have been catalogued in detail in the descriptive catalogue published under the title Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (28 fasc., Dublin, 1926-1970). For more information on the printed catalogue read...
THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY IS IRELAND'S LEADING BODY OF EXPERTS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann champions research. We identify and recognise Ireland’s world class researchers. We support scholarship and promote awareness of how science and the humanities enrich our lives and benefit society. We believe that good research needs to be promoted, sustained and communicated. The Academy is run by a Council of its members. Membership is by election and considered the highest academic honour in Ireland.
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