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William Elliott Hudson (1796–1853) was born into a wealthy family that lived in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, in a house later used as St Enda’s school by Patrick H. Pearse. He graduated from Trinity College...
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RIA MS 23 P 12: Cat. No. 536 c. A.D. 1391 Vellum: 40cm x 26cm 251 folios (imperfect)
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The collection consists of 49 documents relating to the estate and land transactions of the Purcell family of Loughmoe, Co. Tipperary (Special List A019).
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Artist: Miss Mia Cranwill (1880-1972) Commissioned by: Senator Alice Stopford Green (1847-1929) Date of manufacture: 1924. Dimensions: 22 x 14.5 x 31 cm.
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The Academy Library holds major national and international journal collections of historic and current interest to research.
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Library Lunchtime Lecture series celebrating sisterhood and specifically the lives and achievements of five families of sisters who made their mark on Irish life.
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An exhibition of treasures spanning 1,500 years of Irish history featuring flagship early manuscripts, the Cathach of St Columba and the Stowe Missal (the earliest surviving Mass book of the Irish church), the Book of Ballymote, the Annals of the Four Masters, Thomas Moore’s harp and more...
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The Graves Collection is an amalgamation of three separate, but related, correspondence collections of three prominent Irish antiquarians; John O’Donovan, MRIA, 1806-61, Rev. James Graves, MRIA, 1815-86 and Rev. Charles Graves, MRIA, 1812-99.
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The Academy Library’s print collections include books, pamphlets, auction catalogues, maps, broadsides and printed ephemera. Each item in the collection is individually catalogued on our...
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Fostered in the Pale after his father’s murder on Shane O’Neill’s orders, Hugh O’Neill, c. 1550-1616, 2nd earl of Tyrone, is portrayed alternately as charismatic, Machiavellian, a ruthless opponent, a skilled negotiator, a power seeker par excellence, an innovator. He died at Rome on 20 July...
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The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) purchased a collection of Irish manuscripts from Sir William Betham in 1851.
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RIA MS 23 P 26: Cat. No. 479 A.D. 1516 Vellum: 30cm x 23cm 41 folios
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A Catalogue of the papers of R.A. Phillips, 1866-1945 [RIA MSS 4 B 50; 4 B 51] in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy with a note of other Phillips papers held by the National Museum of Ireland and the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Academy papers comprise a large...
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RIA MS 23 E 25: Cat. No. 1229 Before A.D. 1106 Vellum: 32cm x 24cm 67 folios, a fragment of original manuscript
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A go-to resource for all aspects of Irish history from the earliest times. Try out our online catalogues to find our more.
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Library Lunchtime Lecture Series which accompanied the exhibition 'Discovering Thomas Moore: Ireland in nineteenth-century Europe'.
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An online exhibition featuring nine antiquarian artists and their work spanning more than 140 years. The drawings - mainly watercolours and sketches in ink or pencil – depict Irish landscapes and buildings and objects of archaeological and architectural interest.
A new online exhibition...
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Collection of papers relating to the Irish language and folklore of the Draperstown/Ballinascreen area, Co. Derry. Compiled by Rev. Patrick J. Heron, PP, Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone, d.1977, and bequeathed by him to the Royal Irish Academy Library.
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A Library Lunchtime Lecture exploring the life of Count Strzelecki, a Polish humanitarian who saved over 200,000 children during the Great Irish Famine.
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The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) purchased a collection of 53 manuscripts in the Irish language from John O’Daly in March 1869 for £50. A few other manuscripts were acquired from him at other times. Some manuscripts formerly owned by him also came to the Academy with other collections.
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