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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 11 Dublin, part I, to 1610 by H.B. Clarke was originally published in 2002.
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This exhibition drew on the Academy Library collections and displayed manuscripts relating to Brian Boru, and variant versions of the story of the Battle, told through the centuries. Antiquarian drawings and maps of the Clontarf area were also included in the exhibition. The exhibition ran from...
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The Oireachtas Science Pairing Scheme will team up TDs and Senators with experienced scientists. The scheme will provide parliamentarians with the opportunity to learn about the science behind issues of current concern; issues that have relevancy to constituency and Oireachtas work. Equally, it...
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Library Lunchtime Lecture on the manuscripts of the Guild of St Anne, part of the Haliday Collection held at the Royal Irish Academy.
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As a trusted national digital repository for Ireland’s cultural heritage data, the DRI is privileged to play a role in preserving the country’s cultural memory. For National Heritage Week 2020, we have chosen to explore the theme of 'Heritage at your doorstep' through highlighting the archival...
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 28 Galway/Gaillimh by Jacinta Prunty and Paul Walsh was originally published in 2016.
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The Academy Library holds a collection of Certificates of Candidate. These are forms recommending individuals for membership of the Academy. The forms contain information such as the candidate’s name, address, profession or qualification for membership, the signatures of those members who acted...
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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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The R.J. Hunter Grants Scheme was established in 2014 using funding generously made available by his daughter, Ms Laura Hunter Houghton, through the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.
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Lecture Series organised by the Royal Irish Academy Library and the Irish Historic Towns Atlas.
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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research papers primarily in the fields of archaeology and history, but also welcomes submissions on aspects of culture, including material culture, from the perspectives of other disciplines, as...
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To mark the 150th anniversary of the death of George Petrie, MRIA, the library curated an exhibition showcasing the Academy Library’s collection of framed original views of Dublin, which were presented to the Library by the Marquess of Kildare in 1866. Also displayed were several engravings of...
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This digital edition of the Irish Historic Town Atlas for Kilkenny is available below for you to explore online.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 14, Trim by Mark Hennessy was originally published in 2004.
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See below for a list of sudents from partner institutions who took part in the Digital Arts and Humanities (DAH) Structured PhD programme from 2011-2016.
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The Felix Hackett Papers were presented to the Royal Irish Academy by the Murnaghan family in 1971.
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Although it is to state the obvious, there has always been a history of children. However, unlike the more obvious economic trends and political views, children's histories have for the most part remained hidden. Although there is disagreement amongst historians as to when childhood was invented...
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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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Those successful for this grant will be notified of the outcome via written letter.
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