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Biology and Environment is a broad spectrum, peer-reviewed journal publishing biological and environmental research on topics of Irish interest for an international readership.
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Thomas MacDonagh (1878–1916), born in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary, where his parents were both teachers, was a teacher, journalist and university lecturer, who wrote poetry, plays and literary criticism. Commandant of the Irish Volunteers’ Dublin Brigade, during Easter week he commanded the...
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How should we collectively approach and commemorate the post-1916 anniversaries on a North/South basis?
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Read the DIB entry on Sir William Rowan Hamilton by David Spearman, MRIA
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The Royal Irish Academy, together with the National Monuments Service runs an annual grant scheme for Archaeological Research Excavations. This is the only fund in Ireland which supports independent research excavations, and welcomes applications for excavation costs in addition to pre-...
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Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) is a public history research programme for the study of modern Irish history through diplomacy. DIFP aims to make the history of Irish foreign policy accessible to all and promotes public engagement with the history of Ireland’s international relations....
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 27 Youghal by David Kelly and Tadhg O'Keeffe was originally published in 2015.
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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 online illustrated talk by Dr Bernadette Cunningham on one of Dublin's oldest suburbs and some myths that have emerged about the gate.This talk has been organised for the Dublin Festival of History, 2020
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In order to make an application for funding you will need to familiarise yourself with the 'Guidelines for applicants' document which you can see here.
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Cunningham Medals awarded since 1796
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Irish Script on Screen (ISOS) is a project which was initiated by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, in 1999. The aim of the project is to make Irish manuscripts available on the web for the purposes of information and research. ISOS provides access to important...
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The Lough Hyne/Ine Collection is made up of documents arising from the scientific expeditions carried out at Lough Hyne marine lake, Cork from the 1940s until the 1980s. These expeditions were carried out by teams of British scientists and students led by Professor Jack Kitching and Professor...
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An Academy Masterclass consists of one speaker and 15 participants. The speaker is an expert in his or her field with experience and knowledge in facing challenges in their research or practice. The participants are at an early stage in their research, with some places filled by representatives...
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Published and forthcoming atlases and ancillary publications to date.
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Known to many geologists as ‘the purple journal’, the peer-reviewed Irish Journal of Earth Sciences (IJES) has been published by the Royal Irish Academy since 1984. It publishes original scholarship, discussion papers and reviews on any broad topic of Earth science interest, geology and...
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We hope that you will enjoy exploring this exhibition which aims to highlight a lesser known aspect of medieval Irish society and the range of medical learning to which Irish doctors had access and which they made their own.
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Towns of monastic origin reflect their early monastic heritage in their layout. Their continuity as a settlement site was often interrupted and they were later re-founded or expanded into urban centres.
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Irish Historic Towns Atlas no. 12 Belfast, part I, to 1840 by Raymond Gillespie and Stephen A. Royle was originally published in 2003.
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The creation of the original website, Concert Programmes of the Music Association of Ireland, 1950-1984, formed part of a PhD study which assesses and examines the history and contribution of the Music Association of Ireland (MAI) to music and music-making in Ireland from 1948 to the present day...
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A series of lectures on the momentous events of 1014, Brian Boru, the Vikings in Ireland and much more, also the focus of an exhibition which was based on the Library collections.
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.
Read more about the RIA