Congrats to all Drama @ University of Galway University of Galway CASSCS on this new Siobhán McKenna Scholarship and Lecture Series, launched this week by the always brilliant Lelia Doolan. The McKenna Archive is an incredible resource into the life and career of one of Ireland's great cultural figures.

Name the bar - likely somewhere in Galway (city or county), c.1990s. Dog's companion is Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Prof. of Zoology @galwaydigital University of Galway Library Archives …bitions.library.universityofgalway.ie/s/visual-histo… #bleachtaireacht Micheál Ó Cadhain 🇮🇪 Michael Coyne thoir nó thiar, meastú?

Gorgeous exhibition of photographs by Paul Butler and related material from the John McGahern Archive University of Galway Library Archives curated by my talented colleague Dr. Barry Houlihan opening on the 24th as part of Cúirt Festival . Don't miss it! Monica Crump University of Galway Library Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway

Lovely to host colleagues from Uppsala University today on a tour of Heritage Collections. Many overlapping interests & we all enjoyed exploring Swedish connections in our archives & special collections University of Galway Library Archives Niamh Ní Charra Geraldine University of Galway Library Monica Crump Enlight-EU

Thx to colleagues from Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Breandán Mac Suibhne and Dan Carey, and our own Georgetown History Chandra Manning, for a discussion of the Imirce digitized emigrant letters project. Imirce is a full-text archive of letters collected by Prof Kerby Miller, who featured in today’s discussion.

Tá moladh mór tuillte ag Colm Mac Gearailt as an chomhdháil a reáchtáil agus le Niamh Ní Charra agus University of Galway Library Archives as an obair leanúnach a dhéanann siad ar Bhailiúchán an Chonartha.

Bhí sé ina phribhléid againn a bheith i láthair ag an Chomhdháil 'Gníomhaíochas, An Ghaeilge agus na Meáin' in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe ag an deireadh seachtaine.

Deis ar dóigh a bhí ann chomh maith le blaiseadh a fháil den ábhar leathan i gCartlann Chonradh na Gaeilge san Ollscoil.

INNIU AN LÁ: 'Gníomhaíochas, An Ghaeilge agus na Meáin' Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Ag tosnú ag a 5PM.
-á sheoladh ag an Dr Alan Esslemont tg-c
Saorchead isteach -
Amárach= Lá mór na Comhdhála.
#Meáin2024 #MeáinÉireannCnaG

Yesterday was #InternationalPetDay - but worth the wait to see these photographs of Douglas Hyde (An Craoibhín Aoibhinn) and his many pets and animals at Frenchpark Co. Roscommon, c. 1890s. Part of a wider photo album of images.
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Fantastic insights from Dr Mary Harris on Eoin MacNeill& Douglas Hyde.She brought humour to Léacht de hÍde,likening Hyde to a walrus with his social nature & iconic walrus moustache! NUI UCD Scoil ICSF #GaelicRevival #IrishHistory #WalrusWisdom rte.ie/brainstorm/201…

“The Book of Aran” tagtha i dtír i gCill Rónáin, 1994; Dara Beag Ó Fáthartaigh i ngreim na seoide. Comhghairdeas Jackie Uí Chionna & Digital Library at University of Galway University of Galway Library Archives University of Galway Library Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway as an gcartlann úr ghrianghraf a sheoladh …bitions.library.universityofgalway.ie/s/visual-histo… #ÁrainnAbú

Great turn out of staff past and present at today's launch of the Visual History of the Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Retired Staff Collection today. Cillian Joy Jackie Uí Chionna Lisa Marie Griffith University of Galway Library …bitions.library.universityofgalway.ie/s/visual-histo…

This volume - 1641 edition of The Historie of the World in Five Books by Sir Walter Raleigh. Printed in London by George Burre. It has C19th library stamp from our days as Queen's College Library.

It's original owner is named as George Wright. Books and their histories!

The book is illustrated throughout through these intricate maps and accounts of world events. Illustrations by engravers noted as being by Renold Elstracke and Simon van de Pass.

Deadline today at 5pm for three specific purpose contract roles @UniOfGalwaylib. Project Archivist, Project Digital Archivist and Assistant Librarian. Join us for the summer in Galway! universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/

Deadline tomorrow (11/4) for two specific purpose contract roles: Project Digital Archivist and Project Archivist University of Galway Library. Check out the Library Vacancies section of the jobs page universityofgalway.ie/about-us/jobs/# and join us for the summer in Galway.  #jobfairy ARA Ireland UCD ARM

We are all set for tomorrow's Hyde Lecture, by Dr Mary Harris with a response from Conor Mulvagh. Dr Harris has given numerous papers on Eoin MacNeill’s activism, viewing him as a prism through which we examine idealism and pragmatism in the revolutionary period and its aftermath

We are very happy to announce that Prof Emma Hart will deliver this year’s Nicholas Canny lecture. This is a hybrid event. The paper will be delivered in-person at 4pm, Tues, 14 May 2024, Room G010, Hardiman Building, and via Zoom. Register for the link: forms.office.com/e/ETNB3wA7MU