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Representative Church Body Library
Representative Church Body Library
The Library is the Church of Ireland's principal repository for its archives and manuscripts. Records from parishes, dioceses and cathedrals mainly in the Republic of Ireland and the non-current records of the General Synod and the Representative Church Body have been transferred to the Library, although some records remain in local custody. The manuscript collection includes papers of prominent clergy and laity and records of Church of Ireland organisations and societies.
Courtesy of Representative Church Body Library
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Reading room, The Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Reading room, The Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The collection of c.2,000 manuscripts includes the largest corpus of Irish language manuscripts in a single repository, the oldest surviving Irish manuscript, the Cathach, or Psalter of St Columba, and other important early texts. The manuscript collections encompass a wide range of fields including genealogy, history, literature, hagiography, early Irish law, natural history, journals and diaries, society minute books, etc. Over 60 early Irish manuscripts have been digitized and are accessible on www.isos.dias.ie. The library organises regular exhibitions, public lectures and library visits.
Courtesy of the Royal Irish Academy
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Limerick Studies
Limerick Studies
Limerick Studies Archive is the repository for local government archives in Limerick County and holds the local authority records of Limerick County Council and administrative records of older bodies such as the Board of Guardians and Rural District Councils. Also included in the archives are private Limerick collections such as the Monteagle Papers and the Coote Papers. Access to the archives is by appointment.
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Cork Local Studies Department
Cork Local Studies Department
Cork Local Studies Department includes a diverse range of material relating to all aspects of Cork City And County including geography, history, antiquities, folklore, archaeology and culture.
Courtesy of Cork Local Studies Department
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Wexford County Archive & Records Centre
Wexford County Archive & Records Centre
Wexford County Archive Service is a repository for the archives of Wexford County Council and a rich resource for the study of the origins and development of local government in Co. Wexford. It also holds records of predecessor bodies of the present local authority system, including the Grand Juries, the Poor Law Unions, the Rural District Councils and Wexford Board of Health & Public Assistance. In addition, the Archive contains a wealth of collections of private origin.
Courtesy of Wexford County Archive & Records Centre
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West Cork Chamber Music Festival
West Cork Chamber Music Festival
Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe performing in St Brendan's Church.
Copyright Tony McElhiney
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Laois County Archive
Laois County Archive
Laois County Archive recognises the importance of heritage and the value of perserving the accumulated records of individuals and institutions due to their value as primary sources for researchers and for their adminstrative and legal function.
Courtesy of Laois County Archive
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UCD Special Library Collections
UCD Special Library Collections
Special Collections contains unique book, archival and manuscript collections. UCD students and staff, and external users, can consult the collections in the Special Collections reading room. Special Collections is located on Level 1 of the James Joyce Library. The collection contains books, pamphlets and journals on a variety of subjects spanning the 15th to the 21st century. The main printed collections consist of material from the Catholic University of Ireland and the Royal College of Science for Ireland . Some collections have been bequeathed or purchased. These collections are named according to their provenance. There is also rich variety of archival collections held in UCD Library Special Collections, spanning four centuries of Irish history and culture, and encompassing such diverse subjects as literature, Gaelic language and folklore, music, genealogy and political history. UCD Special Collections holds a collection of modern literary papers in the area of modern Anglo-Irish and English literature, including poetry, drama, short stories, and novels. The creative processes which all works of literature undergo during their composition find expression in the numerous drafts, notebooks, diaries, and correspondence contained within the archive. In addition there are a significant number of manuscript collections, which offer invaluable resources in the fields of Irish culture and language studies.
Courtesy of UCD Special Library Collections
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Local Studies - Mullingar Library
Local Studies - Mullingar Library
Local studies has become increasingly popular in recent years whether researchers are researching family history, parish or townland history, sports, pastimes or folklore. The invaluable resources held in Mullingar and Athlone cover both county and local history.
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University Concert Hall, Limerick, Co. Limerick
University Concert Hall, Limerick, Co. Limerick
University Concert Hall is situated on the University of Limerick campus, outside Limerick city. Opened on September 18th, 1993, by An Taoiseach, Mr Albert Reynolds T.D. and U.S. Ambassador, Mrs Jean Kennedy Smith, UCH is the first purpose built concert hall in Ireland. Seating over 1000 people, UCH is suitable for a wide variety of events, hosting concerts of many types including Grand Opera, Dance, Comedy, Drama and Pop/Rock Concerts. Festivals and conferences are also hosted.
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