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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Arthur Shields and the 1916 Rising

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How the Abbey actor who later played Padraig Pearse in Hollywood himself took part in the Rebels' last stand in the 1916 Rising  ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Tribute to Éamon de Buitléar

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Éamon de Buitléar It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of the great Éamon de Buitléar. To generations of Irish peop...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Éamon de Buitléar - Arts Tonight interview on RTÈ Radio 1

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The Arts Tonight program on RTÈ Radio 1 featured a special interview with the wonderful Éamon de Buitléar last night. Hosted by Vincent ...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Special Collections Book of the Month - 'Life in the West of Ireland', Jack B. Yeats

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  Jack B. Yeats Life in the West of Ireland (Dublin: Maunsel, 1912)   Our Book of the Month for January 2013 is Jack B. Yeats....
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Image from Aran Islands c.1894

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The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted the new background image on our Twitter page . As well as providing a New Year's facelift, t...
Monday, January 7, 2013

J.R.R. Tolkien as external examiner at University College Galway

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Following on from the great interest in our recent news and updates on the great J.R.R. Tolkien being an external examiner in English here a...
Friday, December 21, 2012

The Nativity - Christmas Scenes, Lady Gregory and Douglas Hyde

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Cover of The Nativity script by Lady Gregory For a festive themed update from the archives of the James Hardiman Library, we delved...