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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The poet Francis Macnamara (1884–1946) is a fascinating thread running through the Joseph Maunsell Hone (1882–1959) Papers @ucdarchives.bsky.social Principal Archivist Kate Manning takes us through this interesting tapestry in the latest CH blog: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/09/15/t...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The latest #CulturalHeritage blog post, 'Stories through art: The Eviction by Lady Elizabeth Butler' has been published! Written by Claire Dunne, you can read the blog here: buff.ly/sBNHHTH @ucddublin.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @historyhub.bsky.social

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UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The latest post on the @ucdlibrary.bsky.social Cultural Heritage Blog is part two of Kate's post on the controversies concerning the role and function of the governor-general in the Irish Free State. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/07/24/a...

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“A considered policy”: the Governor General and Éamon de Valera (Part 2)

In part one of this post, we looked at a file in the papers of Josephine McNeill’s papers concerning her husband, James McNeill, governor-general of the Irish Free State. The office of governor-gen…

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UCD College of Arts & Humanities @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We are thrilled to share that Dr Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, novelist, playwright, graduate of @ucddublin.bsky.social and lecturer in Creative Writing at the UCD School of English, Drama and Film, has been named as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction 📚 www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...

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Acclaimed writer and UCD graduate Éilís Ní Dhuibhne named new Laureate for Irish Fiction - UCD College of Arts and Humanities

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Job opportunity!📢 Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required. See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE

Job announcement Cultural Heritage Library Assistants needed at UCD Library. Apply by 15th July at 12 noon. Moths and flowers print in the background.

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Sandra Collins @collinssandra.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Lovely celebration of everything Eugene Roche has done for @ucdlibrary.bsky.social and the Library’s Special Collections as he retires after 26 years in @ucddublin.bsky.social 👏

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Join us next week for our next online talk: Professor Sarah Covington on ‘Connecting Folklore, History and Theory in the 21st Century: Irish Folklore’. Tuesday 17 June at 19:00 BST, tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting...

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Connecting Folklore, History and Theory in the 21st Century: Irish Folklore

Sarah Covington turns to examples from Ireland to think in new ways about the relationship between history and folklore

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

💀✨ Trouble brewing in the National Folklore Collection! UCD MA in Creative Writing graduate Dave Rudden returns with Conn of the Dead, the first spooktacular instalment in his Tales of the Darkisle series. 🧚✨ @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social | @bealoideasucd.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, written by Simon O’Leary, explore the work of the Hans Hartmann, including a recently digitised collection of audio tapes which Hartmann collected in the West of Ireland throughout the 1960's. (1/2) buff.ly/HGdzjRo

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Ahead of receiving his honorary degree, Professor Glassie visited the National Folklore Collection UCD and took part in a discussion with Jonny Dillon, archivist at the collection and host of the podcast Blúiríní Béaloidis. @bealoideasucd.bsky.social

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

💙💛 Pioneering ethnologist Professor Henry Glassie has received an honorary degree from University College Dublin in recognition of his tireless advocacy for folklore and understanding the human experience.

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Renowned folklorist Professor Henry Glassie receives honorary degree

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Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter @dhlabexeter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Happy #WorldBeeDay ! To celebrate, here are some Bee related illustrations from the 1878 and 1879 editions of 'The Busy Bee' magazine! To find out more about this Victorian magazine and The Art of Fiction project, follow the link below! artfiction.exeter.ac.uk #digitalhumanities #digital #bees

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

'A bulletin of abuse and mockery'...In 1952, Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh & his brother Peter published a magazine called 'Kavanagh's Weekly'. Although it only lasted 13 issues, it launched a scathing critique of Irish society in that short time. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/15/a...

Composite of photos - black and white shot of brothers Peter and Patrick Kavanagh outside the Four Courts, Dublin. Black and white photo of the brothers threshing hay, and an open book 'Kavanagh's Weekly'.

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Úna Bhreathnach @unaeb.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Bheartaigh muid cuardach an Phríomhbhailiúcháin @duchas-ie.bsky.social a shaibhriú le rangú breise ‘Amhránaíocht’. Blagmhír nua @jeaic.bsky.social faoin 1,700 amhrán atá sa Phríomhbhailiúchan agus atá inchuardaithe anois. www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/ar-t... @bealoideasucd.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, explore the personal correspondence between Eamon de Valera & Neville Chamberlain, offering an insight into a relationship during a trying and turbulent time period in history. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/02/i...

Handwritten and typed beige and gray letters and documents.

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

It's nearly May Day, let's celebrate the Irish way! Do you decorate a May Bush for Good luck? Or light a bonfire & dance? Keeper of the Folklife collections, Clodagh Doyle, discusses the traditions associated with welcoming the summer on May Day #NMIBlog www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

Butter print in shape of evil eye, Irish Folklife Division

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📢 An exciting opportunity for conservators & archivists! UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library. Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May #jobfairy

Reader looking at an open book on a cushion on a white table with bookshelves in the background.

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Monday 5th May is the deadline to apply for our Interim Head of UCD #SpecialCollections position! Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period. Apply by 12 noon: buff.ly/SCXHeOP #LISjobsIE #JobFairy @ucdischool.bsky.social

White shelves with labelled cardboard archival boxes. Job opportunity for an Interim Head of UCD Special Collections.

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Registration is open for our conference 'Folklore and the Senses' in collaboration with the Department of Folklore & Ethnology @ucc.ie. View the programme & download the booking form here: folklore-society.com/event/folklo.... Please note the deadline for booking to attend in person is 6 June 2025

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Folklore and the Senses - The Folklore Society

Folklore and the Senses: Hybrid conference of The Folklore Society in collaboration with the Department of Folklore and Ethnology, University College Cork, Ireland The Folklore Society’s Annual Confer...

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

In the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog Jonny Dillon explores the Easter tradition in Ireland & in the collections of the National Folklore Collection, covering terminology, marriage customs and...oatmilk? Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/04/17/m... & have a great Easter!

Photo of the ruins of a church with stone walls and a green grassy field in the foreground.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🐄🥛 Blúiríní Béaloidis/Folklore Fragments Podcast is back in a new video format! Join us as we explore changing attitudes to food in Ireland, from milk and butter to spice bags and purple Snack Bars, and the impact of the Irish language on our understanding of food and place in Irish tradition.

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