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We exist to promote the place of archives in Irish society. #IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive Find out more about the society: irishsocietyforarchives.wordpress.c…

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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 12h
Have you used our Imposter Syndrome Resource Pack yet? Use it to understand imposter syndrome, how the archive and wider GLAM sector has approached it, and where to go for more information. Explore it via: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/support-and-...
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Imposter Syndrome Resource Pack - Scottish Council on Archives
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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Work with us! DCU Archives and Special Collections is recruiting an Institutional Archivist on a fixed term post of 1.5 years. Full details: my.corehr.com/pls/dcurecru... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social @tcdlibrary.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ISA Autumn Lecture Series 2026🍂📢 Join us on 21 October for ‘Opening the Record: Delivering the 1926 Census Online’ with Zoe Reid, The National Archives, Ireland. 📍 Dublin City Library & Archive ⏰ 6pm refreshments|6:30pm lecture 🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/4rFyadW #IrishHistory #1926Census #Genealogy
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Opening the record: Delivering the 1926 Census online
Behind the 1926 Census: Zoë Reid reveals how the National Archives preserved 700,000 household forms and made them available to all.
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Dublin City Heritage Office @dublincityheritage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The #1926Census provides a snapshot into life in the newly-formed Irish state on the eve of 18th April 1926. Gregory Walls provides a glimpse into what the census tells us (& what it doesn't) about the nation's capital at this time in a recent talk, available to watch now - youtu.be/LLdrCe30Uk8
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Dublin and the 1926 Census | Gregory Walls | Dublin City Heritage Talks 2026
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's #BlackHistoryMonth and we are celebrating with a Spotlight display in the James Joyce Library! Stop by & browse the shelves for titles from our collection on Black history, politics, arts and more. See our guide at libguides.ucd.ie/spotlight @ucdglobal.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social
Black History Month spotlight graphic showing shapes in green, gold and red.
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📰 Caith súil ar an nuacht agus na scéalta is déanaí ó Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Roinnimid buaicphointí suimiúla ónár mbailiúcháin ar réimse ábhair a bhaineann le gach ré de stair na hÉireann, rud a fhágann go mbíonn rud éigin ann do chách: www.nli.ie/ga/news-stories
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Nuacht & Scéalta
Nuacht & Scéalta Déanach ag an Leabharlann: clár na n-imeachtaí saor in aisce 8 Lúnasa 2023 Síneadh curtha le Taispeántas ‘Seamus Heaney: Éist Anois Arís’ chuig 2025 28 Iúil 2023 8 Lúnasa 2023 Déanach ag an Leabharlann: clár na n-imeachtaí saor in aisce > 28 Iúil 2023 Síneadh curtha le Taispeántas ‘…
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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Culture Night at Collins Barracks ✨ Join us for an evening of conversations, discoveries and the occasional moment that completely changes how you see Irish History. 📍 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks 🎟️ Free admission www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #CultureNight #CultureNight2026
Lavender promotional poster featuring the text “Culture Night at Collins Barracks, Friday 18 September.” Event advertisement for the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, highlighting free admission and Culture Night activities celebrating Irish history, heritage, and museum collections.Black-and-white historic photograph of Ellis Court in Dublin showing a red-brick tenement building with shopfronts and several children standing outside an archway entrance. Promotional graphic for “Echoes Through the Hallway: The Story of Ellis Court,” a Culture Night event at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, exploring 140 years of Dublin city life and social history.Historic wooden suffrage sign reading “Votes for Women” displayed on a lavender background. Promotional graphic for “A Changing Ireland: People, Protest and Progress,” a Culture Night event at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, examining social movements, protest, and change in Ireland over the past century.Promotional poster for an LGBTQIA+ tour at Collins Barracks during Culture Night. The poster features a modern upholstered chair with a chrome frame on a lavender background. Text invites visitors to explore hidden histories through museum objects on Friday 18 September, with tours from 17:30 to 18:30 and 19:00 to 20:00. Free admission, booking required. National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
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Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com · 08/09/2026
I highly recommend this course in advanced sources for #IrishGenealogy with Seán Murphy: #AncestryHour
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Digital Preservation Coalition @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026
📻 Have you registered for iPRES Radio yet? From 22–25 September, we’ll be bringing some of the conversations, ideas and atmosphere of #iPRES2026 in Copenhagen to the wider digital preservation community online. All are welcome to join us. #iPRESRadio is free […] [Original post on digipres.club]
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢The deadline for queries about this OPEN CALL📸 is Fri, 4 Sep & the deadline for applications is ✨Wed, 16 Sep✨. UCD Library seeks photographers and lens-based artists for a commission capturing the National Folklore Collection's move to its new home. Full details at www.ucd.ie/irishfolklor...
Ediphone audio recording tool with box of wax cylinders. Photo by Dragana Jurišić.
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Explore Your Archive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
✨New month, new theme! ✨ For September, the theme is #EYAErased 👀 Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your posts! #ExploreYourArchive
White text on a grey background of a photograph showing faded figures, “#EYAErased”
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Calling all Irish Archives! 📢 Contributions are now invited for the ISA Autumn 2026 Newsletter. 🍂 📖 Articles should be 500-750 in docx format. Illustrations should be 300 dpi, in JPEG. Please send to Honorary Editor Mary Clark via email at gormlai123@gmail.com Deadline: Friday 18 September 2026
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UCC Library @ucclibrary.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you missed our talk today, you might enjoy this excellent video 😊 @louiseoc.bsky.social
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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The latest Cultural Heritage blog post by UCD Archives, Principal Archivist, Kate Manning is now available to read on the UCD Library Cultural Heritage Collections blog.
Poster for a UCD Library talk titled "A father's and mother's anxiety for their dear one's safety: a journey home in time of war" by Kate Manning, shown over a collage of handwritten wartime letters and envelopes with the UCD logo.
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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📢 Call for Submissions: Scotland's Community Heritage Conversations SCHC wants to hear how collaboration across communities, generations, cultures & sectors sparks fresh learning and growth. Full call: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotlands-... #CommunityHeritage #ScotlandHeritage
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Scotland's Community Heritage Conversations 2026: Sharing Our Strengths
Celebrating community heritage with inspiring talks, workshops and connection, showing how collaboration sparks shared learning and growth.
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Canadian Network on Humanitarian History @aidhistory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Discover the Digital Humanitarian Archives Toolkit, in a webinar Tomorrow morning (Thursday 22 July). Register here 👉 www.dpconline.org/events/event... \ @archivistsdotca.bsky.social @library-archives.canada.ca
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#DPClinic July - Digital Humanitarian Archives Toolkit - Digital Preservation Coalition
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Can’t wait to tune in for this one! 📺 🙂‍↕️
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Explore Your Archive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
💫 Check out this new #EYAArchitecture blog from the National Fairground and Circus Archive at @uoscollections.bsky.social ! 🎪 Read to discover the evolution of fairground architecture through their fascinating collections 🎡🎪 exploreyourarchive.org/the-evolutio... #ExploreYourArchive
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The Evolution of Fairground Architecture — Explore Your Archive
From the National Fairground and Circus Archive take us on a rollercoaster ride through the evolution of fairground architecture.
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Fiona Ainsworth @fionaainsworth.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This month we are celebrating #EYAArchitecture and what a great way to highlight all the fascinating plans we hold in our Archive collection. It wouldn't be a Kew plan without a 'Pine and Strawberry House' or a 'Fruit Room'. #EYA @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #KewLA
Cropped close-up of a building plan, showing three large rooms. Along the top of the plan is a narrow, long room, faintly labelled 'Hall'. Below this, from left to right, is the Fruit Room, the Gardeners Mess Room, which is separated by a thin partition from the Packing Room. Above the whole plan it says 'Pine and Strawberry House'.
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Amazing news from the Cork LGBT Archive! A permanent LGBTQ Exibition will soon be open in the Cork Public Museum🥳 Check out the opening date of the exhibition along with an amazing schedule of other summer events below!
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Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We're delighted to announce that images of an Icelandic manuscript in the Royal Irish Academy collection have been added to handrit.is. Handrit is a joint electronic catalogue of Icelandic manuscripts preserved in Iceland and abroad. It is a project of the National and University Library of Iceland.
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📢 Applications are open for the National Library of Ireland’s 2026–2027 Studentships! ⭐ Library ⭐ Archival ⭐ Research A great opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop your career. Learn more, and apply by 3pm, 17 July 2026: www.nli.ie/about-us/working-nationa…
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University of Galway Library Heritage Collections @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#EYAArchitecture #ExploreYourArchive Architectural plans for the upper storey and the south side of the Quadrangle building at Queen's College Galway, designed and signed by Irish architect John B Keane, 18th November 1846 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📣 We're hiring: Conservator (AKII) 2-year fixed-term contract Join the National Library of Ireland to help conserve nationally significant collections, including parchment, manuscripts and early printed works relating to the Normans in Ireland. ⭐ Info + #apply by 31 July: ow.ly/X9Op50ZkZKj
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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 08/07/2026
☕ All are welcome to join DRI for our virtual Coffee Morning on 29 July 2026 at 11am! Writer & DAM Librarian Jessie McCarty will introduce Folk Data - an inclusive approach to metadata + taxonomy that centres people, communities + ethical information architecture. Register: dri.ie/events/dri-c...
A promotional graphic for a monthly coffee morning series, featuring coffee cups and a calendar icon.
A person with glasses sits at a table, arms crossed, displaying a thoughtful expression.
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📣 We're hiring: Conservator (AKII) 2-year fixed-term contract Join the National Library of Ireland to help conserve nationally significant collections, including parchment, manuscripts and early printed works relating to the Normans in Ireland. ⭐ Info + #apply by 31 July: ow.ly/X9Op50ZkZKj
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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the sea turtles, for today is their special day! To celebrate World Sea Turtle Day, here is an illustration from the book 'Natural History Abridged' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc. 📷 Reserve 590 BUF #WorldSeaTurtleDay #SeaTurtleDay #RareBooks
Cropped image from a book showing a colour illustration of a sea turtle in side profile, swimming, painted in shades of dark green.
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University of Surrey Archives and Special Collections @archives-unisurrey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It's Refugee Week and we're recognising the contributions and resilience of those displaced and seeking sanctuary. This painting is by E. H. Shepard, later illustrator of 'Winnie-the-Pooh', who drew this scene of Italian refugees while he was serving in Italy in 1917. #ehshepard #refugeeweek
A painting of three people with cart pulled by two white oxen. The people are dressed in black and brown and are walking hunched over; the cart is piled high with colourful blue and white checked blankets and other belongings. In the distance there are trees and a house.
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Derbyshire Record Office @derbyshiredro.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
During the #FirstWorldWar the Herbert Strutt School in Belper, hosted Belgian refugee pupils. Across the UK 10,000 Belgian children joined British schools after fleeing the German invasion. Our Archive Of The Week are their admission registers. #RefugeeWeek #WW1
Internal page from a school register, landscape in shape. The paper is sepia coloured with printed columns and boxes with headings. Some of these have been filled with handwritten information. At the top of the page is the school name Herbert Strutt School, Belper. Underneath is the surname Deknock and first name Irina.
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #bloomsday
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What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954?
Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
On 16 June 1954, the 50th anniversary of #Bloomsday, a group of writers set out from architect Michael Scott’s home in Sandycove to retrace the steps of Leopold Bloom from Ulysses by James Joyce.
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Happy Bloomsday! 🌼 📖 Why not celebrate by exporing some amazing #irisharchives and special collections like NUIG who have an amazing collection of #JamesJoyce titles!
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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📣 1 week until OHNI's #oralhistory Annual Meeting in Tralee! Speaker Spotlight today is Michael Burns, Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum & @oralhistsoc.bsky.social presenting a paper on WW2 refugees. 📅 18–19 June 📍Meadowlands Hotel Tralee tickettailor.com/events/oralh... #Tralee #NIWarMemorial
An image promoting the OHNI 2026 Annual Meeting. A graphic featuring a portrait of speaker Michael Burns alongside text announcing his talk, titled "'May the road rise to meet you': Refugees, evacuees and visitors to Northern Ireland during the Second World War." The event takes place June 18th-19th at Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, and includes a QR code.
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
On International Archives Day, the ISA joins colleagues around the world in celebrating the work of archivists and records managers who preserve, protect, and provide access to our shared documentary heritage! #InternationalArchiveDay #InternationalArchivesWeek #DocumentaryHeritage #ArchivesMatter
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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Just 1 week until launch of Bloomsday Festival! 📖 11-16 June 2026 bloomsdayfestival.ie #bloomsdayfestival In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Which medieval dog are you?
Selection of illuminations of 9 medieval dogs ranging in emotions and poses.
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New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just a few days left to apply for a new professionals bursary from the Archives and Records Association to attend their fabulous conference in Glasgow, 5-7 August. A must for all new #archives and #recordsmanagement professionals: mailchi.mp/archives/bur.... Deadline: Wednesday 3 June, 17:00.
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Bursaries for our 2026 Conference - applications now open
Bursary applications now open The ARA Annual Conference is outstanding value: your full delegate fee covers accommodation, meals, and an intensive three-day programme. We want as many members as…
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A Pride month post 🌈 - delighted to be associated whth this fantastic project - Remembrance and Reminiscence: Dublin City Queer Oral History Project www.dublincity.ie/archaeology-....
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Remembrance and Reminiscence: Dublin City Queer Oral History Project
Dublin City Council's Heritage Office is conducting an oral history project to capture the recollections and memories of LGBTQ+ people in Dublin in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 00s
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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨 FLOOD IN THE ARCHIVE! 🚨 Now i've got your attention - playtest our serious tabletop game on heritage disaster response. 12th June, 1-4pm, Exeter Innovation Hub Open to anyone in heritage (paid/unpaid)/ interested in game design 🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990790345... Find out more ⬇️
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LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Serious Games - Heritage at Risk
LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Serious Games - Heritage at Risk
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Featuring some truly distressing scenes… 😬 For #PaperclipDay, discover 10 reasons why brass is best on our blog: buff.ly/f6PuWuO @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #archives @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #paperclips #preservation
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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 25/05/2026
⌛Today is your last chance to register for the @fiatifta.bsky.social Preservation and Migration Seminar 2026! Get your tickets at fiatifta.org/product/dubl... We look forward to welcoming attendees to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), Dublin on 4 and 5 June 2026🎉
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Dublin 2026 - Registration - FIAT/IFTA
Register now to attend the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2023 taking place in Locarno, Switzerland, from October 17th - 20th.
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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
An impressive bouquet of flowers from Paul Contant's 'Le Bouquet Printanier', printed in 1600 in La Rochelle.
Plate of an engraving of a bouquet of flowers
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Last week’s ISA talk on the CIÉ archives service really stood out! It was fascinating to hear about establishing the service, from setting up systems and workflows to thinking about long-term access. Thanks to Kevin Forkan for the great talk, and to everyone who attended! #IrishArchives #GLAM
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University of Galway Library Heritage Collections @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Take a look at our latest blog highlighting some fascinating handwritten items from our collections! 📜 #EYAHandwriting #ExploreYourArchive #EYAPeannaireacht #CuardaighDoChartlann hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2026/05/hand...
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Handwriting in the Archives
From personal letters to manuscripts and signatures of prominent literary and political figures, handwritten material offers a direct conn...
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Tonight!! We hope to see you there!
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Digital Preservation Coalition @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026
Just a few days left to enter the Digital Preservation Awards #DPA2026 , celebrating outstanding digital preservation work from across the globe 🌍 We are inviting nominations for: ✨ impactful initiatives 🤝 cooperation & collaboration 💡 research & innovation 📣 […] [Original post on digipres.club]
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Wrapping up #Archive30, a month that’s incl. the exhibition opening & a closer look at the #KarunCollection, showing #whyarchives matter as they connect objects, stories, and context in powerful ways. Thanks for hosting @arascot.bsky.social 🎉 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk #textiles
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New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Ever wondered what the Archives and Records Association can do for new professionals working with records in the UK & Ireland? Come along and find out for yourself at our next knowledge-sharing and networking event: online, Weds 20 May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-c....
Archives and Records Association Section for New Professionals 
Networking and Training 
Online 20 May 2026 12:00 BST
with Chris Sheridan, Head of Professional Standards and Development
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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Roger Casement is remembered as a revolutionary & humanitarian, but new research reveals a surprising side to him- a lifelong passion for zoology. He even has a hawkmoth named after him (Gnathothlibus casementi). Dr Aidan O’Hanlon’s new @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Photograph of Sir Roger Casement  'who laid down his life for Ireland August 3 1916'. Casement standing against rail with hat, cane and coat in hand. Autographed 'From his sister Agnes Casement Newman, with best wishes, 1924'.The Gnathothlibus casementi, a species of Hawkmoth named in honour of Roger Casement. Photo: Eitschberger & O'Hanlon, 2023
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Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The ISA presents 'How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives', delivered by Kevin Forkan, Group Archivist at CIÉ. Where? Dublin City Library and Archive When? May 6th Refreshments from 6pm and lecture from 6:30pm Free for members and non-members! Register below!👇🏼
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How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives
Learn how the CIÉ archives service was put in place to store the records held by the group, and future plans for the historic collections.
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