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Irish Manuscripts Commission

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The Irish Manuscripts Commission, founded 1928, preserves primary manuscript sources for Irish history in print and online. Browse our collection, including free digital resources at irishmanuscripts.ie

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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join us tomorrow morning for #HistFest! "What did the Normans ever do for us?" @jmarshallmed.bsky.social and Paul Dryburgh (TNA, UK) explore original records from the period after the #Norman invasion of Ireland for #HistFest2026. Introduced by Dr Audrey Whitty (@nlireland.bsky.social).
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Join us this Saturday for #HistFest2026 Explore primary sources from the period of the Norman invasion (Ormond Collection @nlireland.bsky.social) with @jmarshallmed.bsky.social. The earliest charter features the granting of lands to Richard de Clare AKA #Strongbow. irishmanuscripts.ie/normans/
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What did the Normans ever do for us? - Irish Manuscripts
What did the Normans ever do for us? And what has the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) done for the Normans? As Ireland and Europe prepare to mark the Norman Millennium in 2027, this event explores ...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#HistFest2026 lecture: 3 Oct | 45 Merrion Sq | 11:00 Dr Paul Dryburgh examines the earliest surviving memoranda rolls held by @narireland.bsky.social. Originating in the exchequer, they among the oldest administrative records from #medieval Ireland. www.irishmanuscripts.ie/foh26/
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Upcoming Event: Festival of History 2026 - Irish Manuscripts
The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted once again to be taking part in the Dublin Festival of History, with a public lecture What did the Normans ever do for us? This lecture will explore prima...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#HistFest2026 lecture: 3 Oct | 45 Merrion Sq | 11:00 The Normandy and Ireland Settlement Connections project by @virtualtreasury.bsky.social & @jmarshallmed.bsky.social traces #Norman conquerors to their ancestral lands, drawing on manuscript sources in IMC editions. irishmanuscripts.ie/normans/
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What did the Normans ever do for us? - Irish Manuscripts
What did the Normans ever do for us? And what has the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) done for the Normans? As Ireland and Europe prepare to mark the Norman Millennium in 2027, this event explores ...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What did the Normans ever do for us? And what has IMC done for the Normans? @jmarshallmed and Paul Dryburgh (TNA, UK) explore original records from the period after the #Norman invasion of Ireland for #HistFest2026. Introduced by Dr Audrey Whitty (@nlireland). www.irishmanuscripts.ie/foh26
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Upcoming Event: Festival of History 2026 - Irish Manuscripts
The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted once again to be taking part in the Dublin Festival of History, with a public lecture What did the Normans ever do for us? This lecture will explore prima...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Save the date for #HistFest2026 🎤 Public lecture: What did the Normans ever do for us? 🗓️ Sat 3 October at 11am 📍 45 Merrion Square 🎟️ Free admission – first come first served. ❗️Limited spaces available: punctual arrival advised! More at: www.irishmanuscripts.ie/normans/
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What did the Normans ever do for us? - Irish Manuscripts
What did the Normans ever do for us? And what has the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) done for the Normans? As Ireland and Europe prepare to mark the Norman Millennium in 2027, this event explores ...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Newly published: Analecta Hibernica No. 54 is now available! Contains a report to the minister and 11 papers on primary sources including the winning submission for the inaugural IMC student prize. A full list of the contents is available at: www.irishmanuscripts.ie/product/ah54/
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Final reminder for the IMC student prize: submissions to be made before Wednesday 29 July!
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Closing date: Wed 29 July The IMC student prize of €1,000 is awarded to a postgraduate student for editing a short historical document, which will also be considered for publication in Analecta Hibernica. Learn more at: irishmanuscripts.ie/imc-student-prize-2026/
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IMC Student Prize 2026 - Irish Manuscripts
The Irish Manuscripts Commission wishes to award a prize of €1,000 to a postgraduate student for editing a short historical document. Winning entries will also be considered for publication in Analect...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New in the Papal Letters series - Vol XXII, 1522–1523: Adrain VI, edited by Alan Macquarrie. An essential source from the #VaticanArchives, including bishop appointments in Ireland & UK as well as obscure details from local parishes. See more at: irishmanuscripts.ie/product/papal-letters-xxii/
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Calendar of Papal Letters, Vol. XXII, 1522-1523: Adrian VI, Vatican and Lateran Registers - Irish Manuscripts
This volume calendars the entries in the papal registers of letters in the Vatican Apostolic Archives during the brief but important pontificate of Adrian VI. These letters are being explored and publ...
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Tonight at 8pm in the Mayfair Library, Parliament St, Kilkenny the @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social will be launching the brand new edition & translation of the infamous Statute of Kilkenny. Hurlers and rhymers beware! And no calling someone 'English hob' or 'Irish dog' either.
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
22 Nov 1520: At the Armagh consistory court in Termonfeckin. Claims of marriage contract and money for fixing a belt. For more see the Armagh Act Book, 1518-1522 from @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social
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Tailte Éireann @tailteeireann.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Tailte Éireann were delighted to be invited by the Irish Manuscript Commission to participate in the Doing business in Ireland 1711–1860 seminar on Saturday. With thanks to the Irish Architectural Archive for providing the beautiful lecture venue and all who attended. #HistFest2025 #VirtualTreasury
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Word cloud showing the huge range of business reflected in the Partnership memorials in @tailteeireann.bsky.social
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
@irishmanuscripts.bsky.social Nicola Morris details the ground breaking introduction of limited liability for investors in order to stimulate business in Ireland in 1782
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
#HistFest2025 event at 45 Merrion Square this morning, with @tailteeireann.bsky.social and @virtualtreasury.bsky.social
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
"Doing business in Ireland 1711-1860" a #HistFest25 public lecture Explore the origins of Irish businesses through the invaluable records of the Registry of Deeds 4 Oct | 11 am | 45 Merrion Sq No booking required. First come first served. irishmanuscripts.ie/foh2025/ @tailteeireann.bsky.social
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Festival of History — public lecture - Irish Manuscripts
The Irish Manuscripts Commission are delighted to present, as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2025: Doing business in Ireland 1711-1860 a public lecture Have you ever wondered how enterprises l...
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Irish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Now available: The Eoin MacNeill lecture given last November by Dagmar Hovestädt entitled "Records for accountability: archival contributions to justice and human rights" can be purchased at irishmanuscripts.ie/product/macneill-lecture-2024/
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The Eoin MacNeill Lecture 2024 — Records for accountability: archival contributions to justice and human rights - Irish Manuscripts
The Eoin MacNeill Lecture was established by the Irish Manuscripts Commission in 2011. It provides an opportunity for an Irish audience to hear distinguished scholars from outside Ireland talk about t...
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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the explosion and fire which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War. To mark the date, we are releasing over 175,000 historical documents on our site. Read more here: virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...
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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Launching this beauty tonight! @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #history #irishhistory #research
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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
A good crowd on a sunny evening @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social for the launch of this handsome volume. See www.virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/cromwellian-surveys for the prequel 🙂
LIST
OF THE
CLAIMS
As they
ate ENTRED with the
TRUSTEES
CHICHESTER HOUSE
ON
COLLEGE GREEN
DUBLIN,Audience listening to the launch speechView of Merrion Sq on a sunny evening
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
4 Sept 1626: d. Christopher Holywood of #Artane #Dublin, head of the #Jesuit mission in #Ireland #otd He wrote many of the letters that feature in the @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social edition of the #Irish Jesuit Annual Letters 1604-74 (image from @ucdarchives.bsky.social )
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