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Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla. Explore our collections: www.nli.ie/collections/our-collecti…

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 6h

Last week, we were delighted to welcome poet Colm Keegan to the NLI for the launch of his new collection, Camcorder, published by Salmon Poetry. 📚 With guest speaker Sarah Maria Griffin, the evening brought together readers, writers and friends for an evening of poetry and conversation.

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 23h

‘Air from Another Life’: Seamus Heaney and the Reflective Self Join us on Sat 10th Oct at 2pm for a discussion on the ways Heaney reflected on his creative life, drawing on his own words in interviews, essays, and prose. ow.ly/JruH50ZUtE0

‘Air from Another Life’: Seamus Heaney and the Reflective Self

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🇮🇪 Historical Fiction | Ficsean Stairiúil Join us for a bilingual discussion on writing the history of 16th & 17th-century Ireland, as part of Dublin Festival of History. With Marie-Louise Coolahan, Deirdre Serjeantson & author Liam MacCóil. 📅 8 Oct | 6.30pm ow.ly/i6kX50ZPJAw

Historical fiction/Ficsean stairiúil

Telling Stories of Early Modern Ireland

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Cal Sanderson @cal-sanderson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

These bad boys are going in the post to @nlireland.bsky.social who have mostly kindly accepted them into the national collection.

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When you're doing your own @nlireland.bsky.social jigsaw (with ironic difficulty)and find yer mate's name on a book @carolmaddock.bsky.social #TheLateNightWritersClub

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Lisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 01/10/2026

IT BEGINS. #Booktober 2026 kicks off with Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker, rediscovered in our amazing @nlireland.bsky.social 2 years ago by Brian Cleary, and republished in this beautiful edition with the proceeds going to the Charlotte Stoker Fund. #spookybooks #31sp #halloweencountdown

Gibbet Hill and a ghostly friend

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History Ireland Magazine @historyireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

McMonagle descendants Cate Watson & Laura McDonald travelled from the US for Tuesday’s History Ireland Hedge School at NLI. Tommy Graham was joined by Sinéad McCoole (NLI), Lar Joye (Dublin Port) & Breandán Mac Suibhne (University of Galway). @universityofgalway.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social

Tommy Graham and guests at the latest History Ireland Hedge School in the National Library

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Lisa Grimm Grinning Ghosts Come Out to Socialise @lisagrimm.com · 02/10/2026

Always take the opportunity for a bathroom selfie when in the gorgeous @nlireland.bsky.social bathroom, especially when you’re wearing Yeats-adjacent tights (albeit at a Brian Friel event - well done to all the amazing performers and the staff behind the scenes).

Pale white lady in the mirror

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📚 Happy World Teachers’ Day! To mark the occasion, we’re sharing this photograph of a group of schoolchildren with their teacher, dating from around 1906–1914. The photograph is part of the Congested Districts Board Photograph Collection: catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0001866…

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Postanna folamh atá ar fáil faoi láthair ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann: www.nli.ie/ga/ce-muid-fein/poist-i-…

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cat person or dog person? Why choose when you can have one of each! 🐱🐶 Happy World Animal Day! 🐾 📷 Woman, possibly Helen Dillon, seated on a bench with a kitten on her lap and a dog by her side, circa 1900; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0005223….

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures Discover the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty, as part of Dublin Festival of History. Explore 7 West African manuscripts and the stories of their makers, markings and journeys across time and space. Wed 7 Oct, 5.30pm ow.ly/4p1750ZQRzn

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures

Discovering the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🌒 Samhain & the Thinning Veil | The First Quarter Day Join folklorist Glynnis Cowley for this talk during Dublin By Dusk! 📅 Thurs, 29 Oct at 6pm: ow.ly/yQfo50ZQS0m This talk will discuss the Irish origins of Hallowe'en, traditions + rituals, and proximity of the otherworld during Samhain.

Samhain and the Thinning Veil

The First Quarter Day

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🏛️ Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty 📅 Thurs, 22 Oct at 6pm: ow.ly/IL7X50ZQRRn Visitors will discover the history of this remarkable building.

Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇮🇪 Into Irish | Isteach sa Ghaeilge What does it mean to translate world literature into Irish? Join award-winning translators Antain Mac Lochlainn & Máirín Nic Con Iomaire for a bilingual conversation. 📅 15 Oct | 6.30pm 🔗 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/irish

Literature Ireland and the National Library of Ireland present an In Conversation series, Translating a Nation

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Is féidir taitneamh a bhaint as ár dtaispeántas ar líne: A Modern Eye: Helen Hooker O’Malley’s Ireland'. Taiscéal an taispeántas anseo: ow.ly/3O6950ZQvrf

Bhronn Helen Hooker O'Malley breis is 1,200 dá grianghraf ar Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann i 1992, an bhliain sular cailleadh í. Pictiúir ó na 1970í ab ea a bhformhór mór. In 2019, chuaigh Nikki R

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🕰️ The NLI’s reading rooms and ticket office will open to readers from 9:30-13:00 on the following Saturdays in 2026: www.nli.ie/news-stories/news/saturd…

Saturday opening hours: January to December 2026

Saturday opening hours: January to December 2026 Friday, 19 December 2025 The NLI’s reading rooms and ticket office will open to readers from 9:30-13:00 on the following Saturdays: Saturday Openings 2026 January 10th & 24th February 7th & 21st March 7th & 21st April 11th & 25th May 9th & 23rd June 6…

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Deadline Extended: Monday 5th October The National Library of Ireland and Poetry Ireland, in partnership with University College Cork, are delighted to announce the POETRY ALOUD Poetry Speaking Competition 2026 for post-primary school students. Find out more: www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud

Coming soon! Information on Poetry Aloud 2023 will be available soon. The first round will consist of a virtual competition with in-person semi-finals and final.

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

⏱ Closure notice: On Saturday 3 Oct the NLI Kildare Street campus (Reading Rooms, Exhibition and Registration Office) will be closed to the public. This is due to industrial action across the public sector. www.nli.ie/news-stories...

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌒 Samhain & the Thinning Veil | The First Quarter Day Join folklorist Glynnis Cowley for this talk during Dublin By Dusk! 📅 Thurs, 29 Oct at 6pm: ow.ly/yQfo50ZQS0m This talk will discuss the Irish origins of Hallowe'en, traditions + rituals, and proximity of the otherworld during Samhain.

Samhain and the Thinning Veil

The First Quarter Day

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 We're #hiring: Education Assistant Join the National Library of Ireland's Education, Learning & Programming team and help deliver creative learning and public engagement programmes that bring our collections to life. 📚 Role details + apply: ow.ly/k1nu50ZPF3z 📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026

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

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 ‘…

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

☕ For #InternationalCoffeeDay, we’re sharing one of our most popular photos of all time on #Flickr! This bustling scene shows the Tea and Coffee Van at Ballybricken Fair, Waterford City, on 4 May 1910. flic.kr/p/bT52Ak

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lady Gweneth Frida Cavendish (née Ponsonby, 1888–1984), daughter of the 8th Earl of Bessborough, photographed in this elaborate costume on #OnThisDay, 30 Sept 1911. We wonder was the dress for a party, a theatrical performance, or something else? 🎭 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0005927…

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Postanna folamh atá ar fáil faoi láthair ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann: www.nli.ie/ga/ce-muid-fein/poist-i-…

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🏛️ Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty 📅 Thurs, 22 Oct at 6pm: ow.ly/IL7X50ZQRRn Visitors will discover the history of this remarkable building.

Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures Discover the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty, as part of Dublin Festival of History. Explore 7 West African manuscripts and the stories of their makers, markings and journeys across time and space. Wed 7 Oct, 5.30pm ow.ly/4p1750ZQRzn

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures

Discovering the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! 🎙 Did you know the National Library of Ireland is on SoundCloud? 🎧 Explore a range of audio, including exhibition tours, educational resources, and podcast series created by our poets and podcasters in residence. 🎧 ow.ly/LJKc50ZQSXM

National Library of Ireland

The mission of the National Library of Ireland (NLI) is to collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland and to contribute to the provis

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌍 Ballybeg Goes Global | Join us at NLI for an international celebration of #BrianFriel’s work with scholars + performers exploring how his plays have travelled across languages + cultures With performances in French & te reo Māori, Senegalese music & more 📅 2 Oct | 2–8pm ow.ly/Gqxy50ZPImZ

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📣 We’re #Hiring: Deputy Chief Herald of Ireland Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage. ⭐ Find out more & apply: ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN 📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tugann NLI aire don bhailiúchán is mó d’ábhar clóite, lámhscríbhinne agus amharc-ábhar Éireannach ar domhan, agus cuimsíonn ár mbailiúcháin beagnach 1,000 bliain d’ealaín, cultúr, stair agus litríocht Éireannach. Déan iniúchadh ar ár mbailiúchán ar Flickr: ow.ly/8RtL50ZQvjq

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

To mark 100 years of WB Yeats’ 'A Vision', the NLI has made almost 300 manuscript items from the W. B. Yeats Occult Papers available to explore online. 🔎 ow.ly/6OQg50ZQvbk 📖 See a selection on display in the Old Director’s Office, 7–8 Kildare Street, on your way to our Yeats exhibition.

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🇮🇪 Into Irish | Isteach sa Ghaeilge What does it mean to translate world literature into Irish? Join award-winning translators Antain Mac Lochlainn & Máirín Nic Con Iomaire for a bilingual conversation. 📅 15 Oct | 6.30pm 🔗 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/irish

Literature Ireland and the National Library of Ireland present an In Conversation series, Translating a Nation

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This photograph was taken at Bessborough House, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny — possibly #OnThisDay 28 September 1908. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to see if you can identify some of the men and women pictured here. 🕵️‍♀️ Join the discussion on Flickr: flic.kr/p/dnUZM6

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

‘Where the murdering cannons roar’ | Explore the McMonagle family’s American Civil War correspondence, documenting the hardship and horrors faced by Irish emigrants With Tommy Graham, Sineád McCoole, Lar Joye & Breandán MacSuibhne. Readings by Stephen Rea Tues 29 Sept 7pm ow.ly/spt450ZLaLE

‘Where the murdering cannons roar’

The American Civil War correspondence of the McMonagle family

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣 #PoetryAloud 2026 is open for entries! 🎤 The National Library of Ireland and Poetry Ireland, in partnership with UCC, invite post-primary students across the island of Ireland to take part in this annual poetry speaking competition. 📆 Enter by 30 Sept 2026 ⭐ www.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud

Poetry Aloud trophy featuring a blackbird

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re #hiring! HR Operations Manager (maternity cover) HEO level This key role covers recruitment, employee relations, people management, compliance, audits & stakeholder management, with the opportunity to contribute to HR & organisational strategy Apply by 3pm, 28 Sept: ow.ly/i0FG50ZKir2

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures Discover the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty, as part of Dublin Festival of History. Explore 7 West African manuscripts and the stories of their makers, markings and journeys across time and space. Wed 7 Oct, 5.30pm ow.ly/4p1750ZQRzn

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures

Discovering the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🇮🇪 Historical Fiction | Ficsean Stairiúil Join us for a bilingual discussion on writing the history of 16th & 17th-century Ireland, as part of Dublin Festival of History. With Marie-Louise Coolahan, Deirdre Serjeantson & author Liam MacCóil. 📅 8 Oct | 6.30pm ow.ly/i6kX50ZPJAw

Historical fiction/Ficsean stairiúil

Telling Stories of Early Modern Ireland

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For #WorldTourismDay, check out our downloadable Resource 'Translating Tourism' ✈️ Discover how #tourism helped shape modern Ireland through this engaging downloadable resource from the National Library of Ireland. 🗺️ Explore and download the resource here: ow.ly/56l350ZPaiB

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🌍 Ballybeg Goes Global | Join us at NLI for an international celebration of #BrianFriel’s work with scholars + performers exploring how his plays have travelled across languages + cultures With performances in French & te reo Māori, Senegalese music & more 📅 2 Oct | 2–8pm ow.ly/Gqxy50ZPImZ

Ballybeg Goes Global

A Celebration of Brian Friel

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD 26 Sep 1889: Irish artist + cartoonist #Gordon Brewster was born at 15 D’Olier Street in Dublin. Known for his sharp wit and distinctive illustrations, Brewster captured the people, politics and everyday life of his time with a keenly observant eye. Explore his work: ow.ly/80KX50ZQe7f

Downloadable Resource | Political Cartoons

Downloadable Resource | Political Cartoons Exploring the Gordon Brewster Collection Audience Post Primary Resource Type Downloadable Resource Audience Post Primary Resource Type Downloadable Resource PD 2199 TX 286 Online Introduction Text This downloadable resource explores four cartoons from 1930-…

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We’re #hiring! HR Operations Manager (maternity cover) HEO level This key role covers recruitment, employee relations, people management, compliance, audits & stakeholder management, with the opportunity to contribute to HR & organisational strategy Apply by 3pm, 28 Sept: ow.ly/i0FG50ZKir2

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📖 ‘We Entered History & Ignorance’: #Derry in the 1940s Travel back to the County Derry of #SeamusHeaney’s childhood at this Dublin Festival of History event, exploring memories of ration books, radio, American troops and a changing Ireland. 📅 Sat 26 Sept | 2pm: ow.ly/f6Ts50ZJghR

‘We Entered History & Ignorance’: Derry in the 1940s

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇮🇪 Into Irish | Isteach sa Ghaeilge What does it mean to translate world literature into Irish? Join award-winning translators Antain Mac Lochlainn & Máirín Nic Con Iomaire for a bilingual conversation. 📅 15 Oct | 6.30pm 🔗 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/irish

Literature Ireland and the National Library of Ireland present an In Conversation series, Translating a Nation

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🏥 To mark #WorldPharmacistsDay, we’re taking a look back at Wells Chemist. Despite the shop being boarded up, a sign in the window reassuringly declares: “Business as usual.” 📸 Explore these photographs from our catalogue: ow.ly/tNX750ZKomT ow.ly/9zba50ZKomU

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To mark 100 years of WB Yeats’ 'A Vision', the NLI has made almost 300 manuscript items from the W. B. Yeats Occult Papers available to explore online. 🔎 ow.ly/6OQg50ZQvbk 📖 See a selection on display in the Old Director’s Office, 7–8 Kildare Street, on your way to our Yeats exhibition.

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Online Book Club | The Spirit Level 📅 Fri, 25 Sept 2026 | 1pm: ow.ly/uNOE50ZHjye Join us on Teams for a chat about this month's book, 'The Spirit Level', Heaney's 9th poetry collection, published in 1996. This book club is for everyone, you don't need to be a poetry expert.

Online Book Club | The Spirit Level

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣 We're #hiring: Education Assistant Join the National Library of Ireland's Education, Learning & Programming team and help deliver creative learning and public engagement programmes that bring our collections to life. 📚 Role details + apply: ow.ly/k1nu50ZPF3z 📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026

National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures Discover the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty, as part of Dublin Festival of History. Explore 7 West African manuscripts and the stories of their makers, markings and journeys across time and space. Wed 7 Oct, 5.30pm ow.ly/4p1750ZQRzn

Big Stories Behind Small Treasures

Discovering the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty