Library of the Royal Irish Academy

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19 October 2026 09:33

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 12, the Book of Ballymote. Written in 1391 in Ballymote, Co. Sligo, this is a compilation of religious and secular material in the Irish language. There is also an image of figures on a boat on the front flyleaf, possibly a depiction of Noah’s Ark.

Library of the Royal Irish Academy

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12 October 2026 09:48

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 24 P 25, Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne/The Book of the Mac Sweeneys. This 16th century manuscript contains an account of the 6th century dispute between St Colum Cille & St Finnian over the ownership of a copy a Latin Psalter, which led to the battle of Cúl Dreimhne.

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)

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06 October 2026 08:07

As part of the #CultureNight celebrations, DRI hosted an event on the creative reuse of #DigitalCulturalHeritage collections held in the DRI repository We were delighted to engage with members of the public as people discovered and explored #IrishCulturalHeritage Learn more: dri.ie/news/creativ...

David Stifter 🍵📄🦊

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06 October 2026 07:48

Many congratulations to John Waddell (@uniofgalway.bsky.social) for the @ria.ie Michel Déon Prize for his book "The Celtic World. A History", chiefly a book on the modern reception of Celtic culture and Celticism. At a bargain available now at www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2026/t...

Billy Linehan 🇪🇺🇮🇪

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06 October 2026 07:45

Shaping Public AI: What role for Ireland’s cultural heritage? Ireland’s cultural heritage sector explores how its collections,expertise and public values can help shape the development of AI @europeana.bsky.social @dri.ie @irishmuseums.bsky.social @ria.ie @heritagecouncil.ie lnkd.in/p/dHfy_QYe