#FamilyHistory Research at the National Library of Ireland
Join us for a hybrid talk about using the NLI’s services & collections to research your family history
📅 Mon, 23 March at 3pm: https://ow.ly/Fckm50YkWze
🏛️ Join in-person: https://ow.ly/b0zN50YkWzg
🖥️ Join online:https://ow.ly/7V1X50YkWzf
The MS of the Week is RIA MS 23 E 25, Lebor na hUidre / The Book of the Dun Cow.
This 12th century manuscript is best known for containing the oldest version of the Táin Bó Cuailgne.
Visit @rialibrary.bsky.social to read more about this MS and explore highlights from the RIA Library’s collections.
Six images of different animals created by coloured and patterned collage in a fun styles.
Clare Youngs, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage, paper and fabric #womensart
Cover of IHTA no. 1 Kildare, by John Andrews. Cream background with an reproduction of an engraving with teh round tower in green.
For #MapMonday the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) will be showcasing our open source material. There are 32 atlases available as open access on #IHTAonline. To start the series, we’ll look at the first atlas published in the series: Kildare, by John Andrews, published by the @ria.ie in 1986.
www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n... >>an opportunity for positive change to allow dogs and cats travel on public transport. Small changes to bring us in line with many of our European neighbours.
Déan iniúchadh ar Chomhshaol na hÉireann Trí Lionsa Paula T. Nolan 📸
➡️ Tá beagnach 400 grianghraf iontacha ar fáil anois le breathnú orthu ar líne: https://www.nli.ie/ga/news-stories/nuacht/dean-iniuchadh-ar-chomhshaol-na-heireann-tri-lionsa-paula-t-nolan
Source is looking for New Work. No fee to submit. As part of our research for future issues, Source will be organising Zoom meetings with photographers to look at new photographic work. Open to photographers from or based in Ireland or the UK. Details at source.ie DL 27 February 2026.
Reminded of this today…
A sketch of a cat on paper in a gold frame
#Caturday from the current Gwen John exhibition in Cardiff
May be obvious, but worth saying - Elon Musk knows this, big tech companies know what their algorithms do, can monitor this, experiment on us - we on the other hand have to wait someone to manage to work out a way to study this and publish a paper in Nature to be read by a handful of academics.
Explore Ireland’s environment through @irishptnolan.bsky.social lens 🌍✨
In 2024–2025, the NLI with the @epaireland.bsky.social launched a Photographer-in-Residence programme documenting landscapes and the people protecting them.
📷 Nearly 400 photos are now online: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
The Worth Library's Research Fellowships for 2026 have just been advertised.
Find out more at edwardworthlibrary.ie/research-fel...
Please repost! @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @cerl-community.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @harvard.edu
Booking now open for the Discover Irish Children’s Books Symposium on Sat 6th June in dlr Lexicon Library, Dún Laoghaire.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/discover-i...
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
📷 Nearly 400 of her stunning photos are now available online. To celebrate, we’re sharing a selection with you:
1️⃣ Paul Moore’s Farm, Midleton, Cork, July 2024
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Ragwort + cinnabar moth caterpillars support pollinators, managed carefully under the Noxious Weeds Act.
2️⃣ Starling murmuration, Lough Ennell, Westmeath, March 2025
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An awe-inspiring #murmuration at dusk during Ireland's winter migration season.
3️⃣ Enva Recycling, Meath, September 2024
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Sorting batteries and vapes for #recycling at an innovative facility.
4️⃣ Circular Economy, SourcedBySab, Letterkenny, Donegal, January 2025
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A sustainable #vintage fashion store promoting the circular economy, with community-focused events.
Explore Ireland’s environment through the lens of @irishptnolan.bsky.social 🌍
In 2024–25, @nlireland.bsky.social + @epaireland.bsky.social launched a #PhotographerinResidence programme. Paula travelled across 26 counties by public transport/e-bike, capturing landscapes & the people protecting them.
👉 Explore the full collection here: catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?...
Read more on our website: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Title page of 'Epitome Fabii Quintiliani nuper summo & ingenio & diligentia collecta' (Paris, Simon de Colines, 1536)
Drawing of a rabbit
Our intern Audrey found this lovely drawing left by a past reader. They traced one of the bunnies from the title page onto the other side. The rabbits were part of the device or emblem of 16th century Parisian printer Simon de Colines.
Robert Whan (CILIP) shares his thoughts on the importance of #LAICILIP2026.
Whether it’s a full paper, a lightning talk, or a poster, we want to hear from you. Call for Papers is open until Feb 16!
🔗 Submission guidelines: https://ow.ly/cmsu50YcaR6
#Mayo #archives
Logo of the Internet Archive WayBack Machine, in black and red text on a white background.
Journalists don’t just report from the web anymore—they report on it 🕵️♀️
Learn 9 Ways Web Archives Are Used In Digital Investigations on how reporters track deleted pages, uncover hidden connections, document edits & follow what vanishes,
Read FOLLOW THE CHANGES ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...
A book about Patisserie alongside the biography and collected poems of Siegfried Sassoon
I saw the rain dirty valley
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the croissant
you saw the whole of Sassoon
#NationalCroissantDay
🎼 Live Aid | The Global Jukebox – Guided Tour
⏰ Free tours: Fri 2pm & Sat 11am
Step back to Live Aid 1985. Explore iconic images and stories from the Band Aid Trust Archive at the National Photographic Archive:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/live-aid-global-jukebox-guided-tour
Cutting Mat socks are the only valid Valentines gift . www.presentandcorrect.com/products/cut...
Fill with erasers & pencils for a February stocking.
Today is #throwbackthursday and we are celebrating 42 years of the #AppleMacintosh 🍎
Before touchscreens, the cloud, or AI - there was Mac.
128 KB of RAM, one floppy disk, no hard drive… and it still changed everything. 💻
Are you an #Apple convert? Once you go Mac it's hard to go back...
🧬 Introduction to #Genealogy & #FamilyHistory
📅 Feb 18–Apr 8 | Wednesdays | 2–4:15pm
📍 Joly Theatre, National Library of Ireland
Learn how to research your family history with professional genealogist Seán Murphy: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/course-introduction-genealogyfamily-history
