Guest post today by Sarah Wiltschek on a handwritten statement from 1840 by William Parker Carrol on his uncle's history of poor financial decisions, gambling and his extramarital affair! Glucksman Library
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Happy #AprilFoolsDay from Bozo the Clown pictured here arriving at Shannon in 1967. This photo is taken from the #ShannonDevelopment collection, which is being catalogued as part of the @wellcometrustfunded New Jerusalems project! #NewTownArchives Glucksman Library @UL Shannon Heritage

Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here is a display in the Shannon Airport Duty Free in 1968. This collection is being catalogued as part of the @wellcometrustfunded New Jerusalems project! #NewTownArchives Glucksman Library @UL Shannon Heritage Shannon Airport #LáFéilePádraig #StPatricksDay

I gcomhair Seachtain na Gaeilge tá phostáil inniu faoi ábhar spéisiúil ón Sainbhailiúcháin agus Cartlanna!
For Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia today's post is on some interesting Irish material from Special Collections and Archives! Glucksman Library
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Happy World Book Day! These are photographs of the opening of a new library at Drumgeely Hill, in Shannon in February 1963. This collection is being catalogued as part of the @wellcometrustfunded New Jerusalems project! #NewTownArchives Glucksman Library Clare Libraries #WorldBookDay

Did you know that Ireland has fantastic stories of sea monsters in its folklore?
Today's blog post is on Cata, the great sea monster of the Shannon! Glucksman Library
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This week Glucksman Spec Coll Glucksman Library are hosting multiple sessions with the 4th year geographers, helping them pinpoint sources for their groups projects #GY4038

Valentine's Day is all about those you love! This photograph of a woman was found in one of the pages of A.20.48 of the Bolton Library (1853), and is likely someone very special to the owner of this book!

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some photographs of two weddings that were celebrated at Shannon Airport in 1959. This collection is being catalogued as part of the @wellcometrustfunded New Jerusalems project! #NewTownArchives Glucksman Library Shannon Heritage Shannon Airport

For today’s #Bolton blog post, we look at a celebration binding from 17th century Transylvania, acquired for six pence in 1710! History at UL Church of Ireland Historical Society Glucksman Library Tipperary Arts Office
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Today's blog is from a new collection! The art and artistry of land surveyors can be seen in the County Kerry Townland Map Collection! Glucksman Library
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Today is the #InternationalDayofEducation ! Here are some photographs taken in schools in Shannon town in the 1960s. This collection is being catalogued as part of the @wellcometrustfunded New Jerusalems project! #NewTownArchives Glucksman Library Shannon Heritage

Guest post today by Amelie Albrecht on Prince Hermann von Pückler! A number of early editions of his most famous books can be found in the Gottschalk Collection! Glucksman Library
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Advent Calendar Day 24: To conclude the advent calendar for 2023, we have a snowy image of University Of Limerick’s sustainable Christmas tree!
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Advent Calendar Day 23: Today we have an image of an archival ‘tin’ box we have preserved as an example of past recordkeeping practices!
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Advent Calendar Day 22: Today's post on gender equality and representation with images taken from three collections as examples of the women represented in our archives!
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Advent Calendar Day 21: Today's post on the bees with a beautiful image of pollinating bees from ‘The Compleat Library’, (1692) in the #Bolton Library!
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Advent Calendar Day 20: Today’s images on the different ways we reuse our collections, both in their physical and digital form, in teaching, exhibitions and research projects!
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Advent Calendar Day 19: Today's images, from the Shannon Development collection, showing the modern all-electric flats built at Shannon in the early 1960s!
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The #ShannonDevelopmentArchive and the Wellcome funded New Jerusalems project are featured as the Explore Your Archive spotlight. Have a look at the Unlocking New Town Archives exhibition here: exploreyourarchive.org/spotlight-2/ex…
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