What might appear to be a beautiful book plate or frontispiece illustration at first glance is actually an advertisement for ironwork and design. Arts and Crafts Society of Ireland Journal, 1896.

The wonderful Jessica Traynor reading her poem Liffey Swim for #PoetryDayIRL

Delighted to share this recording of Theo Dorgan reading Croke Park for this #PoetryDayIRL

Join Stephen de Búrca on a walk down memory lane, as he describes a lucrative trip to Dr Hyde Park with his father and brother #GoodSports #PoetryDayIRL

Don't miss the next lecture (8th May) with librarians from MU Special Collections & Archives UCD Special Collections and Glucksman Library describing some important early modern collections in their care! ria.ie/early-modern-b…

April’s ‘pink’ moon is almost here. We’re hoping for clearer skies for tonight’s rising ✨ In the meantime, we’re admiring this sci-fi-esque plate of the lunar landscape from a book titled ‘The Moon: her motions, aspect, scenery and physical condition’ from the RCScI collection.

The new #CulturalHeritage blog post gives an intro to the beginnings of National Folklore Collection UCD Audio Archive.
Learn about great collectors, their methods & determination to collect Irish folklore & listen to earliest samples of recorded Irish traditional music.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2024/04/22/the…

#OnThisDay in 1876, the death of William Wilde, prolific polymath, husband of Speranza and father to Oscar. His handwritten copy of History of Irish Medicine and Popular Cures is held here in UCD Special Collections, and includes cures for everything from headaches to witchcraft.

‘Curiouser and curiouser’

This charming edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Gordon Robinson, was awarded to Eveline Kinsley by her teacher for 1st place in arithmetic, Nov 1916. 🦩

Got plans for #WorldHeritageDay ? Now you do! #UCDClassicalMuseum is open and ready for your visit. Pop along to K216 to experience the ancient civilisations that so inspired #JamesJoyce , #SeamusHeaney and so many more of Ireland's greatest artists and writers

Delighted to welcome Dr Emma Farrell and Shane Bergin to Special Collections today to deposit Belonging. We have also webarchived the project website.

Claire Dunne time-travels back to Prehistoric times in exploring the 'Book of the Great Sea-dragon'. A story about dinosaur fossils, palaeontological discoveries and real sea monsters. Curious? Find out more here: bit.ly/chblog_seamons…

Take a moment to delve into the prehistoric past and learn about the fascinating items which are held (and are being rediscovered) within UCD’s cultural heritage collections. This weeks post was written by Claire Dunne 🦕🌱🪨 #specialcollections #ucd

ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2024/04/11/the…

In the latest cultural heritage blog post from @ucdlibrary, Claire Dunne delves into the prehistoric past and highlights the fascinating items which are held (and are being rediscovered) within UCD's cultural heritage collections. Read it here: bit.ly/chblog_seamons…

Exhibition: Judicial attire and the Irish Free State, co-curated by Niamh Howlin, UCD Sutherland School of Law and Kate Manning, UCD Archives. Designed by Catherine Bodey, UCD Library. It includes reproductions of the Kitty McCormack and Charles Shannon designs commissioned by Hugh Kennedy.

A couple of weeks left to apply for the UCD Arts&Humanities Joseph M. Hassett Creativity Bursary in Musical Composition to engage with University College Dublin UCD Special Collections.

€5k and lots of exciting materials to respond to!

Details below:
ucd.ie/artshumanities…

In celebration of today’s solar eclipse, we’re sharing some spectacular images from a report of a solar eclipse expedition to Vava’u, Tonga Islands, in 1911 🏝️ ☀️

#SolarEclipse2024 #expedition #photography #instruments #ucd #specialcollections #books #rarebooks #library

See this lovely exhibition on 'Printing Women' by Maynooth University Library! Edward Worth Library has information about 16th century French women printers at printinginfrance.edwardworthlibrary.ie/women/ and estiennes.edwardworthlibrary.ie/estienne-famil…

BISA 24: Sound Heritage Today annual meeting takes place from the 9th-10th May National Library of Scotland in Glasgow. National Folklore Collection UCD is looking forward to attending this event and sharing their expertise in this area. For the full programme see: drive.google.com/file/d/1L1mX9m…

The limited poetry-object edition of Kimberly Campanello’s MOTHERBABYHOME is displayed as part of IS THIS A POEM? currently running at MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland. With thanks to UCD Special Collections for the loan. Book your visit now!