University of Galway Library Heritage Collections
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Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
A batch of Republican newspapers from the early 20th century currently under processing, dating from 1916 to late 1920s.
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A batch of Republican newspapers from the early 20th century currently under processing, dating from 1916 to late 1920s.
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Margaretta D’Arcy—playwright,activist,artist & a fearless advocate for peace, justice & equality.
Her archive, donated with that of her late husband John Arden in 2017, is a vital record of their lifelong work,
Beannacht Dé leí.
tinyurl.com/5n8y88pm
Her archive, donated with that of her late husband John Arden in 2017, is a vital record of their lifelong work,
Beannacht Dé leí.
tinyurl.com/5n8y88pm
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Margaretta D’Arcy—playwright,activist,artist & a fearless advocate for peace, justice & equality.
Her archive, donated with that of her late husband John Arden in 2017, is a vital record of their lifelong work,
Beannacht Dé leí.
tinyurl.com/5n8y88pm
Her archive, donated with that of her late husband John Arden in 2017, is a vital record of their lifelong work,
Beannacht Dé leí.
tinyurl.com/5n8y88pm
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Last Friday, @universityofgalway.bsky.social marked @druidtheatre.bsky.social 50th anniversary with a special symposium, new book launch & a new exhibition of materials from the Druid archive. Exhibition is located in the Hardiman Foyer & open to ALL. @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#druid50
#theatre
#druid50
#theatre
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Last Friday, @universityofgalway.bsky.social marked @druidtheatre.bsky.social 50th anniversary with a special symposium, new book launch & a new exhibition of materials from the Druid archive. Exhibition is located in the Hardiman Foyer & open to ALL. @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#druid50
#theatre
#druid50
#theatre
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The first librarian of Queen's College Galway, James Hardiman, died on this day, November 13, 1855. Read the lovely article in the @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social today marking the anniversary of his death and legacy. www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The first librarian of Queen's College Galway, James Hardiman, died on this day, November 13, 1855. Read the lovely article in the @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social today marking the anniversary of his death and legacy. www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
#hardiman
#universitycollegegalway
#historian
The lost art of letter writing. Stamps from around the world on archive letters under cataloguing - India and South Africa to Ireland.
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The lost art of letter writing. Stamps from around the world on archive letters under cataloguing - India and South Africa to Ireland.
With all pets in the Áras in recent years, the first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, was also a great animal lover, with cats, dogs, horses, and more at his Ffrenchpark home in Roscommon, including these two presidential pooches. (From Hyde family photo album)
#Archives
@araukie.bsky.social
#Archives
@araukie.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
With all pets in the Áras in recent years, the first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, was also a great animal lover, with cats, dogs, horses, and more at his Ffrenchpark home in Roscommon, including these two presidential pooches. (From Hyde family photo album)
#Archives
@araukie.bsky.social
#Archives
@araukie.bsky.social
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Last week, @uniofgalway.bsky.social marked our 50th anniversary with a symposium, 'Druid at 50: People, Place, Performance', organised by the Dept of Drama and Theatre Studies, and the opening of a Druid archive exhibition at @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Last week, @uniofgalway.bsky.social marked our 50th anniversary with a symposium, 'Druid at 50: People, Place, Performance', organised by the Dept of Drama and Theatre Studies, and the opening of a Druid archive exhibition at @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social.
On Presidential Inauguration day today - looking back to before he was Ireland's first president, Douglas Hyde, academic, linguistic, toured the US giving talks. This scrapbook collects the US coverage of Hyde's visit to the US in 1906.
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
On Presidential Inauguration day today - looking back to before he was Ireland's first president, Douglas Hyde, academic, linguistic, toured the US giving talks. This scrapbook collects the US coverage of Hyde's visit to the US in 1906.
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Taispéantas fíor-speisialta ag tarlú inniu sa Leabharlann! @druidtheatre
A very special exhibition is happening today in the Library!
@druidtheatre
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#archives
#theatrearchives
#druidtheatre
#exhibitionspace
A very special exhibition is happening today in the Library!
@druidtheatre
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#archives
#theatrearchives
#druidtheatre
#exhibitionspace
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Taispéantas fíor-speisialta ag tarlú inniu sa Leabharlann! @druidtheatre
A very special exhibition is happening today in the Library!
@druidtheatre
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#archives
#theatrearchives
#druidtheatre
#exhibitionspace
A very special exhibition is happening today in the Library!
@druidtheatre
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
#archives
#theatrearchives
#druidtheatre
#exhibitionspace
For culture night, the start of a paper delivered by President's Michael D. Higgins to Trinity Historical Society on the worthiness of the arts in the 21st century.
September 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
For culture night, the start of a paper delivered by President's Michael D. Higgins to Trinity Historical Society on the worthiness of the arts in the 21st century.
Our recent launch of digitised prison journals from Long Kesh in the 1970s - the Paddy McMenamin archive - was featured on the Sean Moncrieff Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social . Listen back here with archivist Dr. Barry Houlihan in conversation with Sean:
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
Long Kesh - what was life in a 1970s internment camp like? | Newstalk
The University of Galway has unveiled a new digital archive revealing what life was like in an in...
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September 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Our recent launch of digitised prison journals from Long Kesh in the 1970s - the Paddy McMenamin archive - was featured on the Sean Moncrieff Show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social . Listen back here with archivist Dr. Barry Houlihan in conversation with Sean:
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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One of the great things about Galway is how our colleagues @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social are constantly putting out amazing materials, almost without us noticing. This week it's a collection of prisoner journals from Long Kesh prison in the 1970s. digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...
Digital Archive
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September 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
One of the great things about Galway is how our colleagues @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social are constantly putting out amazing materials, almost without us noticing. This week it's a collection of prisoner journals from Long Kesh prison in the 1970s. digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...
Stamps and postmarks on letters from Uganda and Romania, early 1990s.... The art of letter writing.
September 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Stamps and postmarks on letters from Uganda and Romania, early 1990s.... The art of letter writing.
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University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
Tuesday evening openings are back! Open until 8 each Tuesday evening. Getting the Michael D Higgins collection listed, wonderful drafts and research notes from his receipt of a Doctorate of Laws at NUI Galway on 23 January 2012.
September 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Tuesday evening openings are back! Open until 8 each Tuesday evening. Getting the Michael D Higgins collection listed, wonderful drafts and research notes from his receipt of a Doctorate of Laws at NUI Galway on 23 January 2012.
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Such a pleasure to chat to @lynettefay.bsky.social for #MusicAtMaddens Podcast on my musical life, my work as an archivist @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social working on Mary Robinson archive and the work of FairPlé . Massive thanks to Maddens Bar, Belfast
youtu.be/IAsS1FpLpsY?...
youtu.be/IAsS1FpLpsY?...
September 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Such a pleasure to chat to @lynettefay.bsky.social for #MusicAtMaddens Podcast on my musical life, my work as an archivist @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social working on Mary Robinson archive and the work of FairPlé . Massive thanks to Maddens Bar, Belfast
youtu.be/IAsS1FpLpsY?...
youtu.be/IAsS1FpLpsY?...
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@araireland.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
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Recently we had the pleasure of launching the Oral History Archive of the Irish Showpeople - collecting and recording memories of lives spent in Irish travelling shows, circus, fairgrounds and more:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
September 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Recently we had the pleasure of launching the Oral History Archive of the Irish Showpeople - collecting and recording memories of lives spent in Irish travelling shows, circus, fairgrounds and more:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
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The @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social has unveiled the Paddy McMenamin Collection, a digital archive of prison journals from Long Kesh internment camp in the 1970s
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social has unveiled the Paddy McMenamin Collection, a digital archive of prison journals from Long Kesh internment camp in the 1970s
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
Read more about the collection here:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
@historyatgalway.bsky.social
#irishhistory
#northernireland
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Tá Bailiúchán Paddy McMenamin, cartlann dhigiteach d’irisí príosúin ó champa coinneála Long Kesh sna 1970idí, seolta ag @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
Tuilleadh anseo: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
#stairnaheireann
#TuaisceartÉireann
Tuilleadh anseo: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
#stairnaheireann
#TuaisceartÉireann
September 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Tá Bailiúchán Paddy McMenamin, cartlann dhigiteach d’irisí príosúin ó champa coinneála Long Kesh sna 1970idí, seolta ag @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
Tuilleadh anseo: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
#stairnaheireann
#TuaisceartÉireann
Tuilleadh anseo: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
#stairnaheireann
#TuaisceartÉireann
Following the recent launch of the Oral History of the Irish Showpeople, Archivist Dr. Barry Houlihan spoke with RTÉ Liveline to talk about the project, joined by Harry McFadden and Marion Daniels King who spoke about the memories of their lives and experiences.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Oral History of Ireland's travelling circus
Dr Barry Houlihan of University of Galway is collecting stories from Ireland's travelling circuses and listeners flood in with their stories.
www.rte.ie
September 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Following the recent launch of the Oral History of the Irish Showpeople, Archivist Dr. Barry Houlihan spoke with RTÉ Liveline to talk about the project, joined by Harry McFadden and Marion Daniels King who spoke about the memories of their lives and experiences.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Recently we had the pleasure of launching the Oral History Archive of the Irish Showpeople - collecting and recording memories of lives spent in Irish travelling shows, circus, fairgrounds and more:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
September 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Recently we had the pleasure of launching the Oral History Archive of the Irish Showpeople - collecting and recording memories of lives spent in Irish travelling shows, circus, fairgrounds and more:
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
Wonderful to have a small display of items from the Freyer collection at the Freyer Surgical Symposium 2025, introducing the archive to a new generation of surgeons. Thank you to the Discipline of Surgery.
September 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wonderful to have a small display of items from the Freyer collection at the Freyer Surgical Symposium 2025, introducing the archive to a new generation of surgeons. Thank you to the Discipline of Surgery.
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Join us this Thursday for a special free event as part of Heritage Week 2025: 'Voices of the Showmen' - launching a new oral history archive of circus and showmen's guild with our partners ISACS - with the project funded by @heritagecouncil.ie :
isacs.ie/event/voices...
isacs.ie/event/voices...
‘Voices of the Showmen’ at the University of Galway - ISACS
We invite you to the launch of the Archives Project, as part of the National Heritage Week programme.
isacs.ie
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join us this Thursday for a special free event as part of Heritage Week 2025: 'Voices of the Showmen' - launching a new oral history archive of circus and showmen's guild with our partners ISACS - with the project funded by @heritagecouncil.ie :
isacs.ie/event/voices...
isacs.ie/event/voices...
Join us this Thursday for a special free event as part of Heritage Week 2025: 'Voices of the Showmen' - launching a new oral history archive of circus and showmen's guild with our partners ISACS - with the project funded by @heritagecouncil.ie :
isacs.ie/event/voices...
isacs.ie/event/voices...
‘Voices of the Showmen’ at the University of Galway - ISACS
We invite you to the launch of the Archives Project, as part of the National Heritage Week programme.
isacs.ie
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join us this Thursday for a special free event as part of Heritage Week 2025: 'Voices of the Showmen' - launching a new oral history archive of circus and showmen's guild with our partners ISACS - with the project funded by @heritagecouncil.ie :
isacs.ie/event/voices...
isacs.ie/event/voices...