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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · 7d

This month’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAMonsters / #EYAArrachta! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to monsters (and Halloween & Samhain as well!) 🎃👻 Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #exploreyourarchive #cuardaighdochartlann

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Waltham Forest Archives @lbwfarchives.bsky.social · 23d

Children's reading room at Walthamstow Library, c.1950. 📷 From VHM collection, available in our Searchroom. @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive #EYAEducation

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New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social · Aug 29

We're delighted to be hosting our next hybrid event with ictiap.ie in Dublin on Fri 17 Oct 2025, featuring four speakers working with trauma in archives: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ara-sfnp-i.... Book online now to attend in person or join us online!

ARA SfNP & ICTIAP Seminar on Trauma-Informed Archival Practice

The ARA Section for New Professionals are teaming up with the Irish Community for Trauma-Informed Archival Practice.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Sep 2

This month’s Explore Your Archive theme is #EYAEducation / #EYAOideachas! We want to see everyone’s archives relating to education/oideachas 🍎📝 Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Summer edition of the ARA Ireland newsletter is available on the website - www.araireland.ie/newsletters

Many thanks to all who contributed to this edition 🌟
@niamhnicharra.bsky.social
@erinmck96.bsky.social
@lisashortall.bsky.social @tailteeireann.bsky.social @dri.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Aug 1

A new month means a new EYA theme! For Lúnasa / August we want to see all archives that you find humorous 😂😆 Don’t forget to tag @araireland.bsky.social and @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social using the hashtags #EYAHumour / #EYAGreann

#CuardaighDoChartlann #ExploreYourArchive

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Jul 18

There will also be guided tours that same week of RCSI’s historic buildings! 🔗 to book can be found on the Heritage Week website: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...

From Apothecaries to Innovation: The Story of Pharmacy in Ireland | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025

"From Apothecaries to Innovation: The Story of Pharmacy in Ireland" Join RCSI as we launch the Hayes, Conyngham & Robinson Pharmacy archive for Heritage Week...

www.heritageweek.ie

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Jul 18

Delighted to be taking part in this talk @rcsi.bsky.social with colleagues from the School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences exploring the history of pharmacy, the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists archive & the innovative work being achieved in the school & wider profession as part of Heritage Week!

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Jul 2

This month’s #ExploreYourArchive | #CuardaighDoChartlann theme is #EYANature | #EYADúlra & we want to see all your archives relating to this theme! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts & stories! 🌳🌿🍂🌾🍃🍄

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Jun 6

From the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists Archive, this scrapbook (RCSI/HCR/11/04/140) forms part of the Robinson Family’s personal photographic collection. Pictured are their travels in Portugal, Gibraltar, Spain & Algeria #EYATravel #EYATaisteal @araireland.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Jun 3

This month’s EYA theme is #EYATravel / #EYATaisteal! We want to see all archives relating to travel 🧳 Tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #explorearchives #CuardaighDoChartlann *Reposted because we noticed the graphic had the ‘h’ cropped out of Meitheamh!

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · May 12

www.araireland.ie/sites/defaul...

@rcsilibrary.bsky.social
#irisharchives #IND2025 #nursinghistory #histmed #explorearchives

www.araireland.ie

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · May 12

For anyone interested I also wrote an article on these schemes, in particular the Dudley Scheme in the West of Ireland in @araireland.bsky.social 2024 summer newsletter 🔗 below:

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · May 12

For #InternationalNursesDay here are images from @rcsi.bsky.social Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Archive showcasing records from RCSI/FoN/08/04 which relate to the Queen’s Institute of District Nursing and the Lady Dudley Nursing Scheme in Ireland during the late 19th & 20th century.

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · May 6

#OTD in May of 1957 the 10th World Health Assembly took place in Geneva. Pictured among those seated below are the Irish delegates Dr. James Deeny, Chief Medical Adviser and T.J. Brady, Assistant Secretary from the Department of Health, Rep. Ireland (RCSI/IP/Deeny/2/3/5/11) @who.int

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · May 2

The ICTIAP will be hosting a webinar on Dealing with Trauma in Archival Collections on Friday 9th May 2025 at 10am.

Speakers include @barryhoulihan.bsky.social & Dr Eliza McKee

To register please contact [email protected] and include your organisation & role when doing so.

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · May 1

A new month means a new #ExploreYourArchive / #CuardaighDoChartlann theme! For May / Bealtaine we want to see any archives relating to #EYAFunandGames / #EYASpraoilsSpóirt 🧩♟️🎲🫟 Don’t forget to 🏷️ us and @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts!’

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Apr 2

Pictured are Figwort and Honeysuckle plants.
#EYADomhan #EYAEarth #explorearchives #cuardaighdochartlann @araireland.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Apr 2

Here we have a pocketbook which contains ‘Description Names and Botanical Sources of Plants used in the
Manufacture of Garretts Herbine’ from the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists
collection @rcsilibrary.bsky.social Heritage Collections

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araireland @araireland.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Aibreán / April #CuardaighDoChartlann / #ExploreYourArchive theme is Domhan / Earth! We can’t wait to see what everyone shares! Don’t forget to 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social with the hashtags #EYADomhan / #EYAEarth

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Mar 27

This second image depicts a nurse in the operating theatre at the Hôpital irlandais, Saint-Lô in Normandy, France (1945-1946) RCSI/FoN/05/02 #histmed

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Mar 27

It’s #WorldTheatreDay 🎭 & why not share some stunning operating theatre images from RCSI Digital Heritage Collections! RCSI/IP/Dickson/03/04/01 is a souvenir photograph album (1894-1898) which includes this fabulous image of Dr. Emily Winifred Dickson conducting an operation 🩸

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Mar 24

Deeny directed a National TB Survey between 1950-53 in Ireland & also completed
two National TB Surveys with @who.int in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] (1956) & British Somaliland
(1957) #histmed #WorldTBDay25

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Erin @erinmck96.bsky.social · Mar 24

Today is #WorldTBDay & below is an image of correspondence & other materials which
form part of the Deeny Collection (RCSI/IP/Deeny). James A. Deeny (1906-94) was a medical doctor
& public health official (Chief Medical Advisor for the Dept. of Health in Ireland, 1944-50; 1954-62)

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