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New Collection of Irish Wisdom in Translation - Cork University Press Illustration by Ellie Farr, excerpt from book cover image.

'Dánfhocail: Irish Epigrams in Verse' features poetic commentaries found throughout Irish manuscript and oral traditions translated for the first time by Aidan Doyle, Ken Ó Donnchú. Read a blog post by the translators on their inspiration behind the new volume: bit.ly/4cmWPOQ

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Thanks to all who joined us for the recent launch of Gaelic Wexford 1400-1660 at the Spiegeltent, Wexford. Support from Wexford Historical Society and @notredame.bsky.social, Dublin.

Thanks Dominda for the tunes, Stephen Rea for the reading and hurling legend Liam Griffin for launching.

📚 Out now

Director of the National Library of Ireland, Audrey Whitty and author Íde B. O'Carroll on the main staircase at the National Library of Ireland.

Launch speaker Gráinne Healy and author Íde B. O'Carroll on the main staircase at the National Library of Ireland.

Author Íde B. O'Carroll surrounded by copies of her trilogy of books under the Attic Press imprint in the reading room at National Library of Ireland.

♀️Last week we celebrated the launch of Thirty Years of Change Through Women’s Eyes: Ireland, 1993–2023 by Íde B. O’Carroll at the @nlireland.bsky.social

The final book in a trilogy by the author under our Attic Press imprint was launched by Gráinne Healy.

📸 Maxwell Photography

Celebrating 100 years of books from Cork University Press. From early academic research to bestselling atlases, @marjbrennan.bsky.social takes us through the highlights in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
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Hollywood meets hurling?

Seán Crosson recounts the origins of his award-winning book Gaelic Games on Film (2019) which inspired TG4’s new documentary Iománaíocht Hollywood: Cluichí Gaelacha ar Scannán/Hollywood Hurling

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Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the launch of Irish Dressers and Delph by Meredith Chesson.

Our launch speaker Professor Diarmuid Ó Giolláin spoke beautifully about the way communities and individuals make homes out of houses.

Out now: www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205067...

A smiling man stands outside a Georgian-style brick building with a blue door, holding a large book titled Gaelic Wexford 1400–1660: Culture, Landscape & Settlement by Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich and Kevin Whelan

We love seeing our authors with their books!

Here’s Kevin Whelan outside University of Notre Dame, Dublin with and advance copy of Gaelic Wexford 1400–1660: Culture, Landscape, Settlement.

This new book, co-authored with Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich, explores the rich heritage of The Model County.

"...the definitive account of the bodhrán"

Delighted to see this thoroughly engaged review of Beating Time from Tristan Rosenstock in @journalofmusic.bsky.social this week journalofmusic.com/book-reviews...

@ucclibrary.bsky.social @ucc.ie @claudiakinmonth.bsky.social @drjohnborgonovo.bsky.social @ claireconnolly  @lindaconnolly.bsky.social @silenimhurchu.bsky.social @sineadneville.bsky.social @paulmcs.bsky.social @olionaird.bsky.social (2/2)

Thanks to everyone who joined our Centenary Symposium! It was a joy to celebrate 100 years of publishing. We're continuing the celebration with 25% off all print books until 2 Oct—use code CUP100YEARS at checkout. (1/2)

5 Speakers seated to answer questions from the audience after their presentations, including Prof Claire Connolly MRIA 2nd from right, & Eoin Reardon, woodworker & social media influencer, centre.

Author Claudia Kinmonth stands with woodworker Eoin Reardon. He is holding a copy of her latest book, 'Irish country furniture & furnishings 1700-2000' (Cork University Press, 2020) that he had been telling the audience about. Beside him is a chair & a stool typical of what he makes.

Author reporter Fergal Keane at the podium discussing realism and journalism and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution

Eoin Reardon at the podium talking about the sugan chairs & three legged stools that he makes

Brilliantly inspiring presenters for today's symposium in Uni College Cork, for example Prof Claire Connolly MRIA, Feargal Keane & Eoin Reardon who brought some of his vernacular-inspired furniture: celebrating 100 yrs of publishing by Cork University Press @ucc.ie @ucclibrary.bsky.social @ria.ie

A collage of four images with the text "CUP Symposium Session Four" in the center. The top left image shows a person standing indoors with arms crossed. The top right image shows a person outdoors with mountains in the background. The bottom left image shows a person standing against a blue background. The bottom right image shows an open book and several red books on a shelf.

Our Symposium is tomorrow – we can’t wait to see you!
📘 Session 4 features Linda Connolly on Attic Press, Thomas McCarthy on Irish Review, Fergal Keane on the Atlas Series + a new series announcement
📝 a few tickets remaining
🔗 Registration & Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

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Fergal Keane reflects on the culture that shaped him in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social ahead of our symposium Cork University Press and Irish Intellectual Life this week:
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Waitlist still open for our Symposium next week!
📘 Session 3 features
Heather Laird on Daniel Corkery,
Virginia Teehan on The Collegiate Chapel,
Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh on Ogam Stones at UCC
Margaret Lantry on The College

🔗 Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

Waitlist now open for our Symposium next week
📘 Session 2 features:

Claire Connolly on Irish Women’s Writing,
Michelle McKeown on Irish Flora,
Ciara Chambers on Gaelic Games on Film,
Eoin Reardon on Irish Furniture

🔗Full programme: bit.ly/CUPSymposium

Looking forward to seeing you at our Symposium next week.
bit.ly/CUPSymposium
📘 Session 1:
Paul McSweeney on Urban Milk Supply.
Síle Ní Mhurchú on Dánta Gráda.
Iarla Ó Lionáird on Irish Music.
Cormac Ó Gráda on Cork’s Economic History
Other session details to follow

We at Cork University Press are delighted that Glór on Sceilg has been nominated for the Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin at the Oireachtas Publishing Awards. We congratulate the book's editors, Mary Shine Thompson and Máirín Nic Eoin.

Tá ríméad orainn go léir ag Cló Ollscoile Chorcaí go bhfuil Glór ón Sceilg ainmnithe do Ghradam Uí Shúilleabháin ag Gradaim Foilsitheoireachta an Oireachtais. Tréaslaími le heagarthóirí an leabhair, Mary Shine Thompson agus Máirín Nic Eoin. @forasnagaeilge.bsky.social @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social

The Irish Pub - Cork University Press Immerse yourself in the rich history and cultural significance of the Irish pub, from its humble beginnings in the 17th century to its modern incarnation as ...

Just received the penultimate proofs for our new book with @corkup.bsky.social and I have to say it looks great! Really looking forward to unleashing it into an unsuspecting world :-)

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Celebrate 100 years of Cork University Press, Ireland’s oldest university press
Join us Thu 11 Sept in UCC’s Dora Allman Room for a symposium on landmark works, from Dánta Grádha to the award-winning Atlas Series, (plus an evening reception.)
Free & open to all

www.eventbrite.com/e/cork-unive...

A UCC Library job advertisement with a background of sunlight streaming through a forest. The University College Cork logo is in the top-right corner. Text reads: “We are hiring a Head of Special Collections & Archives. UCC Library. Permanent Whole Time Post. Closing Date 19 August 2025.

UCC Library is recruiting a Head of Special Collections & Archives.

Lead the development, digitisation, and promotion of our rare books, manuscripts & archives.

Apply by 12pm, 19 Aug: www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

🌊Thanks to everyone who joined us for today's sold out event @wcorklitfest.bsky.social on The Lived Experience of Ireland’s Coast: Perspectives From The Coastal Atlas of Ireland. We hope everyone enjoyed the lively discussion and left with fresh considerations on how we engage with our coastlines.

🎵 The history of the bodhrán might surprise you. Fintan Vallely's piece in today's Irish Times tells the story of the Irish frame drum.

Learn more in Beating Time: The story of the Irish bodhrán. Out now 📚.

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Aerial view of a coastal landscape with a circular stone ringfort and scattered stone structures on a grassy headland beside turquoise sea and a sandy beach. On the right side, five individual portrait photos are overlaid in a vertical column, showing different people in varied settings.

Aerial view of a rugged coastline at Derrynane, County Kerry, showing a curved sandy beach, turquoise and deep blue sea, small rocky islands, and green headlands. Scattered houses, a small pier, and boats are visible along the shoreline. Mountains appear in the distant background.

The Lived Experience of Ireland’s Coast
📍 @wcorklitfest.bsky.social | 15 July 2025

Join Prof. Robert Devoy & panel to explore Ireland’s coastal identity via The Coastal Atlas of Ireland.

🎟️ Book: westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/the-coastal-atlas-of-ireland

#WestCorkLiteraryFestival

📚 Last night we celebrated the launch of Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely. Huge thanks to @nmireland.bsky.social for hosting us in their majestic rotunda, to Kevin Conieff for launching and to everyone who joined us 🎶

🔗 www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205046...

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Two colorful birds in the foreground amongst pebbles and ground vegetation. A mainly white bird flies in the sky above them. In the background a black and white lighthouse surrounded by white walls and rocky, hilly terrain.

Read an extract from The Birds of County Donegal in @irishexaminer.bsky.social highlighting factors affecting bird populations in the county and ways to conserve these rich and varied communities www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Illustration: @robertvaughani.bsky.social

Anocht ar Fios Feasa! Cloisimid faoi chóisir bhreithlae Gréasán Gaeilge na hEarnála Poiblí. Beidh Fintan Valley linn scéal na mbodhrán a roinnt linn agus an Dr Liz Coleman ag labhairt faoi 'The Air We Share' #FiosFeasa @corkup.bsky.social @acadamh.onag @galwaycitycouncil.bsky.social

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Things To Do - Glenveagh National Park - National Parks of Ireland Glenveagh Walking Trails Hill Walking TERRAIN: mountainous, suitable for properly prepared hikers only Experienced hikers who are equipped for hill walking may venture beyond marked paths and trails i...

This event is fully booked but check out more from the festival the programme here: www.nationalparks.ie/glenveagh/th...

A graphic promoting the Le Chéile don Dúlra festival featuring silhouettes of a sun, trees, leaves and hills with sponsor logos from National Parks Wildlife Service, Glenveagh National Park, Natura 2000, Creative Ireland Programme and Donegal County Council.

The cover image for The Birds of County Donegal fearturing an illustration by @robertvaughanillustration of a Stonechat on Greenan Mountain, overlooking Inch and Lough Swilly.

Photo by author Ralph Sheppard of two Black Guillemots on a rocky outcrop in front of a lake

Photo by author Ralph Sheppard of a Spotted Flycatcher on a leafy tree branch.

The Birds of County Donegal by Ralph Sheppard will be launched by Eric Dempsey today as part of Le Chéile don Dúlra (Together for Nature) a festival of events in the beautiful surroundings of Glenveagh National Park to celebrate #biodiversityweek2025.