Dr Patrick McDonagh

No worries Ciarán, just to repeat what Elizabeth said they are fleur-de-lis and were incorporated into the English royal arms when Edward III declared his right to the French crown.

Good impression of the English exchequer seal attached to a letters patent to the second earl of Ormond from 1367 at the @nlireland.bsky.social.

Good impression of the English exchequer seal attached to a letters patent to the second earl of Ormond from 1367 at the @nlireland.bsky.social.

Good impression of the English exchequer seal attached to a letters patent to the second earl of Ormond from 1367 at the @nlireland.bsky.social.

Am very pleased to have just come across this nice manicule (or hand with a pointing index finger) in a letters patent of Richard II to the earl of Ormond dating from 1379 which is held by the @nlireland.bsky.social.

Am very pleased to have just come across this nice manicule (or hand with a pointing index finger) in a letters patent of Richard II to the earl of Ormond dating from 1379 which is held by the @nlireland.bsky.social.

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Professor Gillian O'Brien (https://www.gillianobrien.net/about)

This Fri, 3 October at 2pm — 3rd and final talk in @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's "Finding Ireland" online series: "Ireland's undiscovered past: the 1800s" from @gillianobrien.bsky.social. More info on how to join here:

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

Really fantastic seal belonging to Geoffrey Walsh attached to a deed from 1374 at the @nlireland.bsky.social. On the seal can be seen Geoffrey's coat of arms which shows a chevron, three barbed arrowheads, and two stars which are flanking the apex of the chevron.

Really fantastic seal belonging to Geoffrey Walsh attached to a deed from 1374 at the @nlireland.bsky.social. On the seal can be seen Geoffrey's coat of arms which shows a chevron, three barbed arrowheads, and two stars which are flanking the apex of the chevron.

A sixteenth century English royal seal showing Henry VIII standing on a ship with scepter and orb in hand at the @nlireland.bsky.social

A sixteenth century English royal seal showing Henry VIII standing on a ship with scepter and orb in hand at the @nlireland.bsky.social

England's first colony: medieval Ireland, 1171-1500 In May 1487, a coronation was held in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin. The young child was hailed as King Edward VI. Those who pressed his claim, soon raised an army…

An excellent talk well worth listening to given by Dr Paul Dryburgh, Medieval Records Specialist at The National Archives (UK), on the history of the medieval English colony in Ireland and the surviving documentary record:

vimeo.com/event/510578...

A great seal depicting a child king enthroned in majesty at the National Library of Ireland. This broken seal is attached to a writ in the name of King Edward, which in this case likely refers to the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel who was crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in May 1487.

A great seal depicting a child king enthroned in majesty at the @nlireland.bsky.social. This broken seal is attached to a writ in the name of King Edward, which in this case likely refers to the Yorkist pretender Lambert Simnel who was crowned as Edward VI in Dublin in May 1487.

More information on how to join this online talk here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

Seal of John, Lord of Ireland. Catalogue reference: C 109/86 (4).

Paul Dryburgh

This Fri, 19 September: Join Paul Dryburgh, medieval collections specialist @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, for "England's first colony: medieval Ireland, 1171-1500". An overview of English intervention in Ireland and its role in the political development of the British and Irish isles.

An illustration of Noah's ark in a fourteenth century Irish manuscript accredited to Ádhamh Ó Cianáin, a scholar from medieval Fermanagh, at the @nlireland.bsky.social. In the top left can be seen the dove (or 'colu[m]ba') carrying an olive leaf returning to the ark.

An illustration of Noah's ark in a fourteenth century Irish manuscript accredited to Ádhamh Ó Cianáin, a scholar from medieval Fermanagh, at the @nlireland.bsky.social. In the top left can be seen the dove (or 'colu[m]ba') carrying an olive leaf returning to the ark.

This wax impression is likely the oldest seal in the @nlireland.bsky.social, dating from the 1170s (and so only a few years after the Norman Invasion of Ireland). The legend around the circumference of the seal reads 'Seal of Richard Tirel' and it depicts Richard as a mounted knight.

This wax impression is likely the oldest seal in the @nlireland.bsky.social, dating from the 1170s (and so only a few years after the Norman Invasion of Ireland). The legend around the circumference of the seal reads 'Seal of Richard Tirel' and it depicts Richard as a mounted knight.

A link to the online version: historyireland.com/a-sea-of-par...

Very happy to see this in print, an article I have written for History Ireland's new September/October issue called "'A Sea of Parchment' - Original Medieval Deeds in the National Library of Ireland" which provides a survey of the @nlireland.bsky.social large collection of medieval deeds.

Very happy to see this in print, an article I have written for History Ireland's new September/October issue called "'A Sea of Parchment' - Original Medieval Deeds in the National Library of Ireland" which provides a survey of the @nlireland.bsky.social large collection of medieval deeds.

YouTube video by The Mortimer History Society Patrick McDonagh: The Irish Lieutenancy of Edmund Mortimer, 5th earl of March and 7th earl of Ulster

Sharing the recording of the John Grove Memorial Lecture for 2025 I gave for the Mortimer History Society on the Irish Lieutenancy of Edmund, fifth earl of March and seventh earl of Ulster during 1423-1425: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ie...

Thanks Nora 😊 Much appreciated!

Brilliant lecture. Thank you 😊

Very enjoyable lunchtime lecture today at the @nlireland.bsky.social speaking on the library's medieval deeds. Was excellent to see so many people in attendance and interested in medieval Irish manuscripts.

Very enjoyable lunchtime lecture today at the @nlireland.bsky.social speaking on the library's medieval deeds. Was excellent to see so many people in attendance and interested in medieval Irish manuscripts.

One of my favourite manuscripts at the @nlireland.bsky.social is this royal charter of Edward III to Mellifont Abbey from 1348 with a fantastic illuminated initial depicting the letter 'E'. To learn more about this manuscript come to my free lunchtime talk today: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/strongbows-shadow

One of my favourite manuscripts at the @nlireland.bsky.social is this royal charter of Edward III to Mellifont Abbey from 1348 with a fantastic illuminated initial depicting the letter 'E'.

To learn more about this manuscript come to my free lunchtime talk today:

www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

In Strongbow's Shadow Exploring Medieval Ireland in the National Library of Ireland

As part of #HeritageWeek, you can also join us for two related free talks:

1) In Strongbow's Shadow: Exploring Medieval Ireland in the NLI
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

Shields and Arms: Medieval Heraldry at the National Library of Ireland

🛡️⚔️ Shields and Arms: Medieval Heraldry at the @nlireland.bsky.social

Did you know that the National Library of Ireland has a rich collection of heraldic manuscripts and material, primarily dating from the early modern and modern periods?

🗡️ Learn more: www.nli.ie/news-stories...

'A Rain deers head'. Um, if you say so... (Funeral Entry of Col Hill, 1665, NLI)

A plan of the upright stones indie the passageway at Newgrange, drawn by Mr Lhuyd (c. 1690). Photo courtesy: The Library, Trinity College Dublin, 'Plan of the cave at New Grange.' Dublin Philosophical Society papers transcribed by Samuel Molyneux (TCD MS 883)

Excited to share a new collaboration led by Dr Eamon Darcy @maynoothuniversity.ie‬ with ‪@ria.ie @dri.ie‬
The Molyneux Papers-20 vivid county descriptions from the 1680s online:
virtualtreasury.ie/curated-coll...

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‪@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social‬ tinyurl.com/yc3b3tpa
#IrishHistory 📷TCD Library

Only a few days until my free public lecture 'In Strongbow's Shadow' for Heritage Week in the @nlireland.bsky.social on Thursday 21 August at 1pm which explores the library's large collection of medieval deeds and charters.

Booking is required: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

A finely detailed seal with a coat of arms belonging to Robert son of Maurice FitzRobert of Carnalwy. It is attached to a charter in the @nlireland.bsky.social from 1368 recording a grant of property in the parish of St Brigid in Dublin. Witnessing the grant is Peter Woder, mayor of Dublin.

A finely detailed seal with a coat of arms belonging to Robert son of Maurice FitzRobert of Carnalwy. It is attached to a charter in the @nlireland.bsky.social from 1368 recording a grant of property in the parish of St Brigid in Dublin. Witnessing the grant is Peter Woder, mayor of Dublin.

Roundels with beautiful golden crowns in a manuscript in the National Library of Ireland showing the descent of the mythical kingdom of the Britons from Leyr to his daughter Cordeilla and then to his grandsons Morganus and Cunedagius, sons of Cordeilla's sisters. The basis for Shakespeare's King Lear.

Roundels with beautiful golden crowns in a manuscript in @nlireland.bsky.social showing the descent of the mythical kingdom of the Britons from Leyr to his daughter Cordeilla and then to his grandsons Morganus and Cunedagius, sons of Cordeilla's sisters. The basis for Shakespeare's King Lear.

Shields and Arms: Medieval Heraldry at the National Library of Ireland

Happy to share a new blog post I have written called 'Shields and Arms: Medieval Heraldry at the National Library of Ireland' which examines a fascinating fifteenth century heraldic volume at the @nlireland.bsky.social

www.nli.ie/news-stories...

Really superb miniature showing Adam and Eve in an illuminated fifteenth century manuscript held at the @nlireland.bsky.social

Really superb miniature showing Adam and Eve in an illuminated fifteenth century manuscript held at the @nlireland.bsky.social

Good impression of the seal of the town of Dundalk in County Louth from 1420 at the @nlireland.bsky.social Really interesting to see a spearman as one of the coat of arms "supporters" which was all too fitting as Dundalk was an English frontier town in the late medieval period.

Good impression of the seal of the town of Dundalk in County Louth from 1420 at the @nlireland.bsky.social Really interesting to see a spearman as one of the coat of arms "supporters" which was all too fitting as Dundalk was an English frontier town in the late medieval period.

In Strongbow's Shadow Exploring Medieval Ireland in the National Library of Ireland

Very excited to be giving the following public lecture during National Heritage Week on Thursday 21 August at the @nlireland.bsky.social on the library's extraordinary collection of medieval deeds and charters
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...