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Fáilte chuig Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, ceann de na cnuasaigh is mó ábhair bhéil agus eitneolaíochta san Eoraip. Welcome to the National Folklore Collection, one of the largest collections of folklore and ethnology in Europe.
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The poet Francis Macnamara (1884–1946) is a fascinating thread running through the Joseph Maunsell Hone (1882–1959) Papers @ucdarchives.bsky.social
Principal Archivist Kate Manning takes us through this interesting tapestry in the latest CH blog:
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/09/15/t...
Background image: 'The Eviction' by Lady Elizabeth Butler. UCD Library crest in upper right corner. Title: 'Stories through art: The Eviction by Lady Elizabeth Butler' ucdculturalheritagecollections.com in upper left corner. Text at bottom of graphic: Discover and explore the historical treasures housed within our Archives, Special Collections, and the National Folklore Collection.
The latest #CulturalHeritage blog post, 'Stories through art: The Eviction by Lady Elizabeth Butler' has been published!
Written by Claire Dunne, you can read the blog here: buff.ly/sBNHHTH
@ucddublin.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @historyhub.bsky.social
The latest post on the @ucdlibrary.bsky.social Cultural Heritage Blog is part two of Kate's post on the controversies concerning the role and function of the governor-general in the Irish Free State.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/07/24/a...
We are thrilled to share that Dr Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, novelist, playwright, graduate of @ucddublin.bsky.social and lecturer in Creative Writing at the UCD School of English, Drama and Film, has been named as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction 📚
www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...
Bí linn!
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Job announcement Cultural Heritage Library Assistants needed at UCD Library. Apply by 15th July at 12 noon. Moths and flowers print in the background.
Job opportunity!📢
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
Lovely celebration of everything Eugene Roche has done for @ucdlibrary.bsky.social and the Library’s Special Collections as he retires after 26 years in @ucddublin.bsky.social 👏
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Join us next week for our next online talk: Professor Sarah Covington on ‘Connecting Folklore, History and Theory in the 21st Century: Irish Folklore’. Tuesday 17 June at 19:00 BST, tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting...
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💀✨ Trouble brewing in the National Folklore Collection! UCD MA in Creative Writing graduate Dave Rudden returns with Conn of the Dead, the first spooktacular instalment in his Tales of the Darkisle series.
🧚✨ @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social | @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, written by Simon O’Leary, explore the work of the Hans Hartmann, including a recently digitised collection of audio tapes which Hartmann collected in the West of Ireland throughout the 1960's. (1/2)
buff.ly/HGdzjRo
The latest episode of Blúiríní Béaloidis is now available!
Watch it on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocx...
Or listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/folklore_pod...
Ahead of receiving his honorary degree, Professor Glassie visited the National Folklore Collection UCD and took part in a discussion with Jonny Dillon, archivist at the collection and host of the podcast Blúiríní Béaloidis. @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
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💙💛 Pioneering ethnologist Professor Henry Glassie has received an honorary degree from University College Dublin in recognition of his tireless advocacy for folklore and understanding the human experience.
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Happy #WorldBeeDay !
To celebrate, here are some Bee related illustrations from the 1878 and 1879 editions of 'The Busy Bee' magazine!
To find out more about this Victorian magazine and The Art of Fiction project, follow the link below!
artfiction.exeter.ac.uk
#digitalhumanities #digital #bees
Composite of photos - black and white shot of brothers Peter and Patrick Kavanagh outside the Four Courts, Dublin. Black and white photo of the brothers threshing hay, and an open book 'Kavanagh's Weekly'.
'A bulletin of abuse and mockery'...In 1952, Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh & his brother Peter published a magazine called 'Kavanagh's Weekly'.
Although it only lasted 13 issues, it launched a scathing critique of Irish society in that short time. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/15/a...
Caisleán Uí Néill An Príomhbhailiúchán Lámhscríbhinní, Imleabhar 0267, Leathanach 0536 ó Dúchas © Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD agus faoi cheadúnas CC BY-NC 4.0.
Bheartaigh muid cuardach an Phríomhbhailiúcháin @duchas-ie.bsky.social a shaibhriú le rangú breise ‘Amhránaíocht’.
Blagmhír nua @jeaic.bsky.social faoin 1,700 amhrán atá sa Phríomhbhailiúchan agus atá inchuardaithe anois.
www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/ar-t...
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Handwritten and typed beige and gray letters and documents.
In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, explore the personal correspondence between Eamon de Valera & Neville Chamberlain, offering an insight into a relationship during a trying and turbulent time period in history.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/02/i...
Butter print in shape of evil eye, Irish Folklife Division
May flowers at Kiltullagh, Co Galway
May Queens, Irish Folklife Division
It's nearly May Day, let's celebrate the Irish way!
Do you decorate a May Bush for Good luck? Or light a bonfire & dance?
Keeper of the Folklife collections, Clodagh Doyle, discusses the traditions associated with welcoming the summer on May Day #NMIBlog
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
Reader looking at an open book on a cushion on a white table with bookshelves in the background.
📢 An exciting opportunity for conservators & archivists!
UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.
Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May
#jobfairy
White shelves with labelled cardboard archival boxes. Job opportunity for an Interim Head of UCD Special Collections.
Monday 5th May is the deadline to apply for our Interim Head of UCD #SpecialCollections position!
Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period.
Apply by 12 noon: buff.ly/SCXHeOP
#LISjobsIE #JobFairy @ucdischool.bsky.social
Registration is open for our conference 'Folklore and the Senses' in collaboration with the Department of Folklore & Ethnology @ucc.ie. View the programme & download the booking form here: folklore-society.com/event/folklo.... Please note the deadline for booking to attend in person is 6 June 2025
22.04.2025 18:04 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Grma, a Úna, a chara!
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Photo of the ruins of a church with stone walls and a green grassy field in the foreground.
In the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog Jonny Dillon explores the Easter tradition in Ireland & in the collections of the National Folklore Collection, covering terminology, marriage customs and...oatmilk?
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/04/17/m... & have a great Easter!
🐄🥛 Blúiríní Béaloidis/Folklore Fragments Podcast is back in a new video format!
Join us as we explore changing attitudes to food in Ireland, from milk and butter to spice bags and purple Snack Bars, and the impact of the Irish language on our understanding of food and place in Irish tradition.
