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Official account for Archives and Records Association, Ireland. Cuntas oifigiúil Cumainn Cartlann agus Taifead, Éire. Ireland / Northern Ireland #IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann https://araireland.ie/
Folks due to some tech difficulties this afternoon this talk couldn't go ahead. Apologies for any inconvience. Keep an eye on your mailbox and here for rescheduled details. The talk will be recorded when it does happen, in case you can't make the new date.
An exhibition based on the archival collection of writer and Irish Language scholar Peadar Ó Laoghaire is currently on display in the foyer of the JPII Library as part of #SeachtainNaGaeilge #Gaeilge #SnaG26 #Irish #IrishLanguage #archives
Éamon de Buitléar's independent filmmaking in the 1960s produced pioneering Irish wildlife films and series for RTÉ and British television
His archive and book collection are held at the University of Galway
#EYAWildlife #ExploreYourArchive
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Join us Thursday, March 12th, for the next lecture in the ARA Ireland #EDI series
Crossing Boundaries: Language and Identity in the ULTACH Trust Archive
Ag Trasnú Teorainneacha: Teanga agus Féiniúlacht i gCartlann an Iontaobhais ULTACH
Tickets available ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/ara-irela...
The Explore Your Archive theme for Márta | March is #EYAFiadhúlra | #EYAWildlife
Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Make sure you tag us @araireland.bsky.social and @snagaeilge.bsky.social using the hashtag #SnaG26 in your posts and use whatever cúpla focail you have and let’s celebrate the Irish language!
We would encourage all of our members to share as much material as you can from your collections which showcase the Irish language.
Seachtain na Gaeilge is the world’s largest Irish language festival. Founded in 1902 as part of the Gaelic revival by Conradh na Gaeilge, Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrates our native language and culture both in Ireland and abroad.
The annual Seachtain na Gaeilge festival is starting today and will continue until March 17th!
Image: Cárta Ballraíochta ó Chartlann Chonradh na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe G60/4/6/1
The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is accepting nominations for the 2026 award 🏆
Nominations will close on 27th March 2025!
Full details, contact information & links to past projects awarded can be found on the link below ⬇️
www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara...
Herman Moll's 1728 map of Connacht is part of his Atlas of Ireland, produced using inks and colour washes.
Moll's vibrant maps were the first maps to accurately illustrate Ireland's road network.
#EYAConnections #ExploreYourArchive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social
The Explore Your Archive theme for Feabhra | February is #EYANaisc | #EYAConnections
Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Such a pleasure to share the importance of archives & work of archivists, alongside giving an overview of the many human rights related archives we have @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social including the Mary Robinson archive I’m currently cataloging and that of Kevin Boyle, 1/2
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Join us Thursday, 12th Feb, at 1pm for the next lecture in the #EDI series.
Hear Dr. Kerrigan talk about the Hirschfeld Centre's enduring place in the story of Irish LGBTQ+ resistance, resilience, and community formation.
Tickets 🎟⬇️
www.eventbrite.ie/e/waking-the...
From the Mary Robinson archive in @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social the St Brigid’s Peace Cross, presented to Mary while President 🇮🇪 , by member of group visiting Áras an Uachtaráin to highlight fundraising campaign by AFRI , 1990s.
@araireland.bsky.social #brigid #stbrigid #imbolc #láfhéilebríde
Have you signed up for our next #EDI lecture
Tickets are still available via Eventbrite ⬇️
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-playwr...
The Explore Your Archive theme for Eanáir | January is #EYARéabóiríDeannaigh | #EYADustBusters!
Remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
The portal for submitting a paper for our call for papers for ARA Conference 2026 is now open.
The theme this year is 'Authenticity'
All presentations in person in Glasgow 5-7 August.
Go to: openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap... for full details
Join us for the next #EDI lecture in our series on 29th Jan at 1pm.
Dr. Barry Houlihan will talk about The Playwright on the Stairs: Recovering the archives and Legacies of Irish Women Writers.
For more info & to book a ticket ⬇️
www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-playwr...
Thank you to all who participated in the #EYAFocusWeek2025! There is still one more #ExploreYourArchive / #CuardaighDoChartlann theme for December for all those who already have or want to get involved and it is #EYASparkle | #EYADrithle ✨ @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
What a wonderful campaign @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social
Thank you so much for all your hard work, a pleasure to take part.
A favourite, Whitchurch Hosp has military & mental health history - used during the First & Second World Wars.
#EYAYourArchive
#EYAFocusWeek
To wrap up the #ExploreYourArchive focus week, we are sharing a festive item from our collections.
This is a 1938 sales catalogue of personalised Christmas greeting cards sold by Royal Renaissance Art Christmas Cards.
#EYAYourArchives
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Today is the last day of the Explore Your Archive focus week and we want to see #EYAYourArchives | #EYADoChartlann!
Don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
We're delving into the Post Office Irish Postage Stamp Collection for today's #ExploreYourArchive theme #EYAAnniversaries #EYACuimhneacháin
This stamp was published in 1997 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Irish state:
doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
2025 marked the anniversaries of the opening (1895) & closing (1935) of the Galway-Clifden railway. Arthur J. Balfour's album documents the railway's construction.
The Balfour album is fully digitised: digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...
#EYAAnniversaries #ExploreYourArchive
On day 8 of the Explore Your Archive focus week the theme is #EYAAnniversaries | #EYACuimhneacháin! We want to see all of your commemorations & anniversaries, don’t forget to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
The focus is on #EYAInclusion #EYACuimsiú today for #ExploreYourArchive❤️
We're celebrating Cuimhneamh an Chláir's collection of oral histories focusing on women's stories.
This is an interview with Biddy Kilmartin of Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare in the Women's Stories Collection: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme #EYADigital #EYADigiteach we are looking at some of the born-digital content in the DRI. This Tiktok video shows an Alliance for Choice Derry activist engaging in stigma-busting & information sharing regarding abortion support in Ireland: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
For #EYAInclusion, we are highlighting our valued partnership with @DublinCityCouncilCuturalCompany.
Each month, Tailte Éireann hosts a Culture Club event, which is aimed at introducing new audience to our archives and removing barriers to access.
#ExploreYourArchives
Téama lá a 7 ná #EYACuimsiú
Taispeánann Dr Mary Warde Moriarty grianghraf dá hathair, Edward Warde, dúinn ó chartlann Mincéirs.
Tá cuid den chartlann ar fáil go digiteach anseo:
digital.library.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/categor...
#CuardaighDoChartlann
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