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#OnThisDay 10 June 1904 - #JamesJoyce met the love of his life, #NoraBarnacle . The pair met in Dublin, where Nora worked in Finn’s Hotel, and they first went out together on June 16, 1904. This date was later immortalised as #Bloomsday , the day the events in #Ulysses take place.

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We've digitised a 1st edition copy of #Ulysses (Alan Clodd copy, number 120), which can be viewed in full online here: . Digitised in October 2021 in anticipation of this year’s 100th anniversary of publication and the 140th anniversary of #Joyce ’s birth.

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Celebrate #JamesJoyce ’s #birthday today by travelling back in time to his world with our online exhibition ‘ #Dubliners : The Photographs of JJ Clarke’. This #photographic series is a unique record of life in #Dublin at the turn of the last century:

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Seamus Heaney won the Nobel prize "for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past". See his creative process in the papers - notebooks, scraps, and even backs of envelopes - which will go on show as part of our exhibition.

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An old Irish tradition for the 26th of December ( #StStephensDay ) - the #WrenBoys , shown here in #Dingle , Co. #Kerry , circa 1980-1999; .

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Today is #L úghnasa; in the old days this was the Feast of the god Lúgh, a thirty-day agrarian celebration with August 1 at the centre. It is also the first day of Autumn in the #Celtic Calendar. [Image: #Harvest time, circa 1897]. #NLIonline

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Happy #Bloomsday2020 ! The opening scene of #JamesJoyce ’s masterpiece 'Ulysses' is set at Sandycove Martello Tower (now the James Joyce Museum), in Dublin, Ireland. [Drone footage shot by Luke Leslie ⁦ @Buckledcranium ⁩ in 2020]

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An old Irish tradition for the 26th of December (St Stephen's Day) - the Wren Boys, shown here in Dingle Co Kerry.

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James Joyce's ' #Ulysses ' was first published in Paris on his birthday, #OnThisDay 100 years ago. To celebrate, #Joyce went all out and dressed up as the book and hung around outside the @NLIreland hoping someone would spot him and ask for his autograph. #Ulysses100

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The O'Connell Monument, a grand spot for a bit of lounging, was unveiled on this day in 1882.

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Today in 1964: a shot taken from across the Liffey of Liberty Hall under construction...

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With the Winter Solstice approaching, we wanted to share this photograph of Newgrange - one of our favourites!

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This entertaining letter was sent by future #Taoiseach #Se ánLemass in 1941, when he was Minister for Supplies during #WorldWarII . He is rejecting a request from a fellow TD for an increase in his #tea allowance, as tea was rationed during the #war years. ☕️

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For Nollaig na mBan (the Irish tradition of 'Women's Christmas'), we're delighted to share this 1919 photograph that puts remarkable Irish women - Madeleine ffrench-Mullen, her partner Dr Kathleen Lynn, and Countess Markievicz - right at the centre. Who else can you spot?

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We are delighted to unveil a large-scale #Lego model of the @NLIreland on Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The Lego model will remain in place in the main entrance hall of the NLI throughout 2022. No appointments are necessary to view it: just drop in & reimagine your #NationalLibrary !

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On the #Bloomsday that's in it - we've found Mr Joyce appearing all over the National Library...

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Didn't make it into Newgrange for the #WinterSolstice this year? Why not check out some of the wonderful digitised photographs & prints from our collections here . You can also explore this interesting conversation on Flickr here:

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Today marks the 155th anniversary of the birth of one of the finest poets of the 20th century, #WBYeats . We'd love to hear about your first encounter with Yeats and what he means to you now. Share your thoughts and favourite quotes with us, using the hashtag #NLIOnline ! #YeatsDay

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#MurielMacSwiney , widow of #TerenceMacSwiney who died on hunger strike during the #WarofIndependence , visited the US in December 1920 to generate awareness of the Irish cause - leading to supportive protests such as this one. [IMAGE: ]

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If these stairs could talk...when you walk up them, you follow in the footsteps of James Joyce, WB Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Edna O'Brien and millions more. The Reading Room awaits!

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#OnThisDay 30 Aug 2013, we lost Seamus Heaney, one of Ireland’s finest writers. His words continue to inspire, connect and touch people around the world. You can discover more about the life and works of the poet @SeamusHeaneyNLI . What is your favourite poem by #SeamusHeaney ?

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'I was sitting in this most beautiful reading room with the rain coming down on the glass dome. Suddenly I wrote a few lines and it became a twelve line, four three-lines thing. It felt given, strange and unexpected...' Seamus Heaney, 'Stepping Stones'

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Today, we're remembering Seamus Heaney, born #OTD in 1939. If you've seen or heard his phrase "if we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere" over the last few weeks, do take a look at this article in The Journal, exploring with us where it came from:

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#OTD 6 Dec 1922 - The #IrishFreeState , Saorstát Éireann, came into being. Here is their official handbook (printed in 1932), filled with woodblock engravings by the likes of #HarryKernoff and images by #PaulHenry . It was printed on paper from the Swiftbrook Paper Mills in Dublin.

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We are delighted to announce details of a number of major new Yeats acquisitions. Full details:

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We love the unguarded enjoyment on show in this photograph of Michael Collins and Harry Boland playing hurling in Croke Park in 1921 - perfect for #Archive30 Day 15 #Sport

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'The love I had for the green lamps and the clacking bookrests'...writer Kate O'Brien, who died #OTD in 1974, describing her affection for our beautiful reading room.

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WATCH: The NLI is delighted to bring a selection of Seamus Heaney’s poetry to public transport users across the country, to coincide with what would have been his 80th birthday on 13th April. Watch the video below to learn more, and be sure to keep an eye out for the campaign!

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Today is the centenary of the Representation of the People Act which gave men over 21 & women over 30 the right to vote! It was a long campaign & newspapers like The Irish Citizen were an important voice for #womenssuffrage during WWI.

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A very early photograph of #Newgrange to celebrate #WinterSolstice shortest day of the year Dec 21st.

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📚 On Sat, 10 July at 2pm, #Drag Story Time will aim to inspire a love of reading while celebrating diversity, and promoting acceptance of difference in others. Readers of all ages are welcome to this fun and engaging #storytelling event. 🌈 🎟️ Book now:

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Here’s a little something from our collection: a tiny #bible from 1694, printed in #Dublin . It’s known as a ‘thumb bible’.

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#Yeats wrote the well-loved poem 'Lake Isle of Innisfree' at age 23, when he was living in Bedford Park, London, and feeling homesick for Sligo. In this manuscript in Yeats' own hand, we can see his revisions for the poem. View our online Yeats exhibition:

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Seamus Heaney was born #onthisday in 1939. Our major exhibition opening this summer will explore the work, life and legacy of one of Ireland’s most beloved literary figures and complements the wonderful @SHHomePlace .

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March 8 is #InternationalWomensDay . These are members of the Irish Women Workers Union "who suffered terms of imprisonment in the cause of Labour", photographed on the steps of Liberty Hall, Dublin, c. 1913/14. View the photo in our main catalogue here:

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🎂 #HappyBirthday to #JamesJoyce who was born on this day in 1882. He has taken a quick break from #WorkingfromHome to enjoy a nice piece of #birthday #cake !

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Poet #PatrickKavanagh back on his "stony grey soil of #Monaghan " having a grand chat. He died on #OnThisDay 30 November 1967.

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It's a privilege for @NLIreland to house Edna O'Brien’s most recent archive. All of those who visit and connect with the Library in the years to come will share this privilege by securing a glimpse into the thought process and genius of one of Ireland’s most gifted writers. #Edna

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Did you know that the @NLIreland has digitised a first edition copy of #Ulysses (Alan Clodd copy, number 120), which can be viewed in full online? Read it here:

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#OnThisDay 16 Oct 1854 - Oscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, Dublin. The son of a surgeon and a writer, Wilde was to become a famous #poet and #playwright . "For there is one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." - #OscarWilde

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We love the details in our beautiful main building on Kildare Street - lifting the heart since 1890!

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"I remembered her head bent towards my head, Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives– Never closer the whole rest of our lives." Today we remember #SeamusHeaney , with his poem 'When all the others were away at Mass’, a tender boyhood memory of his mother. #PoetryCorner

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The NLI is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Audrey Whitty to the role of Director. Dr Whitty will take up her position in the new year. You can find out more on our website @DeptCulturelRL

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For all of you Joyce fans out there today, enjoy your #BloomsDay activities! Here is poet Patrick Kavanagh enjoying his in 1954 with Anthony Cronin. The catalogue link is here:

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Happy Birthday to ...well, (*cough*) us! More specifically, #happybirthday to our beautiful building! :) #OnThisDay in 1890, the National Library and Museum buildings were opened on Kildare Street! Zoom in for a closer look: #history #L áBreitheSona

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February 15th is #SinglesAppreciationDay ! Today is an (unofficial) holiday celebrated by single people worldwide. It is a celebration of #love in all forms – recognising the love between friends, family and loving yourself. [IMAGE: “Not Married”, Getty Images]

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Did you know the National Library of Ireland has digitised a first edition copy of #Ulysses (Alan Clodd copy, number 120)? 📖 It can be viewed online here: #Ulysses100 #Bloomsday

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We are delighted to announce the receipt of the archive of internationally renowned, award-winning Irish American author JP Donleavy, best-known for his novel ‘The Ginger Man’.

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Our stunning Reading Room is the best space to work in..if only all of us here @NLIreland got to work in it every day! #Archive30

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#OnThisDay 23 March 1847 - The #Choctaw people collected money to donate to starving Irish victims during the #GreatFamine . #Irishpotatofamine #famine #greatIrishfamine

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Surrounded by the WB Yeats Library, the two Yeats sisters Lily and Lolly -oil paintings by John Butler Yeats. These acquisitions were made possible by a gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. We are very grateful to our donors who help us grow the National Collections

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W.B. #Yeats famously fell in love with Maud Gonne upon meeting her in 1889, going on to propose to her several times. Despite these proposals being rejected, they maintained a significant life-long friendship. [Photochrom portraits, c.1900, courtesy of Mrs. Anna Mac Bride White]

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Take a glimpse at #JamesJoyce ’s world with our online exhibition ‘ #Dubliners : The Photographs of JJ Clarke’. This photographic series is a unique record of life in #Dublin , #Ireland , at the turn of the last century:

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The staff of the @NLIreland have been working hard onsite to reopen the Library (safely) on June 29th. The health and safety of readers and staff is our first priority. We look forward to welcoming you back through our doors soon! #NLIonline #COVID19 #goodnews

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We recently acquired this hand-coloured #newyear 's greeting card (1939) from the Lord Mayor, #KathleenClarke , commemorating the #1916 Rising.

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Inniu, Lá Idirnáisiúnta na Máthartheanga, táimid ag roinnt na bileoige seo a cuireadh amach thart ar an mbliain 1900 leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn. Tugtar roinnt fíricí uirthi, mar aon le ‘tuairimí scoláirí iasachta.'; .

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#OscarWilde was profoundly affected by the loss of his sister Isola and wrote ‘Requiescat’ in her memory. He carried a lock of her hair in an envelope until the end of his life. Wilde said Isola lit up his family’s lives like “a golden ray of sunshine dancing about our home.”

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People gather at #Newgrange in Co. #Meath for winter #solstice dawn on each of the mornings from December 18-23 inclusive. It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the #Neolithic period, around 3200 BC, making it older than #Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.

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#OnThisDay 29 Aug 1890 - The National Library of Ireland first opened our doors. And we've been welcoming people in ever since! 📖 #NLIonline #NationalLibraryofIreland @NLIreland

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It’s #MayDay ! An important day in the Irish calendar, dating back to pagan times. It marks the coming of summer and was celebrated in a festival called Lá Bealtaine. Here a group of children gathers around the Maypole in a ceremonial dance celebrating fertility (circa 1890-1910).

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⭐The @NLIreland have 4 new exciting #studentship and #internship opportunities: · #Research Studentship · #Archival Studentship · #Library Studentship · #Conservation Internship Learn more: Deadline to #apply : Friday 18 June 2021, 3pm.

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We're delighted to announce the acquisition of the collection of artwork associated with satirical fictional character Ross O’Carroll-Kelly @AkaPaulHoward . The archive of illustrations, drawings and sketches by Alan Clarke comprises 107 interior book illustrations, and much more!

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This beautiful #icy #fairy #queen was drawn by actor, writer, artist Mícheál Mac Liammóir during #Christmas 1918. He posted it from Howth, Dublin to Joseph Holloway, a very well-known figure in Dublin theatrical circles. Mac Liammóir addressed it: Baile Átha Cliath.

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We are delighted to announce the details of RADICAL! WOMEN AND THE IRISH REVOLUTION, a new pamphlet of poems, images, translation, and research notes created by @juliemoiaussi . The pamphlet is a result of Morrissy’s time as the @NLIreland 's Poet in Residence.

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"I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread." Hazelwood, near #Sligo Town, was the inspiration for 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' by #WBYeats . The photo was taken around 1890. #NLIOnline #YeatsDay

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For #StPatricksDay , here is a Richard Tilbrook photograph of Croagh Patrick in Mayo, from 1960. Wherever you find yourself today, we are all together in spirit; as the Irish proverb has it, ní neart go cur le chéile (there is no strength without unity.)

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Sandra, our Director, loves this image of our reading room, for the fierce gaze of the woman at the centre, and for the always pleasurable sight of researchers at work in the National Library. Have you a favourite image of the NLI? Please share!

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Our beautiful building on #KildareStreet officially opened on 29 August 1890. #NationalLibraryofIreland #NLIonline

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#OnThisDay 31 July 1917 - Death of the poet #FrancisLedwidge , from Slane, Co. #Meath , who was killed by a stray shell at Ypres during #WorldWarOne .

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In honour of Bloomsday today, #Joyce paid a visit to @MoLI_Museum on Stephen’s Green to see if they would like to display a copy of his famous book. It turns out they already had one. The very first copy in fact. 📖 Joyce wishes you all a happy #Bloomsday !

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Cuala Industries was run by W.B. Yeats' sisters, Susan and Elizabeth Yeats (more commonly known as Lily and Lolly) and was based in Churchtown. This image might be just what you need to get in the spirit for Christmas shopping this weekend!

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Can you imagine #painting white lines by hand down the middle of the #NaasRoad with #traffic coming and going these days? From our Colman Doyle Collection, taken on 7 September 1949.

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Of all the staff members in the Library, only some get to call this beautiful room their #workspace . For everyone else - well, we're a little jealous! #Museum30

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Ahead of #Bloomsday tomorrow, check out this digitised first edition copy of Ulysses (Alan Clodd copy, number 120), which can be viewed in full online here on our catalogue:

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We are delighted to see all the discussion about archiving the story of the recent referendum. We thought it was a good moment to highlight what the National Library does to capture the Irish story and this referendum in particular #archivingthe8th

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#OnThisDay 22 Aug 1922 - Michael Collins is assassinated. [Image: Cortege passing through O'Connell Street on the way to Glasnevin for the burial of #MichaelCollins , 28 August 1922]

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Today we’re delighted to launch a new and entirely redesigned website: With more than 1 million page views per year, our website is the primary means by which the public can access information about @NLIreland . ⭐ Learn more:

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We recently acquired An Tain: translated by Thomas Kinsella from the Irish epic Táin Bó Cuailnge. With brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy.

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We are delighted to be reopening on Monday 10 May at 10am. More details on our website here:

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#OnthisDay 95 years ago, Michael Collins, Commander-In-Chief of the National Army, is killed in an ambush in Béal na Bláth, Co.Cork.

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#OnThisDay 31 May 1959 - The #Howth #Tram made its last journey; not only was it the highest, but also the last of the open top #trams operating in the world at the time. 🚊 [IMAGES: ]

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#OnThisDay 29 January 1967 - #HelenaMolony , Irish republican, feminist, actress and labour activist, died in Dublin. She fought in the #1916 #EasterRising and later became the second woman president of the Irish Trades Union Congress.

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#OnThisDay : The renowned Irish revolutionary Countess #Markievicz died at the age of 59 on 15 July 1927, of complications related to appendicitis. She had given away the last of her wealth, and died in a public ward "among the poor where she wanted to be". #NLIonline

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During #lockdown , has anyone else been dressing up just to pop down to the shops for a pint of milk? Image: Model Linda O’Reilly, photographed by Colman Doyle sometime between 1960-1966. Colourised by @irelandincolour .

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#GeographyAwarenessWeek starts today, established by @NatGeo to educate people about how the decisions that they make in everyday life affect the world we live in. @NLIreland collect all sorts of #maps (real and imagined) which you might enjoy exploring:

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The staff of the @NLIreland continues to work away behind-the-scenes to get the Library safe and ready to welcome you back... We are delighted to announce that we will be reopening our services, starting from 29 June. 📚 Details about our reopening plans:

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We've had a bit of a facelift - our new pillar banners now showcase some of the beautiful interior details found in the @NLIreland . From our intricate floor mosaics to the Reading Room's iconic domed ceiling, it gives you a taste of some of the treasures that await you inside! 💫

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#OnThisDay 13 Dec 1955 - Irish artist and cartoonist, Grace Gifford Plunkett, who was active in the Republican movement, died at the age of 67. She was buried with full military honours, close to her husband Joseph #Plunkett ’s final resting place in #Glasnevin Cemetery.

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Did you know 30 November is an important anniversary for three well-known Irish writers? #OTD in 1667, Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin. Over 230 years later, Oscar Wilde, aged just 46, died in Paris in 1900. The poet Patrick Kavanagh passed away in Dublin on 30 November 1967.

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#OnThisDay 13 December 1955 - Irish #artist and cartoonist, #GraceGiffordPlunkett , who was active in the Republican movement, died at the age of 67. She was buried with full military honours in #GlasnevinCemetery .

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We’re delighted to announce the donation of the Band Aid archive by the Band Aid Trust to the National Library today. The photocall to mark the announcement is underway.

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🏆 The @NLIreland is delighted to have been named the winner of a Public Sector Magazine award in the Library Services Category award. The prestigious award is in recognition of the range of services, continuity and general excellence provided to the public.

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"The @NLIreland has discovered a hidden drawing of #Bray Head, by a renowned Irish artist of the 1800s. They were doing conservation treatment of a 19th century watercolour of New Bridge in #Limerick ... [when] a second sketch was revealed underneath..."

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This document confirms that Edward Chadwicke, former Cromwellian soldier, was to be given 20 acres of land in Cork, 1654. #Cromwell didn't have enough money to pay his soldiers - in exchange for their services, they would be given confiscated Irish land; .

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We are delighted to have Oscar-winning writer and director Neil Jordan here today to mark the donation of his archive to the National Library of Ireland.

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🌊 Anyone who's seen the incredible footage taken during #StormBarra from inside the famous #FastnetLighthouse might be interested to know we have photos of the construction of the #Lighthouse . You can explore the #photographs here:

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For anyone who has missed walking the halls of the @NLIreland , goods news, we are working towards reopening on June 29th. In the meantime, here’s some up-close details of our beautiful building, which we are all looking forward to admiring again in person soon! #NLIonline

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#OTD 16 Feb 1902 - Birth of singer and ballad collector #DeliaMurphy in Co. #Mayo . She was one of the first female performers in #Ireland . During #WWIII , she aided Vatican official, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, in saving the lives of 6,500 Allied soldiers and Jews.

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National Library of Ireland

@NLIreland

7 years

We‘re delighted to have members of Seamus Heaney‘s family at the NLI this evening, as we announce details of our forthcoming exhibition about the work of the Nobel Laureate and one of Ireland‘s most loved writers.

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