Category: Research Programmes

Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s new dictionary launched

A new online dictionary of over half a million words written by the celebrated Irish author Máirtín Ó Cadhain gives a snapshot of Gaeltacht life.

Artworks to mark the feast of Colm Cille

The artworks were commissioned as part of the Colm Cille 1500 commemoration and were received in Academy House today.

7 new artworks to celebrate Colm Cille’s 1500th anniversary

The commissions are in the visual arts, music and literature and have been commissioned by the RIA with the support of the Department of Foreign…

Dictionary of Irish Biography now open access

First launched in 2009, the Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) has moved to an ‘open access’ model making its entire corpus of nearly 11,000 biographical…

A Ghost in the Throat

In today’s episode of Spreading the Words we learn about the Irish word grá in the poetry of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill.

A shaking of the earth

Learn about the Irish phrase ‘crith talún’ in today’s episode of Spreading the Words.

‘Change Minds’ Archives, Art and Mental Health

Watch the webinar, presented by Grangegorman Histories.

An ould yoke

Learn how the word ‘yoke’ was used in Old Irish in today’s episode of Spreading the Words

‘Snap That’ Online Photo Exhibition

View the ‘Snap That’ online photography and caption exhibition of life through the lens of Ireland’s 18- to 25-year-olds

Did you know that beards were status symbols in the world of early Irish literature?

Learn more in today’s episode of Spreading the Words on the word ulcha.

Eight-legged wild little ox

What are we to make of the word damhán alla? Let’s try and shed some light on its origins in today’s episode of Spreading the…

A voyage of the mind

In this episode of Spreading the Words we learn about Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s use of the word immram.