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New DIB book ‘Irish lives in America’ published
The Royal Irish Academy has published a special Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) collection, Irish lives in America (November 2021).
Dictionary of Irish Biography
Grangegorman Histories: historical language and terminology and the history of mental illness
This pre-recorded, online discussion explored the evolution of language and terminology associated with mental illness.
Grangegorman Histories
Grangegorman Histories: Timepiece podcast
Grangegorman Histories celebrated Culture Night 2021 with the launch of ‘Timepiece’, a podcast exploring the history of the turret clock in Grangegorman.
Thirty new entries added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography
The Dictionary of Irish Biography has added thirty new entries to its corpus of nearly 11,000 entries. These include stage school founder Billie Barry (1927–2014);…
Grangegorman Histories: Interview with Ivor Browne
Watch a recent interview with Ivor Browne, originally presented as part of a special online screening of ‘Meetings with Ivor’ at the Virtual Stonetbatter Festival…
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.
Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge
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.
Coiste Léann na Gaeilge agus an Léinn Cheiltigh
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.