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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…

Snap that: Life through the lens of Ireland’s 18- to 25-year-olds

Calling 18- to 25-year-olds on the island of Ireland to tell the story of your generation through your smartphone lens. Photographs with accompanying captions will…

A voyage of the mind

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

Scoláireachtaí Foilsitheoireachta Léann na Gaeilge 2021

Tá Fochoiste na bhFoilseachán, Coiste Léann na Gaeilge, Litríocht na Gaeilge agus na gCultúr Ceilteach ag glacadh le hiarratais anois do Scoláireachtaí Foilsitheoireachta Léann na…

Institutional experience of the “Spanish” flu and COVID-19 in Ireland

Grangegorman Histories presented a fascinating discussion on institutional experiences of pandemics with Catriona Crowe, MRIA. Dr Cillian de Gascun, Dr Ida Milne, Professor Luke O’Neill,…

Uncovering Grangegorman Histories for Culture Night 2020

Listen to the little-known story of the recovery and restoration of the records from the hospitals associated with the Grangegorman site. These records document the…

DIB launches Leaving Cert history resource

The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) has created a new resource for Leaving Cert history students comprised of forty biographies of major Irish figures from…

An edible purple seaweed

A word dear to Seamus Heaney, how does ‘dulse’ feature in medieval Irish law, literature and medicine?

What’s the relationship between the Irish adjective bog ‘soft’ and the English noun meaning ‘bogland’?

In this episode of Spreading the Words we learn about Seamus Heaney’s use of the word bog.

Spreading the Words: a new podcast

Histories of Irish words from literature and everyday life by the authors of A history of Ireland in 100 words.

Could medieval Irish people swim?

Hear about traditions of wild swimming in this episode of Spreading the Words.

Birds of Clare Island: Reed Bunting

On Day 9 of Heritage Week we learn about a common resident on Clare Island, featuring in New Survey of Clare Island, vol. 9: Birds.