by Giada Gelli, Preservation Assistant We have all done some scribbling on copies, books, magazines and whatnot at some stage in our lives. There is nothing more pleasant than evading the realms of reality, shutting your ears to the world, and letting your pen (or pencil!) chase the boredom away. But still, I wasn’t expecting [...]
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by Justin Furlong, Newspaper Librarian The National Library of Ireland has one of the strongest holdings of Irish newspapers in the world. See our Newspaper Database for more details on what we have. However early runs of newspapers (particularly before the introduction of legal deposit in 1927) have occasionally eluded us. In June 2011, I [...]
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@NLIreland Thanks! Hope you're enjoying seeing Nat Library archive on screen on #TheBigHouse - 13/05/2013 21:29
@NLIreland Welcome back! Missed you rattling around the place... 
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@_BigMountain Didn't RT, but see https://t.co/2oHFykY1gN! Ta for reminder. - 13/05/2013 17:32See our On the Flickr Commons photostream or our All Kinds of Everything photostream (Manuscripts, Prints & Drawings, Ephemera, Exhibitions).
Taster images below...
Launch of Century Ireland
Launch of Century Ireland
Launch of Century Ireland
First Night of "Ever the Twain" by Lennox Robinson
Martial Law
When the wind blows
Dublin as it Stood in the Year 1610...
Pitch Capping the People of Prosperous
Burning of Militia Barracks, 1798
Athlone in 1685
... we pledge ourselves solemnly ...
Arran Isles - 1894
Cruiskeen Lawn
The Gathering, 1950s stylee
No Mourning to be worn that day.
Mr. Michael Collins will speak...
I`ll go too!
Your country needs you
Two Faces of a Winding Clock
Pantheon Phusitechnikon
