Research

The ingenious Mr. Edgeworth

by Bean an Phoist on August 28, 2012 · 0 comments

in Collections,Exhibitions,Manuscripts,Printed books,Research

by Áine Finegan, former Research and Reference Team Student As the City of Science for 2012, Dublin is playing host to all things scientific this year and here at the National Library we’re embracing this with a new science-themed exhibition at 2/3 Kildare Street – Particles of the Past. This exhibition is all about uncovering [...]

Tagged as: Athene Donald, Coach-making, Dublin City of Science 2012, Dublin Society, Edgeworth Papers, Erasmus Darwin, Maria Edgeworth, Particles of the Past, Richard Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Science, Telegraphy

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Postcards and public history

by Bean an Phoist on July 5, 2012 · 3 comments

in Collections,Ephemera,Guest Bloggers,Photographs,Research

by Chantal Sweeney, M.Phil. in Public History & Cultural Heritage at Trinity College Dublin Like many people, I spent the majority of last Christmas holidays lounging around in my pyjamas, watching old movies and eating too much food. I was giving my brain a much-needed break for the first time since embarking on my Masters [...]

Tagged as: Achill Sound, Bray, Campanile, Chantal Sweeney, Copper plate, Elizabeth Kirwan, Ephemera, Grafton Street, Gweedore, Internship, Lawrence Collection, Lawrence Photographic Studio, Lawrence Postcard Series, Lawrence Postcards, M.Phil in Public History and Cultural Heritage, National Photographic Archive, NPA, Postcards, Robert French, Shop Street, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, William Lawrence

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Researching the Irish Famine

by Bean an Phoist on January 20, 2012 · 3 comments

in Learning & Outreach,Projects,Research

by Sarah O’Connor, Learning & Outreach Over the summer of 2011, the Learning and Outreach department here at the National Library worked on a new project about the Irish Famine with St. John of God Carmona Services. This is our fifth year working with some of the education and training programmes offered by Carmona Services [...]

Tagged as: 1840, Adult Learning, Aoife O Connor, Autobiographies, Bríd O'Sullivan, Café Joly, Carmona Services, Choices, Dalkey Education Centre, Emigration, Eviction, Famine, Fiona Ross, Gruel, Improvisation, Irish Famine, Lakeland, Learning & Outreach, Limerick, Noel Kissane, Poor Law Commissioners, Poor Law Unions, Potato, Potato Blight, Primary Sources, Research, Ríona McMorrow, Sarah O'Connor, Social History, St. John of God, Tipperary, Travel Training, Victoriana, W.B. Yeats, Workhouses, Workshops