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by Fiona Ross, Director of the NLI The National Library of Ireland was established in 1877 and the doors of our magnificent building on Kildare Street were first opened to the public 121 years ago...

NLI unveils a range of items acquired during 2022

Seen and Unseen: The National Library’s Photographic Collection

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... a one-armed entrepreneur, the defining of Irish photography, and how the Easter Rising stole a part of Irish photographic history! by Guy Phenix, Glasgow Based Stuff Maker In 1865 a young man...

The Cult of St Leo in Inishark: A Creative Heritage
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