Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann | National Folklore Collection, UCD
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Fáilte chuig Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, ceann de na cnuasaigh is mó ábhair bhéil agus eitneolaíochta san Eoraip. Welcome to the National Folklore Collection, one of the largest collections of folklore and ethnology in Europe.
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The poet Francis Macnamara (1884–1946) is a fascinating thread running through the Joseph Maunsell Hone (1882–1959) Papers @ucdarchives.bsky.social
Principal Archivist Kate Manning takes us through this interesting tapestry in the latest CH blog:
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/09/15/t...
Principal Archivist Kate Manning takes us through this interesting tapestry in the latest CH blog:
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/09/15/t...
September 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The poet Francis Macnamara (1884–1946) is a fascinating thread running through the Joseph Maunsell Hone (1882–1959) Papers @ucdarchives.bsky.social
Principal Archivist Kate Manning takes us through this interesting tapestry in the latest CH blog:
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/09/15/t...
Principal Archivist Kate Manning takes us through this interesting tapestry in the latest CH blog:
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/09/15/t...
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The latest #CulturalHeritage blog post, 'Stories through art: The Eviction by Lady Elizabeth Butler' has been published!
Written by Claire Dunne, you can read the blog here: buff.ly/sBNHHTH
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Written by Claire Dunne, you can read the blog here: buff.ly/sBNHHTH
@ucddublin.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @historyhub.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The latest #CulturalHeritage blog post, 'Stories through art: The Eviction by Lady Elizabeth Butler' has been published!
Written by Claire Dunne, you can read the blog here: buff.ly/sBNHHTH
@ucddublin.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @historyhub.bsky.social
Written by Claire Dunne, you can read the blog here: buff.ly/sBNHHTH
@ucddublin.bsky.social @bealoideasucd.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @historyhub.bsky.social
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The latest post on the @ucdlibrary.bsky.social Cultural Heritage Blog is part two of Kate's post on the controversies concerning the role and function of the governor-general in the Irish Free State.
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“A considered policy”: the Governor General and Éamon de Valera (Part 2)
In part one of this post, we looked at a file in the papers of Josephine McNeill’s papers concerning her husband, James McNeill, governor-general of the Irish Free State. The office of governor-gen…
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July 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The latest post on the @ucdlibrary.bsky.social Cultural Heritage Blog is part two of Kate's post on the controversies concerning the role and function of the governor-general in the Irish Free State.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/07/24/a...
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/07/24/a...
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We are thrilled to share that Dr Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, novelist, playwright, graduate of @ucddublin.bsky.social and lecturer in Creative Writing at the UCD School of English, Drama and Film, has been named as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction 📚
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www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...
Acclaimed writer and UCD graduate Éilís Ní Dhuibhne named new Laureate for Irish Fiction - UCD College of Arts and Humanities
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July 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We are thrilled to share that Dr Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, novelist, playwright, graduate of @ucddublin.bsky.social and lecturer in Creative Writing at the UCD School of English, Drama and Film, has been named as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction 📚
www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...
www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...
Bí linn!
Job opportunity!📢
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
July 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Bí linn!
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Job opportunity!📢
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
July 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Job opportunity!📢
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
Work in our #CulturalHeritage units as a Library Assistant. Provide assistance with preservation, maintenance & handling of cultural heritage materials and other duties as required.
See UCD jobs at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... for details & apply by 12 noon, 15 July. #LISjobsIE
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Lovely celebration of everything Eugene Roche has done for @ucdlibrary.bsky.social and the Library’s Special Collections as he retires after 26 years in @ucddublin.bsky.social 👏
June 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Lovely celebration of everything Eugene Roche has done for @ucdlibrary.bsky.social and the Library’s Special Collections as he retires after 26 years in @ucddublin.bsky.social 👏
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Join us next week for our next online talk: Professor Sarah Covington on ‘Connecting Folklore, History and Theory in the 21st Century: Irish Folklore’. Tuesday 17 June at 19:00 BST, tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting...
Connecting Folklore, History and Theory in the 21st Century: Irish Folklore
Sarah Covington turns to examples from Ireland to think in new ways about the relationship between history and folklore
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June 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join us next week for our next online talk: Professor Sarah Covington on ‘Connecting Folklore, History and Theory in the 21st Century: Irish Folklore’. Tuesday 17 June at 19:00 BST, tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting...
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💀✨ Trouble brewing in the National Folklore Collection! UCD MA in Creative Writing graduate Dave Rudden returns with Conn of the Dead, the first spooktacular instalment in his Tales of the Darkisle series.
🧚✨ @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social | @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
🧚✨ @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social | @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
💀✨ Trouble brewing in the National Folklore Collection! UCD MA in Creative Writing graduate Dave Rudden returns with Conn of the Dead, the first spooktacular instalment in his Tales of the Darkisle series.
🧚✨ @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social | @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
🧚✨ @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social | @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
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In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, written by Simon O’Leary, explore the work of the Hans Hartmann, including a recently digitised collection of audio tapes which Hartmann collected in the West of Ireland throughout the 1960's. (1/2)
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May 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, written by Simon O’Leary, explore the work of the Hans Hartmann, including a recently digitised collection of audio tapes which Hartmann collected in the West of Ireland throughout the 1960's. (1/2)
buff.ly/HGdzjRo
buff.ly/HGdzjRo
The latest episode of Blúiríní Béaloidis is now available!
Watch it on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocx...
Or listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/folklore_pod...
Watch it on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocx...
Or listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/folklore_pod...
May 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The latest episode of Blúiríní Béaloidis is now available!
Watch it on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocx...
Or listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/folklore_pod...
Watch it on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocx...
Or listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/folklore_pod...
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Ahead of receiving his honorary degree, Professor Glassie visited the National Folklore Collection UCD and took part in a discussion with Jonny Dillon, archivist at the collection and host of the podcast Blúiríní Béaloidis. @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ahead of receiving his honorary degree, Professor Glassie visited the National Folklore Collection UCD and took part in a discussion with Jonny Dillon, archivist at the collection and host of the podcast Blúiríní Béaloidis. @bealoideasucd.bsky.social
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💙💛 Pioneering ethnologist Professor Henry Glassie has received an honorary degree from University College Dublin in recognition of his tireless advocacy for folklore and understanding the human experience.
Renowned folklorist Professor Henry Glassie receives honorary degree
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May 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
💙💛 Pioneering ethnologist Professor Henry Glassie has received an honorary degree from University College Dublin in recognition of his tireless advocacy for folklore and understanding the human experience.
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Happy #WorldBeeDay !
To celebrate, here are some Bee related illustrations from the 1878 and 1879 editions of 'The Busy Bee' magazine!
To find out more about this Victorian magazine and The Art of Fiction project, follow the link below!
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#digitalhumanities #digital #bees
To celebrate, here are some Bee related illustrations from the 1878 and 1879 editions of 'The Busy Bee' magazine!
To find out more about this Victorian magazine and The Art of Fiction project, follow the link below!
artfiction.exeter.ac.uk
#digitalhumanities #digital #bees
May 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Happy #WorldBeeDay !
To celebrate, here are some Bee related illustrations from the 1878 and 1879 editions of 'The Busy Bee' magazine!
To find out more about this Victorian magazine and The Art of Fiction project, follow the link below!
artfiction.exeter.ac.uk
#digitalhumanities #digital #bees
To celebrate, here are some Bee related illustrations from the 1878 and 1879 editions of 'The Busy Bee' magazine!
To find out more about this Victorian magazine and The Art of Fiction project, follow the link below!
artfiction.exeter.ac.uk
#digitalhumanities #digital #bees
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'A bulletin of abuse and mockery'...In 1952, Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh & his brother Peter published a magazine called 'Kavanagh's Weekly'.
Although it only lasted 13 issues, it launched a scathing critique of Irish society in that short time. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/15/a...
Although it only lasted 13 issues, it launched a scathing critique of Irish society in that short time. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/15/a...
May 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
'A bulletin of abuse and mockery'...In 1952, Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh & his brother Peter published a magazine called 'Kavanagh's Weekly'.
Although it only lasted 13 issues, it launched a scathing critique of Irish society in that short time. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/15/a...
Although it only lasted 13 issues, it launched a scathing critique of Irish society in that short time. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/15/a...
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Bheartaigh muid cuardach an Phríomhbhailiúcháin @duchas-ie.bsky.social a shaibhriú le rangú breise ‘Amhránaíocht’.
Blagmhír nua @jeaic.bsky.social faoin 1,700 amhrán atá sa Phríomhbhailiúchan agus atá inchuardaithe anois.
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Blagmhír nua @jeaic.bsky.social faoin 1,700 amhrán atá sa Phríomhbhailiúchan agus atá inchuardaithe anois.
www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/ar-t...
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May 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Bheartaigh muid cuardach an Phríomhbhailiúcháin @duchas-ie.bsky.social a shaibhriú le rangú breise ‘Amhránaíocht’.
Blagmhír nua @jeaic.bsky.social faoin 1,700 amhrán atá sa Phríomhbhailiúchan agus atá inchuardaithe anois.
www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/ar-t...
@bealoideasucd.bsky.social
Blagmhír nua @jeaic.bsky.social faoin 1,700 amhrán atá sa Phríomhbhailiúchan agus atá inchuardaithe anois.
www.gaois.ie/ga/blog/ar-t...
@bealoideasucd.bsky.social
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In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, explore the personal correspondence between Eamon de Valera & Neville Chamberlain, offering an insight into a relationship during a trying and turbulent time period in history.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/02/i...
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May 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In the latest UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post, explore the personal correspondence between Eamon de Valera & Neville Chamberlain, offering an insight into a relationship during a trying and turbulent time period in history.
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/02/i...
ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/05/02/i...
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It's nearly May Day, let's celebrate the Irish way!
Do you decorate a May Bush for Good luck? Or light a bonfire & dance?
Keeper of the Folklife collections, Clodagh Doyle, discusses the traditions associated with welcoming the summer on May Day #NMIBlog
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Do you decorate a May Bush for Good luck? Or light a bonfire & dance?
Keeper of the Folklife collections, Clodagh Doyle, discusses the traditions associated with welcoming the summer on May Day #NMIBlog
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's nearly May Day, let's celebrate the Irish way!
Do you decorate a May Bush for Good luck? Or light a bonfire & dance?
Keeper of the Folklife collections, Clodagh Doyle, discusses the traditions associated with welcoming the summer on May Day #NMIBlog
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
Do you decorate a May Bush for Good luck? Or light a bonfire & dance?
Keeper of the Folklife collections, Clodagh Doyle, discusses the traditions associated with welcoming the summer on May Day #NMIBlog
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
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📢 An exciting opportunity for conservators & archivists!
UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.
Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May
#jobfairy
UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.
Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May
#jobfairy
April 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📢 An exciting opportunity for conservators & archivists!
UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.
Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May
#jobfairy
UCD Library is seeking a Book and Paper Conservator to establish a Conservation Laboratory, part of a new Cultural Heritage Centre to be developed in the James Joyce Library.
Full job description➡️ buff.ly/IqKpdP6 Apply by 19 May
#jobfairy
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Monday 5th May is the deadline to apply for our Interim Head of UCD #SpecialCollections position!
Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period.
Apply by 12 noon: buff.ly/SCXHeOP
#LISjobsIE #JobFairy @ucdischool.bsky.social
Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period.
Apply by 12 noon: buff.ly/SCXHeOP
#LISjobsIE #JobFairy @ucdischool.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Monday 5th May is the deadline to apply for our Interim Head of UCD #SpecialCollections position!
Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period.
Apply by 12 noon: buff.ly/SCXHeOP
#LISjobsIE #JobFairy @ucdischool.bsky.social
Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period.
Apply by 12 noon: buff.ly/SCXHeOP
#LISjobsIE #JobFairy @ucdischool.bsky.social
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Registration is open for our conference 'Folklore and the Senses' in collaboration with the Department of Folklore & Ethnology @ucc.ie. View the programme & download the booking form here: folklore-society.com/event/folklo.... Please note the deadline for booking to attend in person is 6 June 2025
Folklore and the Senses - The Folklore Society
Folklore and the Senses: Hybrid conference of The Folklore Society in collaboration with the Department of Folklore and Ethnology, University College Cork, Ireland The Folklore Society’s Annual Confer...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Registration is open for our conference 'Folklore and the Senses' in collaboration with the Department of Folklore & Ethnology @ucc.ie. View the programme & download the booking form here: folklore-society.com/event/folklo.... Please note the deadline for booking to attend in person is 6 June 2025
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In the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog Jonny Dillon explores the Easter tradition in Ireland & in the collections of the National Folklore Collection, covering terminology, marriage customs and...oatmilk?
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/04/17/m... & have a great Easter!
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/04/17/m... & have a great Easter!
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In the latest UCD #CulturalHeritage Collections blog Jonny Dillon explores the Easter tradition in Ireland & in the collections of the National Folklore Collection, covering terminology, marriage customs and...oatmilk?
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/04/17/m... & have a great Easter!
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/04/17/m... & have a great Easter!
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🐄🥛 Blúiríní Béaloidis/Folklore Fragments Podcast is back in a new video format!
Join us as we explore changing attitudes to food in Ireland, from milk and butter to spice bags and purple Snack Bars, and the impact of the Irish language on our understanding of food and place in Irish tradition.
Join us as we explore changing attitudes to food in Ireland, from milk and butter to spice bags and purple Snack Bars, and the impact of the Irish language on our understanding of food and place in Irish tradition.
April 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🐄🥛 Blúiríní Béaloidis/Folklore Fragments Podcast is back in a new video format!
Join us as we explore changing attitudes to food in Ireland, from milk and butter to spice bags and purple Snack Bars, and the impact of the Irish language on our understanding of food and place in Irish tradition.
Join us as we explore changing attitudes to food in Ireland, from milk and butter to spice bags and purple Snack Bars, and the impact of the Irish language on our understanding of food and place in Irish tradition.