UCD Archives
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We curate private paper collections documenting the modern Irish State; UCD; and many elements of the Franciscan manuscript patrimony. www.ucd.ie/archives
Getting ready to speak about our collections with our colleagues from UCD Special Collections and the National Folklore Collection to visitors from Norway.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Getting ready to speak about our collections with our colleagues from UCD Special Collections and the National Folklore Collection to visitors from Norway.
Padraig Pearse, Irish revolutionary, and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rebellion, was born #OTD 1879.
This studio portrait of Patrick Pearse aged 5 was given to Éamon de Valera in 1967 by Máire and [Madeline] Macken.
This studio portrait of Patrick Pearse aged 5 was given to Éamon de Valera in 1967 by Máire and [Madeline] Macken.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Padraig Pearse, Irish revolutionary, and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rebellion, was born #OTD 1879.
This studio portrait of Patrick Pearse aged 5 was given to Éamon de Valera in 1967 by Máire and [Madeline] Macken.
This studio portrait of Patrick Pearse aged 5 was given to Éamon de Valera in 1967 by Máire and [Madeline] Macken.
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman, a Doctor of the Church.
Newman was the first Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, a predecessor body of University College Dublin.
The CU minute book of 12 November 1851 records Newman's appointment as Rector.
Newman was the first Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, a predecessor body of University College Dublin.
The CU minute book of 12 November 1851 records Newman's appointment as Rector.
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman, a Doctor of the Church.
Newman was the first Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, a predecessor body of University College Dublin.
The CU minute book of 12 November 1851 records Newman's appointment as Rector.
Newman was the first Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland, a predecessor body of University College Dublin.
The CU minute book of 12 November 1851 records Newman's appointment as Rector.
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As it looks forward to celebrating its millennium in 2028, read a new blog post by Patricia Bedlow on researching Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in resources held in UCD Special Collections.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
As it looks forward to celebrating its millennium in 2028, read a new blog post by Patricia Bedlow on researching Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in resources held in UCD Special Collections.
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Marie encounters her lover's ghost (Seán, killed by the Auxiliaries):
M: ..if ever I had a hero, it was you—you are still my only hero.
S: That's because I'm dead, a leanbh. It wouldn't have lasted otherwise—not in peace-time, not through a civil war.
#halloween #RTERadioScripts
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M: ..if ever I had a hero, it was you—you are still my only hero.
S: That's because I'm dead, a leanbh. It wouldn't have lasted otherwise—not in peace-time, not through a civil war.
#halloween #RTERadioScripts
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October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Marie encounters her lover's ghost (Seán, killed by the Auxiliaries):
M: ..if ever I had a hero, it was you—you are still my only hero.
S: That's because I'm dead, a leanbh. It wouldn't have lasted otherwise—not in peace-time, not through a civil war.
#halloween #RTERadioScripts
🎃👻
M: ..if ever I had a hero, it was you—you are still my only hero.
S: That's because I'm dead, a leanbh. It wouldn't have lasted otherwise—not in peace-time, not through a civil war.
#halloween #RTERadioScripts
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Ezra Pound was b. #OTD 1885. This is his signature from correspondence (1918-1928) with Desmond FitzGerald.
Their letters discuss literary matters and the Censorship Bill, 1928. Pound attacks the Bill as ‘a worse piece of garbage than the US thing it is modelled on…an idiotic and tyrannic measure’.
Their letters discuss literary matters and the Censorship Bill, 1928. Pound attacks the Bill as ‘a worse piece of garbage than the US thing it is modelled on…an idiotic and tyrannic measure’.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ezra Pound was b. #OTD 1885. This is his signature from correspondence (1918-1928) with Desmond FitzGerald.
Their letters discuss literary matters and the Censorship Bill, 1928. Pound attacks the Bill as ‘a worse piece of garbage than the US thing it is modelled on…an idiotic and tyrannic measure’.
Their letters discuss literary matters and the Censorship Bill, 1928. Pound attacks the Bill as ‘a worse piece of garbage than the US thing it is modelled on…an idiotic and tyrannic measure’.
Irish playwright, author and politician, Terence MacSwiney, died #OTD 1920 after 74 days on hungerstrike. Huge crowds lined the streets of London for the funeral procession.
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Irish playwright, author and politician, Terence MacSwiney, died #OTD 1920 after 74 days on hungerstrike. Huge crowds lined the streets of London for the funeral procession.
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Don't forget to check out our digital exhibition on how the Irish Revolution was witnessed through photography in France. En français et en anglais. @clairedubois.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Don't forget to check out our digital exhibition on how the Irish Revolution was witnessed through photography in France. En français et en anglais. @clairedubois.bsky.social
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Sorry that we can't attend this. UCDA P48c includes Etienne Beuque correspondence with Dorothy Macardle, Annie and Mary MacSwiney, Florrie O’Donoghue and C.J. Harrington (1920–39).
Looking forward to presenting on Étiennette Beuque in UCD tomorrow. This research emerges from the IMAGIN_IRL project on the reception of the Irish revolution in France @clairedubois.bsky.social. Check out our digital exhibition here if you haven't already: meshs-omekas.univ-lille.fr/omeka-s/s/im...
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Sorry that we can't attend this. UCDA P48c includes Etienne Beuque correspondence with Dorothy Macardle, Annie and Mary MacSwiney, Florrie O’Donoghue and C.J. Harrington (1920–39).
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This week's UCD #CulturalHeritage blog post @kate-manning.bsky.social delves into the @ucdarchives.bsky.social papers of Eoin MacNeill & Liam S. Gógan and illustrates how a researcher can trace an issue across more than one collection.
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/10/21/o...
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/10/21/o...
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This week's UCD #CulturalHeritage blog post @kate-manning.bsky.social delves into the @ucdarchives.bsky.social papers of Eoin MacNeill & Liam S. Gógan and illustrates how a researcher can trace an issue across more than one collection.
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/10/21/o...
Read at ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/10/21/o...
Eoin MacNeill, professor of early Irish history @ucddublin.bsky.social, revolutionary, politician, Irish language enthusiast, and Gaelic revivalist, d #OTD 1945.
UCDA holds an large collection of his papers, which are available to consult by appt in our reading room.
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UCDA holds an large collection of his papers, which are available to consult by appt in our reading room.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Eoin MacNeill, professor of early Irish history @ucddublin.bsky.social, revolutionary, politician, Irish language enthusiast, and Gaelic revivalist, d #OTD 1945.
UCDA holds an large collection of his papers, which are available to consult by appt in our reading room.
www.ucd.ie/archives/col...
UCDA holds an large collection of his papers, which are available to consult by appt in our reading room.
www.ucd.ie/archives/col...
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🗣️🎤 Who, What, Where, When: Legendary song collector Stever Roud explains the four things he considers when cataloguing material for his song index.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🗣️🎤 Who, What, Where, When: Legendary song collector Stever Roud explains the four things he considers when cataloguing material for his song index.
@intheroud.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social @ucdarchives.bsky.social @duchas-ie.bsky.social
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We're excited as UCD #DigitalPreservation Librarian Niamh Murphy will be delivering 2 sessions:
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
Next week, the @nlireland.bsky.social is honoured to host No Time to Wait 9. An essential gathering of experts and changemakers in the digital preservation and audio-visual archiving community, this international conference booked out almost immediately. @mediaarea.net
October 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
We're excited as UCD #DigitalPreservation Librarian Niamh Murphy will be delivering 2 sessions:
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
💠Auditing digital collections for long-term preservation
💠'Revisiting the Recordings': an appraisal of the Irish Poetry Reading Archive’s audiovisual recordings of poets (with intern Megan Asple).
#NTTW9
Irishman and soldier with the French Foreign Legion, Michael MacWhite, writes from the Front #OTD 1916.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Irishman and soldier with the French Foreign Legion, Michael MacWhite, writes from the Front #OTD 1916.
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An online lecture series promoting the principles of diversity & inclusion across archival collections and the wider record-keeping community will kick off on Oct 22nd at 1pm.
1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
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(1 of 2)
1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
@araukie.bsky.social
(1 of 2)
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
An online lecture series promoting the principles of diversity & inclusion across archival collections and the wider record-keeping community will kick off on Oct 22nd at 1pm.
1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
@araukie.bsky.social
(1 of 2)
1st talk will be about Preserving Records in support of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
@araukie.bsky.social
(1 of 2)
New signs to help our users find their way to our shared reading room with UCD Special Collections. We look forward to seeing readers old and new!
October 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New signs to help our users find their way to our shared reading room with UCD Special Collections. We look forward to seeing readers old and new!
Lots of interesting documents from our collections for Kate's talk to the UCD History Society today...
October 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Lots of interesting documents from our collections for Kate's talk to the UCD History Society today...
Our deepest condolences to Manchán's family and friends. We have known Manchán for decades and will miss him greatly. His death is a great loss. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our deepest condolences to Manchán's family and friends. We have known Manchán for decades and will miss him greatly. His death is a great loss. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.
An interesting lecture to attend if you are going to be in London on 20 November.
Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!
When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age
Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
An interesting lecture to attend if you are going to be in London on 20 November.
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Help shape the future of UCD Digital Library by taking our 10-minute survey.
We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
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We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
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September 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Help shape the future of UCD Digital Library by taking our 10-minute survey.
We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We are embarking on an important digital transformation programme to improve services & enhance the user experience, & this includes the replacement of the Digital Library. Have your say!🙏
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our sincere condolences to Martin Mansergh’s family and friends. Martin was a great friend of UCD Archives. We will miss his warm and gracious presence in our reading room.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09... Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09... Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78
Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78
Former minister of state and key Fianna Fáil adviser Martin Mansergh has died aged 78.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Our sincere condolences to Martin Mansergh’s family and friends. Martin was a great friend of UCD Archives. We will miss his warm and gracious presence in our reading room.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09... Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78
www.rte.ie/news/2025/09... Ex-minister and FF adviser Martin Mansergh dies aged 78
Éamon de Valera gave his inaugural speech as President of the League of Nations #OTD in 1932.
He's pictured here in Waterloo Station, London, on his way to Geneva.
He's pictured here in Waterloo Station, London, on his way to Geneva.
September 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Éamon de Valera gave his inaugural speech as President of the League of Nations #OTD in 1932.
He's pictured here in Waterloo Station, London, on his way to Geneva.
He's pictured here in Waterloo Station, London, on his way to Geneva.
A successful and enjoyable day with colleagues from the Quill Project in a lovely sunny Pembroke College, Oxford.
September 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A successful and enjoyable day with colleagues from the Quill Project in a lovely sunny Pembroke College, Oxford.
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25 Sept 1630: d. General Ambrogio Marquis Spinola #otd who invited the fleeing #Ulster Earls to dine in #Brussels in Nov 1607 to the outrage of #English ambassador William Trumbull. Tadhg Ó Cianáin’s unique account of this event is in
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September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
25 Sept 1630: d. General Ambrogio Marquis Spinola #otd who invited the fleeing #Ulster Earls to dine in #Brussels in Nov 1607 to the outrage of #English ambassador William Trumbull. Tadhg Ó Cianáin’s unique account of this event is in
@ucdarchives.bsky.social
@ucdarchives.bsky.social