Sarah Hayes-Hickey
@theabhorsen1.bsky.social
Archivist at Limerick Archives. Bibliophile, Antiquarian & Archaeology aficionado. Creator of 'Archive Anxiety' as a concept
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2,000 years on the 'To Be Read' pile but with new technological advances we may soon be able to unlock the secrets inside the Herculaneum Scrolls: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... Exciting stuff!
First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
2,000 years on the 'To Be Read' pile but with new technological advances we may soon be able to unlock the secrets inside the Herculaneum Scrolls: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... Exciting stuff!
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Tomorrow, 1 Feb, marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of #LáFhéileBríde!
This image from 1966 is of St Brigid's Well near Mullingar, thought to be a place of celebration during #Imbolc. Deposited in DRI by @dublincitylibs.bsky.social doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... #ExploreYourArchive
This image from 1966 is of St Brigid's Well near Mullingar, thought to be a place of celebration during #Imbolc. Deposited in DRI by @dublincitylibs.bsky.social doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... #ExploreYourArchive
January 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Tomorrow, 1 Feb, marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of #LáFhéileBríde!
This image from 1966 is of St Brigid's Well near Mullingar, thought to be a place of celebration during #Imbolc. Deposited in DRI by @dublincitylibs.bsky.social doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... #ExploreYourArchive
This image from 1966 is of St Brigid's Well near Mullingar, thought to be a place of celebration during #Imbolc. Deposited in DRI by @dublincitylibs.bsky.social doi.org/10.7486/DRI.... #ExploreYourArchive
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The Annals of Ulster recorded a great wind storm (uentus magnus factus est) in 564 CE, from around the time the annals become contemporary records; the important monastery of Clonfert was founded in the same year
Bodl LIbrary, MS. Rawl. B 489, f. 5r © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Bodl LIbrary, MS. Rawl. B 489, f. 5r © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
January 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Annals of Ulster recorded a great wind storm (uentus magnus factus est) in 564 CE, from around the time the annals become contemporary records; the important monastery of Clonfert was founded in the same year
Bodl LIbrary, MS. Rawl. B 489, f. 5r © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Bodl LIbrary, MS. Rawl. B 489, f. 5r © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford