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The National Library of Ireland (NLI; Irish: Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is Ireland 's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the National Library of Ireland is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland ...
When Patricia Donlon was appointed to the role of director in 1989, almost a year after the last director had retired, [5] [8] the National Library of Ireland was an institution characterised by an absence of sufficient staff, [7] [8] resources, [5] [12] storage capacity, [6] [13] and financing.
Dublin, National Library of Ireland. G 1 (olim Phillipps 4169) 16th century. Parchment manuscript; main scribe: Pilip Ballach hua Duibhgeandáin. [3] Dublin, National Library of Ireland. G 2 (olim Phillipps 7021) 14th–15th centuries. Parchment manuscript; main scribe: Ádam Ó Cianáin.
Also incorporating the Long Room, the Old Library is one of Ireland's biggest tourist attractions and holds thousands of rare, and in many cases very early, volumes. In the 18th century, the college received the Brian Boru harp, one of the three surviving medieval Gaelic harps, and a national symbol of Ireland, which is now housed in the ...
The Museum of Literature Ireland (Irish: Músaem Litríochta na hÉireann), branded MoLI in an homage to Molly Bloom, [2] is a literary museum in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in September 2019. [3] The museum is a partnership between the National Library of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD). It is located in UCD's Newman House in St ...
The National Museum of Ireland – Natural History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Stair an Dúlra), sometimes called the Dead Zoo, [2][3][4] a branch of the National Museum of Ireland, is housed on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland. The museum was built in 1856 for parts of the collection of the Royal Dublin Society and the building and ...
Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland. Died. 1976. Nationality. Irish. Occupation (s) Librarian, code breaker. Richard James Hayes ( Irish: Risteárd de Hae; born 1902, died 1976) [1] was an Irish code-breaker during World War II and was Director of the National Library of Ireland. [1]
The national flag of Ireland is a tricolour of green, white and orange. ... Memory Ireland: History and Modernity (2011) ... Historic Maps of Ireland from the Library ...