Irish Life & Lore @lore_irish
We record Irish oral history. The Big House in Kerry: A Social History, edited by Jane O'Keeffe. Available late November 2022 irishlifeandlore.com Tralee, Ireland Joined November 2013-
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Our interns Lilia & Fran have started a new series 'Unlocking the Secrets of Marsh's Library'.. In this first instalment they look at one of the more unusual features of Marsh's, the cages!
Before ‘cut & paste’ and Tipp-Ex, scribes found novel ways to correct their mistakes and omissions. Here a scribe points to the place where the omitted line (bottom of the page) is meant to go - 1300, leaf from a Book of Hours, Walters Art Museum, W.103. 33v
Thread of beautiful things from the past 🧵 1. A stunning drinks cabinet from the 1930s
Now that the evenings are drawing in, are you looking for something new? For just €40 you can join the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society and enjoy a series of lectures and outings as well as a copy of the annual Kerry Magazine and Journal See kerryhistory.ie
Medieval scribes used a number of different methods to correct mistakes and omissions. This one used the figure of a man pulling the omitted portion of the text towards the place it belonged - 1st half of the 15th century, Brit. Lib, Arundel 38, f. 65r
Over 4,000 oral history recordings compiled by Irish Life and Lore on MP3s. Cost Eu 10. Hear the voices and stories of Ireland. Each county in Ireland was visited since 1995. Search option on homepage of our website: irishlifeandlore.com Pic: Ancient Cider Press, Kerry.
150 retired Irish Missionaries recorded in 2010/2011. MP3 audio recordings available to download. Extraordinary Irish people who worked around the world tell their personal stories. Details here: irishlifeandlore.com/product-catego… irishlifeandlore.com
@heritage_irish @MyKerryAncestor @KerryCoMuseum @HistoryKerry @CivilWarInKerry @lore_irish @milltown_castle @DinglePeninsula @DinglePGuide @DiscoverKerry_ @EireHolidays Dr J Knightly has written a fascinating history of the Godfreys and Kilcoleman, or Kilcolman Abbey. Miss Phyllis Godfrey was the last member of the family to live there. She died in the gate lodge in December, 1959.
Daniel O'Connell believed in equal rights for Catholics but also in equility for all enslaved people. On the 250th anniversary of his birth we look back on his ife & times. Watch @RTENationwide Wed. 6th Aug. 7pm on @RTEOne PLS. Retweet. @UCC @MTU_ie @uniofgalway @ucddublin
This picture is in a dollhouse. A dear family friend (Dolores “Teedy” Lee) who died recently had been working on it for decades. She was an expert woodworker and passionate about antiques. Take a little tour!
#TrinitycollegeDublin academic & poet #BrendanKennelly would have been 89 today. For irishlifeandlore.com Trinity College oral history collection he generously recalled his life and times. irishlifeandlore.com/product/brenda…
As we continue our lead-up to this year’s Historic Houses Conference at Maynooth University, we’re shining a spotlight on Session Two, which explores the intellectual and cultural lives of women in the country house.
‘History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme.’ Seamus Heaney was born on this day in 1939.
This is Inisheer (Inis Oírr in Irish), the smallest of the three Aran Islands, off the West Coast of Ireland. Did you know there are approximately 1500 miles of dry stone walls built by generations of islanders over several centuries?
Grab your wellies and flashlights. We're exploring deep beneath Dublin Castle. Buried under the grand façades and Georgian pomp of Dublin Castle lies something far older. A dark, damp, echoing world of stone, water, and memory. These subterranean chambers, hidden for centuries,…
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