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5 unusual facts about National Library of Ireland


Arthur Vicars

He was also a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a trustee of the National Library of Ireland.

Helen O'Rahilly

In 2010 she returned to Dublin to address the first "Women on Air" conference at the city's National Library, offering an insight into the television industry from a female perspective.

Joly colour screen

A large collection of colour slides by John Joly, mainly of botanical subjects, are held by the National Library of Ireland.

Ă“engus of Tallaght

In this 16th-century copy (MS G10 at the National Library of Ireland) we find pairs of two six-syllabic lines combined into bold lines, amended by glosses and notes that were added by later authors.

VuFind

As of March 2012, a total of 64 institutions are running live instances of Vufind including the Georgia Tech Library, the London School of Economics, the National Library of Ireland, Yale University, and the DC Public Library.


Ballyheigue

The Crosbie Papers, including manuscripts relating to the Danish Silver Raid, in documents of the Estate of John Viscount Crosbie, NLI MS 5033, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin.

Henry Elliott Hudson

In 1901 the various volumes of his manuscript collection were privately sold, though it is now publicly available at the National Library of Ireland, the Boston Public Library, and the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Henry's brother William Elliot Hudson (1796-1853) was a barrister noted for his philanthropy and his support of the Irish language.

Paddy Conneely

Collector Henry Hudson (1798-1889) collected the greatest number of Conneely's tunes, his music manuscripts are now house in the National Library of Ireland, the Boston Public Library, and the University of Notre Dame's library.


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