Online Book Club | Stepping Stones
Fri, 24 April at 1pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin...
Join us for our monthly online book club, as we come together to discuss #SteppingStones: Interviews with #SeamusHeaney, in honour of what would have been his 87th bday.
Missed it? Watch Steven Skeldon’s talk on Family History Research at the National Library of Ireland (23 March 2026).
Overview of NLI services + key collections for genealogy.
📺 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avQbopnDTvA
Two little girls inside of the Yeats exhibition
Chuireamar síneadh lenár n-uaireanta oscailte le déanaí do #Yeats: Saol agus Saothar #WilliamButlerYeats, taispeántas saor in aisce ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath.
https://ow.ly/vLgu50YMqKX
Views on the Shannon, Clare and Limerick side, on April 21, 1842
Views of the Shannon from Clare & Limerick shores, sketched #OnThisDay (21 Apr 1842), attributed to Captain Thomas Hastings.
Five scenes: Tervoe House; Cratloe Castle & woods; Bunratty Castle (Scarlet Tower + second view); Castletown (Limerick).
https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000552871
Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland
📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...
Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.
Bookshelves at the National Library of Ireland
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Foghlaim tuilleadh faoi Thraolach Mac Suibhne inár dtaispeántas ar líne. Scríbhneoir drámaí agus poblachtach díocasach ab ea an Suibhneach, agus bhí sé ina cheannaire ar Óglaigh na hÉireann agus ar an IRA i gCorcaigh. ow.ly/fJEL50YMqFV
On the day the ROI 1926 Census data is released, here’s another valuable source of information if you’re wanting to find out more about Ireland
Explore the National Library of Ireland's new guide to unlocking your past, and discover what the 1926 Census can reveal for #familyhistory research: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
The records of the #1926Census were released on 18 April '26, exactly 100 years after the first census of the #IrishFreeState was conducted. This landmark collection is now freely searchable on the National Archives of Ireland: nationalarchives.ie/collections/...
📷: catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0...
Picture of a lamp hanging in the NLI's Reading Room
📰 Caith súil ar an nuacht agus na scéalta is déanaí ó Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann.
Roinnimid buaicphointí suimiúla ónár mbailiúcháin ar réimse ábhair a bhaineann le gach ré de stair na hÉireann, rud a fhágann go mbíonn rud éigin ann do chách: https://www.nli.ie/ga/news-stories
The Flora & Fauna of Seamus Heaney: Flora 🌻
📅 Sat 25 April, 2pm
🔗 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/flora...
Join Dr Paul Cusack for a look at the plant life behind Heaney’s poetry—blending insights, readings, and the landscapes that inspired his work.
Grace Plunkett captured this scene from A New Gossoon by George Shiels, first staged #OnThisDay, 19 April 1930.
Cast: Maureen Delaney, F.J. McCormick, Denis O’Dea, Eileen Crowe & P. J. Carolan.
https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000224899
Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland
📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...
Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.
press photograph of Countess Constance Markievicz following her release from prison in 1919.
Press photo of Countess Constance Markievicz on her return to Dublin after her 1919 release from prison. Welcomed by supporters + presented with a bouquet in Sinn Féin colours. While imprisoned, she became the 1st woman elected to the British Parliament, but refused to take her seat at Westminster.
Did you know that you can explore 1000s of materials (maps, photos, letters & all sorts of ephemera) by exploring our online catalogue: https://ow.ly/xSNg50YKtZQ
Here’s a short guide on how to search the National Library of Ireland's Digital Collections to get you started: https://ow.ly/18KX50YKtZP
Online Book Club | Stepping Stones
Fri, 24 April at 1pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin...
Join us for our monthly online book club, as we come together to discuss #SteppingStones: Interviews with #SeamusHeaney, in honour of what would have been his 87th bday.
We’ve acquired the Mansfield family papers from Morristown Lattin, spanning the post-WWII period to the estate’s sale in 1982. The collection includes estate records, correspondence, maps, photos & more—plus material on Eustace Mansfield. A major addition to our holdings https://ow.ly/GX1N50YKs2S
Graphic text poster with colourful shapes
🎼 Live Aid | The Global Jukebox – Guided Tour
⏰ Free tours: Fri 2pm & Sat 11am
Step back to Live Aid 1985. Explore iconic images and stories from the Band Aid Trust Archive at the National Photographic Archive:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/live-...
The Flora & Fauna of Seamus Heaney: #Fauna
📅 Sat, 18 April at 2pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
#SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again welcomes Paolo Viscardi, Keeper of Natural History at the NMI. Explore the animals in Heaney’s poetry through readings + insights into Ireland’s wildlife.
The Flora & Fauna of Seamus Heaney: Flora 🌻
📅 Sat 25 April, 2pm
🔗 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/flora...
Join Dr Paul Cusack for a look at the plant life behind Heaney’s poetry—blending insights, readings, and the landscapes that inspired his work.
The Journey to A Vision – April Tour
Guided tour of the National Library of Ireland’s Yeats Exhibition
📅 Thurs 16 April | 1pm: https://ow.ly/Rzvf50YJPaZ
Discover the two-decade project behind A Vision and the people and events that inspired W. B. Yeats.
The Flora & Fauna of Seamus Heaney: #Fauna
📅 Sat, 18 April at 2pm: https://ow.ly/lBZr50YALVq
#SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again welcomes Paolo Viscardi, Keeper of Natural History at the NMI. Explore the animals in Heaney’s poetry through readings + insights into Ireland’s wildlife.
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Pedestrians approaching the tunnel from the pier on Sark Island]
The Channel Islands are a vey pleasant destination, yet some of the smaller islands remain far less known than Jersey or Guernsey. Sark is one such hidden gem. This tunnel must have been an impressive feat of engineering at the time it was carved.
Learn more on Flickr: https://ow.ly/hGuM50YJUbO
Conversation Club continues — a new series on architecture & the ideas shaping our built environment. In partnership with Office of Public Works.
Join REIR Architects (Mandy Channon & Colin Mac Suibhne)
📅 Wed 13 May, 6pm
🎟️ Book: https://ow.ly/eTMq50YGUKG
Did you know you can explore the main sites of activity during the Easter Rising of 1916 by exploring our online exhibition?
artsandculture.google.com/story/WQWRWm...
Our Flickr Commons image was featured by @boredpanda.com in a roundup of rare historical photos 📸
A young Irish Guards drummer boy with the regiment’s Irish Wolfhound mascot, Waterford Barracks, 1917.
🔗 www.boredpanda.com/over-100-yea...
April 15 is #MicrovolunteeringDay. Since 2011, National Library of Ireland has been uploading 100s of photos, prints & manuscripts onto Flickr. We’d like to thank all those who volunteer & help us date & provide information on our images, helping to add to our archive https://www.nli.ie/learn/flickr
Tá go leor acmhainní oideachais ar líne saor in aisce ag Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann do gach aois: https://ow.ly/OVBO50YGYXg
Online Tour | Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
📅 Weds, 15 April at 2pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin...
Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet.