Exhibitions - The Library of Trinity College Dublin - Trinity College Dublin The Book of Kells Experience Exhibition places the 9th-century manuscript in its historical perspective and allows the visitor to acquire a greater appreciation of the work than is usually possibl

An online exhibition is available www.tcd.ie/library/exhi... and the Michael Davitt Papers are currently being digitised as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary project and are available to view digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/...

A selection of books from the Fagel collection

Photograph of the 'Book of St Albans' on a cradle waiting to be digitised

We've got some very exciting vacancies on our #VirtualTrinityLibrary projects! We're recruiting for a Senior Bibliographer to help catalogue the Fagel Collection AND a Project Photographer for our Medieval, Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts! Full details available at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies

Photograph of the digital copy of the Book of St Albans

The cataloguing, conservation and digitisation of this valuable manuscript was undertaken as part of the #VirtualTrinityLibrary Manuscripts for Medieval Studies project supported by @carnegie.org and you can see the digitised version of TCD MS 177 ‘Book of St Albans’ doi.org/10.48495/8p5...

Photograph of Michael Davitt looking to the side

If you can’t make it in person, you can view the exhibition online www.tcd.ie/library/exhi... and if you'd like to see more, the Michael Davitt Papers are currently being digitised as part of #VirtualTrinityLibrary

digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/... #MichaelDavitt #irishhistory

Cabinet card (black and white) of Mary Davitt née Yore, wife of Michael Davitt.

An online exhibition is available www.tcd.ie/library/exhi... and if you'd like to see more, the Michael Davitt Papers are currently being digitised as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary project and are available here digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/... #MichaelDavitt #irishhistory

Photograph of a crowd gathered at an eviction on a country road in rural Ireland. Members of the Royal Irish Constabulary are carrying furniture out of the cottage.

An online exhibition is available www.tcd.ie/library/exhi... and if you'd like to see more, the Michael Davitt Papers are currently being digitised as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary project and are available here digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/... #MichaelDavitt #irishhistory

Group of prisoners pulling a wagon outside Dartmoor prison

If you can’t make it in person, you can still view the exhibition online here www.tcd.ie/library/exhi... and see more from the digitised papers of Michael Davitt here digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/... #MichaelDavitt #irishhistory #VirtualTrinityLibrary

We’re delighted to announce that our latest exhibition, Character is Better than Wealth: the enduring legacy of Michael Davitt, is now open @tcddublin.bsky.social

In this short introductory video, Curator Ciara Daly explores the life, values, and impact of Michael Davitt.
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Photograph of Brendan Kennelly holding a book

We remember Irish poet, academic and public figure Brendan Kennelly on what would have been his 89th Birthday. From 2008 to 2023 his archival papers were transferred to the library and from 2022 to 2024 as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary Project his extensive papers were catalogued.

The Michael Davitt Papers Project - The Library of Trinity College Dublin - Trinity College Dublin

His papers are currently being digitised as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary project. You can read more on the project here www.tcd.ie/library/rese...

Photograph of a diary entry from Sunday the 25th March, 1888 that reads "My 42nd or 40th birthday, I don't care which."

Studio portrait photograph of Michael Davitt in a bowler hat. Photographed by [John Robert] Hanna, 134 Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand. Written on the verso: ‘Robert Davitt', and: '1895’.

Our Michael wasn't much of a birthday person, we can see his contempt shown in his diary entry for his 42nd Birthday in 1888. 🎂🎉

Michael Davitt was born #OTD in Straide, County Mayo in 1846.

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The print is entitled 'A Fairy Spot' and features text from the Letters of Mrs Delany 1728 (IE TCD MS 11535/5/2/3/3 card 53). The print has been digitised as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary project digitalcollections.tcd.ie/concern/work...

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This print has been digitised as part of the #VirtualTrinityLibrary Cuala Press project and you can see the digitised image through the doi below
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The papers of Michael Davitt are currently being digitised as part of a #VirtualTrinityLibrary project. The link to the items digitised so far is below
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Photograph of a poem about prisoners in Richmond Prison in 1883, written by Michael Davitt

Photograph of a poem about prisoners in Richmond Prison in 1883, written by Michael Davitt

An alternative Valentine's poem to the traditional "Roses are red, violets are blue" ❤️🌹

Michael Davitt was inspired to compose a humorus doggerel verse about his fellow prisoners in Richmond Prison in his 1883 diary.
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Photograph of a Programme for a production of Brendan Kennelly's version of Euripides’ Medea

Photograph of a programme for a production by Theatre Cryptic of Brendan Kennelly's version of Euripides’ The Trojan Women

Did you know that Poet and academic Brendan Kennelly not only wrote poetry, but he also adapted three plays from Greek Mythology. Such as his version of Euripides’ Medea and The Trojan Women #EYAMythology #VirtualTrinityLibrary #CuardaighDoChartlann #EYAMiotaseolaíocht @araireland.bsky.social

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You can see more of Michael Davitt's iconic outfit choices digitised by @DigitalColl
for #VirtualTrinityLibrary and available here digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/v1

Mirrored studio photographs of Michael Davitt at 17 years of age, seated with legs crossed and looking past the camera to his left.

He's an icon, he's a legend, and he is the moment!
#OutfitOfTheDay 17-year-old Michael Davitt looking dapper for a mirrored studio photograph taken circa 1863. #EYAFashion #EYAFaisean #VirtualTrinityLibrary #CuardaighDoChartlann #OOTD @araireland.bsky.social