Tá 29 comhalta nua glactha isteach in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann i ngeall ar an ollmhéid atá curtha acu leis na heolaíochtaí, leis na daonnachtaí agus na heolaíochtaí sóisialta, agus leis an tseirbhís phoiblí. Is é comhaltas san Acadamh an onóir acadúil is airde in Éirinn, agus níl a shárú ann.

To mark #BiodiversityWeek2026 we are delighted announce the completion of a two-year project, funded by @heritagecouncil.ie, to catalogue the Ussher Bird Notes collection. Selected items have been digitised and are available to browse on @dri.ie Read more here: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/p...

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 12, the Book of Ballymote. It was compiled in AD 1391 at Ballymote, Co Sligo and contains genealogical, historical, topographical, biblical and hagiographical material. One of the most visually striking sections is a key to the Ogham alphabet.

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS C vi 1, the Book of Knockninny. It was compiled in 1718 for Brian Mág Uidhir of Knockninny, Co. Fermanagh. It contains a selection of historical poems & prose texts, & is a reworking of an older compilation made in 1638 for Brian Mac Cú Chonnacht Mág Uidhir.

We were delighted to welcome delegates from the Sacred Networks conference to the Library recently!

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 M 70, Leabhar Gabhála/Book of Invasions. Leabhar Gabhála is not the name of a specific manuscript. Rather it is an origin legend of the Irish people that exists in many variant versions, in poetry and prose.

G. Henry Kinahan MRIA was an important 19th C Irish geologist and his wife, Harriette, illustrated his work. The couple kept personal diaries for almost 60 years. Here Peadar McArdle, former director of @geolsurvie.bsky.social, shares his research into this collection! www.ria.ie/blog/the-hum...

We are delighted to welcome back Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin, Anna Hoffmann and Ginevra Marchetti, UCC @nuaghaeilge.bsky.social, from the McCarthy MSI Project. They are continuing investigations with the early Gaelic manuscript collection @ria.ie, using multi-spectral imaging technology.

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS D ii 1, Book of Uí Mhaine or the Book of Hy Many. The contents of this late 14th century manuscript are described in a marginal note as ‘bolg an tsolathair’ (bag of mixed content/miscellany).

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret that our Curator's Talk & Tour of the Ink & Innovation exhibition has been postponed until Wednesday, 8 July. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and invite you reserve your place for the new date at this link: buytickets.at/royalirishac... @ria.ie

We love this colour version of the Three Candles Press printer's device. It is pasted onto an offprint of Séamus Ó Casaide MRIA's own copy of his paper, "An Old Almanac" from the Irish Book Lover (1933). The printer Colm Ó Lochlainn succeeded Ó Casaide as volunteer editor of the Irish Book Lover.

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 10(iii). This 15th century medical manuscript contains a translation of the major part of Book 1 of the Rosa Anglica of John of Gaddesden, with occasional pieces from Bernard of Gordon and Gilbert the Englishman interspersed.

Don't miss our Curator's Talk & Tour on 28 April, which is part of a programme of events to mark our new exhibition Ink & Innovation: the earliest printed books of the Royal Irish Academy. We're sharing a taster here and you can book your free place at the event now: www.ria.ie/events/ink-i...

Ink & Innovation is an exhibition of the earliest printed books in the Royal Irish Academy Library running from April to December 2026. Come and learn about early printing technology, the development of the printing trade and the varied interests of Renaissance readers: www.ria.ie/library/libr...

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS C iii 1, the Annals of Connacht. This manuscript records episodes in the history of Gaelic Ireland from AD 1224-1544, with one later entry (in different ink) for the year 1562. There are short gaps in the text where it appears that a pair of leaves has been lost.

This is a fascinating exhibition! Looking forward to the lunchtime talk too! All free to attend

📚 Make sure to visit our new exhibition, Ink & Innovation and come along to our curator's lunchtime talk and tour on 28th April www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 E 29, the Book of Fermoy. Commissioned by David Mór Roche, it includes poems and prose relating to the medieval Roche family as well as a duanaire (poembook) containing copies of poems attributed to Gearóid Iarla, 3rd earl of Desmond (1338-1398).

Ink & Innovation: the earliest printed books of the RIA Library. Visit the @rialibrary.bsky.social exhibition showcasing 15th C books printed in Europe. Learn about early printing technology and wide-ranging interests of Renaissance readers. Info & opening hours: https://shorturl.at/vYvgX

'Water, Towns and Topography II', the #IHTA 2026 seminar is convened with the Irish Walled Towns Network, an initiative of @heritagecouncil.ie Free to attend, booking essential 📆20 May 2026 📍Royal Irish Academy, Dublin @ria.ie 🎟️ www.ria.ie/2026/03/30/i...

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 F 16, the Book of O’Gara. This important collection of poetry, compiled in the 1650s in continental Europe, preserves earlier material from sources that have since been lost.

Ink & Innovation: the earliest printed books of the Royal Irish Academy Library! Find out more about our exciting new exhibition by reading our latest blog, written by the curator, Dr Alison Ray @liber-ray.bsky.social (Collections & Archives Manager). www.ria.ie/blog/ink-inn...

Áine Brennan and Grace O'Connor talk about how they doubled social media interactions in @dculibrary.bsky.social post-Twitter. Emma Rothwell shares how she balances traditional curation with outreach demands in @rialibrary.bsky.social at #ASL2026

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 16, Leabhar Breac. Written in the 15th century in Irish by Murchadh Riabach Ó Cuindlis (a scribe of the Book of Lecan), at Cluain Lethan and Lothra (Lorrha) in Múscraige Tíre, in north Co. Tipperary. It is the largest Irish vellum manuscript by one scribe.

A serendipitous coincide for #PatricksDay. The Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie @rialibrary.bsky.social has a dedicated web page for the Doegen Recordings of Irish Dialects 1928-1931 which are among the earliest audio recordings of Irish. 🎤: www.doegen.ie Project team: www.doegen.ie/team

We are in the north for this week’s #MapMonday and what a better place to be than supposed burial place of St Patrick in #Downpatrick after he died in c. 490 at Saul ( modern Co. Down) No. 8 in the #IHTA series by R.H. Buchanan & Anthony Wilson was published by the @ria.ie in 1997

Congratulations, Dan Carey PRIA!! 👏

The MS of the week is RIA MS 23 P 7, the Annals of the Four Masters. Two full sets of the annals were prepared and are now divided into multi-volume sets. This volume covers the period AD 1500-1616 and is believed to be part of the Louvain set, which was made to take back to the Irish College there.

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We were delighted to facilitate the loan of John Templeton MRIA's manuscript catalogue of native Irish plants to @ulstermuseum.org You can read more about the manuscript in our recent blog www.ria.ie/blog/the-cat... 🧵

Chonac leabhar na huidhre an inné sa @rialibrary.bsky.social, ana-spéisiúil ar fad! Agus galánta leis

The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 E 25, Lebor na hUidre / The Book of the Dun Cow. This 12th century manuscript is best known for containing the oldest extant version of the Táin Bó Cuailgne, or the Cattle Raid of Cooley, a renowned Irish epic.

And will have more opportunity to talk about the fantastic project of getting @rialibrary.bsky.social MS 24 B 1 digitised and displaying and discussing it alongside the Newman College Táin manuscript here @unimelb.edu.au ...

Léacht iontach ar fad inniu le @pomuirch.bsky.social! 👏

Léacht Am Lóin le @pomuirch.bsky.social amárach! Tuilleadh eolais anseo: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal... Agus foilsíodh alt san Irish Times De Luain seo caite! www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuar...

Blagiontráíl nua: Táin Bó Cuailnge ó Éirinn go dtí an Astráil agus ar líne! Léigh anois! www.ria.ie/blog/tain-bo... @dias-isos.bsky.social @corrigans.bsky.social

When you stare into a manuscript and the manuscript stares into you

The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 O 48(b), Liber Fergus Fergusiorum. The 15th century manuscript is of Connacht provenance and from the names of places mentioned, written in Co. Roscommon.

Tomorrow (Friday) is the last chance to view: Casimir Markievicz, a Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin (1903-1913). The exhibition area is inaccessible today due to events, but available 10am-5pm tomorrow. As it is last Friday of the month, the Cathach will be on display! www.ria.ie/library/libr...

Cuir do thicéad in áirithe anois!!

An tseachtain seo chugainn i mBaile Átha Cliath 👇

The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 D 17, the Ó Cléirigh Genealogies. The scribe of this mid-17th C genealogical manuscript was Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, one of the compilers of the Annals of the Four Masters.

Read our new blog - Finances and Funerals: The Digital Archive of Irish Tontines! Dr Andrew McDiarmid @ucddublin.bsky.social is our guest contributor. His project 'Forgotten Funding' is funded by a @researchireland.ie Pathways Fellowship. www.ria.ie/blog/finance...

Oh dear! Looks like a neglectful reader in the past left this genealogy too close to the fireplace! 🤦‍♀️

Researchers will please note that the Library will be closed on Monday 23 February. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to remind our patrons that information about planned closures can be found on our website: www.ria.ie/library/visi... @ria.ie

The Worth Library's Research Fellowships for 2026 have just been advertised. Find out more at edwardworthlibrary.ie/research-fel... Please repost! @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @cerl-community.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @harvard.edu

The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 10 (ii), the Book of O’Lees. It is named after the hereditary medical family who would have valued the diagnostic tables contained within. It is also known as the Book of Hy-Brasil due to a 17th century a member of the family telling a ‘wild story’...

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Lynn Scarff as Executive Director of the Royal Irish Academy. The President, Professor Pat Guiry, thanked Dr Siobhán O'Sullivan, who stepped down in 2025, for her commitment and contribution to the Academy: www.ria.ie/2026/02/06/l...

LAI Rare Books Group AGM & Annual Lecture. Dr Nora Moroney, exhibition curator "Benjamin Iveagh - a life in books". Online, Wed 18 Feb, at 12.00. The Group is also running an online rare books cataloguing course on Thurs, 26 Feb. Links below! https://ow.ly/AJkB50YcJ8O https://ow.ly/U9qM50YcJ8P

Bígí linn! Léacht Am Lóin le @pomuirch.bsky.social! Cnámha aduaine bíoblóra: Cnámh de chuid Thady Connellan i mbailiúchán an Acadaimh: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...