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/...

To celebrate the 180th anniversary of his birth, here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the installation of our exhibition “Character is Better Than Wealth: The Enduring Legacy of Michael Davitt.” You can visit the exhibition as part of The Book of Kells Experience and it will run until the end of June.

It was a delight to share the Traveller Ethnicity Week book display with some visitors in the Library last week! #TravellerEthnicityWeek takes place at the beginning of March each year and we were very happy to be involved in this year's celebrations. Reading list: rl.talis.com/3/tcdlibrary...

We were delighted to have the opportunity to take the MPhil “Lived Experiences of Early Modern Women” class to view different manuscripts in the @tcdlibrary Manuscripts & Archives. Special thank you to Dr. John Gillis and Estelle Gittins for sharing their work and insight into the collection!

‘Tuar ceatha’ or Rainbow (literally ‘prophecy of rain’). Continuing with some interesting phrases ‘as Gaeilge’ as part of #SeachtainNaGaeilge #SnG26

Did you know ‘Breacadh an lae’ or Sunrise literally means ‘brightening of the day’. Learn a phrase a day as part of #SeachtainNaGaeilge this week #SnG26.

As we celebrate #SeachtainNaGaeilge. Here’s a great selection of Irish language books for all levels of Irish speakers in our new reading list: rl.talis.com/3/tcdlibrary... You can check out some of them on the Book Display in the Eavan Boland Library.

Agus muid ag ceiliúradh #SeachtainNaGaeilge. Seo rogha leabhar Gaeilge in ár liosta léitheoireachta nua; rl.talis.com/3/tcdlibrary... Tá siad feiliúnach do chách – idir foghlaimeoirí agus cainteoirí líofa: Is féidir leat breathnú ar chuid acu i dTaispeántas Leabhar i Leabharlann Eavan Boland.

Gifts like these are helping us to achieve our ambitions to re-imagine the Old Library as a place of wonder, education and enlightenment accessible for all from school children to scholars.

A generous €7m gift from The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation, to support conservation and restoration of cultural treasures at Trinity, was announced last night. Read more: www.tcd.ie/news_events/...

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

I was honoured to speak at EPIC last night on the Michael Davitt Papers Project as part of their seminar ‘Michael Davitt’s Global Paths.’ I’m grateful to @catherine-healy.bsky.social for reaching out to me and creating the opportunity to be part of such a thoughtful and engaging seminar.

The Library is super excited to announce this public event in collaboration with Trinity Sustainability and the Department of Botany for this year's Green Week. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/shifting-b...

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...

The chapter, written by Estelle Gittins, Alison Ray, Caroline Harding, and @clairemcnulty.bsky.social offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work required to transform a fragile medieval manuscript into a widely accessible digital resource.

How do you digitise a medieval manuscript? 📜📷 Our Manuscripts for Medieval Studies project team explores the craft behind digitising the Book of St Albans in the recently published ‘The Cambridge Companion to Matthew Paris’ edited by James G. Clark. #MedievalManuscripts #MatthewParis

"Now go make some magic" 🌟 in collaboration with the TCD drama department and Trinity Centre for Beckett studies, we've launched the Beckett Beyond Zine exhibition! Available to view in the orientation space in the Eavan Boland library. #trinitycollege #samuelbeckett #zine #library

Great to receive a copy of this! A chapter I co-wrote with my lovely manuscripts colleagues! All about how to digitise a 13th C manuscript @tcdlibrary.bsky.social Digitised before my time but I really enjoyed pulling together this chapter! 📜➡️💻🎉 lnkd.in/d5ZAeNrQ

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

Michael Davitt’s commitment to equality, fairness, and the rights of the marginalised shaped modern Irish society and serves as an inspiration for generations. Including as an inspiration for our latest exhibition ‘Character is better than Wealth: the enduring legacy of Michael Davitt.’

How cool is this poster! I'm delighted to speaking at this seminar with @catherine-healy.bsky.social at EPIC on Wednesday about my work on the Michael Davitt papers!

I was delighted to chat to Patrick this week about my exhibition “Character is better than wealth”: The Enduring Legacy of Michael Davitt @tcdlibrary.bsky.social and to reflect on Davitt's wide ranging legacy.

Curator Ciara Daly featured on Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan this week to discuss our Michael Davitt exhibiton🎙️ Tune in as she joins Patrick to reflect on the remarkable life and enduring influence of Michael Davitt — and eflects on why his legacy continues to resonate today. 🎙️

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

An insight into Michael Davitt and The Irish National Land League from our latest exibition ‘Character is better than wealth: the enduring legacy of Michael Davitt’. #MichaelDavitt #irishhistory

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

An insight into Michael Davitt’s Political Activism and Imprisonment from our latest exhibition ‘Character is better than wealth: the enduring legacy of Michael Davitt’ by Curator and Archvist Ciara Daly. #MichaelDavitt #IrishHistory

If you can’t make it in person, you can still view the exhibition online www.tcd.ie/library/exhi... and read more about Michael Davitt www.tcd.ie/news_events/... Stay tuned as the Curator will be sharing more insights throughout the week!

My exhibition, 'Character is Better than Wealth: the enduring legacy of Michael Davitt' is now open and I'll be sharing more insights into the exhibition over on @tcdlibrary.bsky.social over the next few days!

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. #VirtualTrinityLibrary

📣 We're #hiring: #DigitalArchivist Libraries don’t just preserve the past, they safeguard the digital present; the NLI is delighted to be accepting applications for the position of Digital Archivist. 🖥️ ⭐ Info & apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor... 📆 #Apply by: 13 February 2026 at 3pm

I am delighted to announce that I’ll be speaking on the Michael Davitt Papers Project for EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum on the 25th of February as part of a seminar exploring Davitt’s global connections! www.eventbrite.ie/e/rebel-with...

Delighted to be taking part in this talk @rcsi.bsky.social with colleagues from the School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences exploring the history of pharmacy, the HCR Pharmaceutical Chemists archive & the innovative work being achieved in the school & wider profession as part of Heritage Week!

Delighted to share this fantastic news @heritagecouncil.ie & @ucdarchives.bsky.social! A new bursary to support students undertaking the MA in Archives & Records Management has been announced. The bursary will cover 75% of tuition fees for 1 student. For full article - www.araireland.ie/news

Michael Davitt died #OnThisDay in 1906. In his will he said "To all my friends I leave kind thoughts, to my enemies the fullest forgiveness and to Ireland the undying prayer for the absolute freedom and independence which it was my life's ambition to try and obtain for her." #MichaelDavitt

On the morning of the 6th of May 1882, Michael Davitt’s 15-month spell in Portland Prison came to an end. He notes in his diary that he has served just under nine years and has “Three years yet hanging over [his] head." #OnThisDay #MichaelDavitt

On the morning of the 6th of May 1882, Michael Davitt’s 15-month spell in Portland Prison came to an end. He notes in his diary that he has served just under nine years and has “Three years yet hanging over [his] head." #OnThisDay #MichaelDavitt

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.

For World Health Day today, we wanted to share this card designed by Dorothy Blackham from the Cuala Press Print Collection that reminds us that our Health is the greatest gift we have ✨ To see more #CualaPress prints click below doi.org/10.48495/q811k

I'm Ciara, I'm the project Archivist for the Michael Davitt Papers Project in TCD Library. The papers consist of 45 boxes of papers including over 6000 letters, 550 photographs and 72 diaries. Did you know his favourite colour was light purple! You can learn more below www.tcd.ie/library/rese...

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...

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. doi.org/10.48495/8w3... #VirtualTrinityLibrary #MichaelDavitt

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. doi.org/10.48495/8w3... #VirtualTrinityLibrary #MichaelDavitt

Happy World Poetry Day 🖌 We wanted to share with you this poem entitled 'On the Side of Love' written on the back of an envelope from the Brendan Kennelly Literary Archive. 📚#BrendanKennelly @tcddublin.bsky.social #WorldPoetryDay #Unesco

For International Day of Happiness I wanted to share this card from the Cuala Press Business Archive by Anne Price which reminds us of the importance of friendship and the happiness it can bring 💛

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! ☘️ Given the occasion, we think this Cuala Press print of a young Saint Patrick and his wolfhound is worth sharing 🇮🇪 The print was designed by Anne Price and is accompanied by text taken from the writings of Saint Patrick 🐍 #CualaPress #SaintPatricksDay

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! ☘️ Given the occasion, we think this Cuala Press print of a young Saint Patrick and his wolfhound is worth sharing 🇮🇪 The print was designed by Anne Price and is accompanied by text taken from the writings of Saint Patrick 🐍 #CualaPress #SaintPatricksDay

Michael Davitt had an acute sense of justice. We see this in the prepartion he did during the Special Commission on Parnellism & Crime. There are 4 notebooks which collate notes & evidence from trials which he used to limit reputational damage done to the Irish Parliamentary party.

Michael Davitt had an acute sense of justice. We see this in the prepartion he did during the Special Commission on Parnellism & Crime. There are 4 notebooks which collate notes & evidence from trials which he used to limit reputational damage done to the Irish Parliamentary party.