Our Manuscript of the Month for May is Benchers’ Minute Book 1819-30, where decisions about the students, the society and buildings were made. Here they agreed to install gas lamps in 1825. #kingsinns #archive #library #history #historyofDublin #manuscript #manuscriptofthemonth #GeorgianDublin

Another entertaining evening with @kingsinns.bsky.social Book Club discussing A History of the World in 47 Borders by Jonn Elledge. We left with a longer "must read more about..." list!

Our Manuscript of the Month for April is an 18th century lecture on the Charter of the #Forest that sets out laws regarding the #environment, hunting and ownership of animals, such as hounds, hawks and deer.

Architect #JamesGandon (1743-1823) designed many iconic buildings in Dublin such as The Custom House and @kingsinns.bsky.social main building. 240 years ago he completed The Four Courts building with his signature copper dome. Originals held in the Irish Architectural Archive #architecture

Our #Manuscript of the Month for March is MS12 which tells the tale of the #Iliad. Including the destruction of #Troy and the search for the #GoldenFleece. It was written in 1492 and can be seen fully digitized here through @dias-isos.bsky.social www.isos.dias.ie/KINGS/KINGS_... #Gaeilge #SnaG26

From our unique Irish #Manuscripts Collection "The Names in English, Irish, and Latin; of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Reptiles, or Insects, which are known and propagated in Ireland" See it here: www.isos.dias.ie/KINGS/KINGS_... @dias-isos.bsky.social #Gaeilge #SnaG26 #Irish #IrishLanguage #gael

February’s #Manuscript of the Month is Bartholomew Duhigg’s History of the King’s Inns. #Duhigg, #barrister and #librarian, published the History in 1806 and we hold his manuscript of it with additions and corrections. He wrote of King’s Inns and the various influences on it and the legal profession

Happy #LunarNewYear 🐴 To mark the #YearOfTheHorse we found this gorgeous illustration from "The Pageant of Chinese History" by Elizabeth Seagar and illustrated by Bernard Watkins.

New book on the constitution of the European Union added to the library's collection

New edition of 'The Art and Craft of Judgment Making' by Max Barrett now in the library

New EU data privacy book added to the library's collection

New edition of 'Legal Skills' by Finch & Fafinski now in the library

Our Manuscript of the Month for January is ‘The Black Book’ – the most important #manuscript in our #archive. It’s the earliest institutional record we have of the King’s Inns, from 1607 to 1729. It contains admissions, minutes, accounts and an insight into daily life in Dublin 400 years ago.

Stamps used to be, quite literally, stamped onto documents. The beautiful #embossing was an elegant way to show that the right money was paid to the right people. In the King's Inns archive we find #stamps from the last few centuries.

Here's a scribe who drew what he would rather be doing than working - smoking a pipe. In the @kingsinns.bsky.social we hold numerous Irish Manuscripts that discuss the history of Ireland, Greek Myths and Christianity www.isos.dias.ie/collection/k... View it online with @dias-isos.bsky.social

#JohnBYeats is our literary link who joined the King’s Inns 1866 but followed his passion for painting. His children William, Jack, Susan & Elizabeth became creatives. Their periodical 'A Broadside' was pub. by #Cuala. Managed by the sisters, printed by Elizabeth, edited by William & ill. by Jack

New book on registration of deeds and title acts added to the collection

Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852) is our November literary link. On 02/11/1796, he was admitted as a student into the King’s Inns. His love of literature led him to publish his collection of Irish songs Moore’s Melodies. In the foreword, the author writes ‘To Moore our native music shall ever be indebted’.

New edition of The Law of Local Government by David Browne now in the library

New edition of Child Law in Ireland by Lydia Bracken now in the library

New book on money laundering added to the library's collection

Máire Mhac an tSaoi (4/4/1922 - 16/10/2021) is our literary link for October. A renowned Irish language poet, her 1956 collection 'Magadh na Saoire' is part of @kingsinns.bsky.social collection

Some new books added to the library's collection

September’s literary link with King’s Inns is Tom Kettle (1880-1916), writer and poet who died at Ginchy during the Battle of the Somme in on 9 September 1916. He enrolled as a student in @kingsinns.bsky.social in 1903 and was called to the Bar in Easter Term 1906.

#JobOpportunity Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns Read more and apply by Friday 12 September 2025 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/... @kilibrary.bsky.social #WeAreHiring #KingsInns #Archivist #Archives #KILibrary

Our literary link for August is (William) Denis Johnston (1901-1984), playwright and author who died on 8 August 1984, was called to the Irish Bar in 1925 #barrister.

Celebrating Irish people who have left Ireland seeking a new life #ArchiveDiaspora Patrick McMahon Glynn, originally from Gort, Co. Galway, was called to the Irish Bar in Easter Term 1879.

Our literary link for July is the poet, playwright and author Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957), father of barrister Oliver Duane Odysseus (Noll) Gogarty (1907-1999) who was born on #OTD 23 July 1907, admitted to King’s Inns in and called to the Irish Bar in June 1931. #King’sInns #Literature

Our literary link for June is writer Elizabeth Bowen (b. 7 June 1899 in #Cork), daughter of barrister Henry Charles Cole Bowen (1862–1930). Elizabeth wrote short stories and novels, as well as introductions, broadcasts and articles. She wrote on a range of topics, fiction and non-fiction #literature

Spot some familiar landmarks in this 1610 map from one of the books in our collections? #Dublin #DublinHistory

Among library correspondence for 1958, there is a letter from @deptjusticeirl.bsky.social permitting the import of prohibited publication 'Borstal Boy' by Brendan #Behan. Locating our copy, the inside cover confirms purchase 'under licence from the Minister for Justice'! #censorship #IrishAuthors

Pádraig Pearse (1879-1916), one of the leaders of the #EasterRising, #barrister and #writer, died in May, making him a suitable choice for this month’s literary figure. He studied languages and law, and after studying ‪@kingsinns.bsky.social‬ was called to the Bar in Trinity Term 1901.

April's literary link with King's Inns is Denis Florence MacCarthy (1820-1882), who died 7 April 1882. Entering King's Inns (KI) in Michaelmas Term 1841 & Gray's Inn (GI) in London in Easter Term 1842, he was admitted to the degree of BL in Hilary Term 1846, as seen here #LegalHistory #Barrister

Bernard Duffy (1882-1952) died #OTD 31 March, which makes him suitable as our literary link for the month of March. From Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, he entered King’s Inns in Michaelmas Term 1904 and was called to the Bar in Trinity Term 1907. #IrishLaw #IrishLiterature

I rith Seachtain na Gaeilge bain trial as ceann de leabhair Gaeilge atá le fáil sa leabharlann! #SnaG25

📚 Our second-to-last #KIBookClub meeting of this academic year will happen on 14 April 2025. The book selected for discussion is On Trial for Murder: Courtroom Dramas that Gripped the World by Emily G. Thomson. Register here ➡️ www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/... #BookClub #KingsInns

Each month, we will use a literary link to introduce an individual who features in the King's Inns library and archives collection.  For February, we have romantic writer Annie Smithson, b. 1873, d. 21 Feb 1948. She was the daughter of barrister, Samuel Rayner Smithson, and Margaret Carpenter.

📚✨ Join us for the next King's Inns Book Club meeting on 3 March! We’ll be diving into ''From Hollywood to Hollywood: My Life as an International Libel Lawyer to the Rich and Famous'' by Paul Tweed. Sign up now 👉 kingsinns.ie/news-events/... #KIBookClub #PaulTweed @kilibrary.bsky.social