The opening of ‘Cúinne Caird’, a collection of Irish books and related materials of the late Bishop Donald Caird (1925-2017), took place in the RCB Library on Saturday, 14th September 2019. This printed collection was presented to the RCB Library…
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The pre-Reformation World in Dublin & Glendalough: Alen Register digitised
As the RCB Library continues its efforts to digitize and make more resources available to a worldwide audience, a second of its most significant medieval manuscripts: the Liber Niger Alani being the record of John Alen (c.1476-1534), Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough,…
Tagged with: Christ Church Cathedral, Church of Ireland, Digitisation, Dublin, Medieval, RCB Library, Reformation, register, sixteenth century, Tudor
The Bank Holiday Read: A Visual Window to an Ecclesiastical World Exhibition
The RCB Library’s exhibition showcasing a selection of the Church of Ireland’s historical architectural drawings – entitled A Visual Window to an Ecclesiastical World – was launched on Tuesday, 7th May, by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke,…
Tagged with: architecture, archive, Church of Ireland, Derry, Digitisation, drawings, exhibition, nineteenth century, Raphoe, RCB Library, Tyrone
Exhibition of Church of Ireland Architectural Drawings
An exhibition of the Church of Ireland’s historical architectural drawings – entitled A Visual Window to an Ecclesiastical World – will be launched by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, next Tuesday evening (7th May) at the Architecture…
Listen back: COIHS Armagh 2019
Missed the last conference at Christ Church Cathedral on 3rd November? Members of the Church of Ireland Historical Society can now listen to the latest papers delivered by Professor Rachel Moss on the impact of the Reformation on medieval parish churches,…
Tagged with: Armagh, Church of Ireland, eighteenth century, Francis Hutchinson, Medieval, podcasts, RCB Library, records, Reformation
Looking back: Armagh conference 2019
On Saturday 6th April, the Church of Ireland Historical Society (COIHS) hosted its first conference of the year in the Armagh Robinson Library. We had a superb turnout and wish to thank members, both old and new as well as…
Tagged with: Armagh, Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, eighteenth century, Francis Hutchinson, Medieval, Neely Prize, Postgraduate, RCB Library, records, Reformation, register
Marking Disestablishment 150: display at RCB Library
Under the terms of the Irish Church Act (32&33 Vic. c. 42 sect. 2) of 26 July 1869, which passed into law in 1871, the union between Church and State in Ireland that had existed since the Reformation was dissolved, and…
The Irish Huguenot Archive
For the first time a detailed finding aid to the content of the Irish Huguenot Archive is now available online. In 1993, the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland entered into an agreement with the Representative Church Body to…
Tagged with: archive, baptism, burial, Church of Ireland, eighteenth century, genealogy, Huguenot, La Touche, manuscript, marriage, nineteenth century, RCB Library, register
The Muniments of Swift’s Cathedral
Although by no means complete, having suffered the ravages of time, including flood, fire and neglect, the scope of the muniments of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, (Swift’s cathedral) is vast. The collection contains records from as early as the 13th…
Tagged with: drawings, eighteenth century, maps, music, nineteenth century, photographs, RCB Library, Research, St Patrick's Cathedral, Swift, twentieth century
Little books with big interest at the RCB Library, Dublin
The Representative Church Body Library, Dublin, has an exhibition showcasing some of its collection of miniature and small books available on display in the Library. Two particular items are worth noting: one is a miniature Bible presented to the Library by…
Tagged with: Bible, Book of Common Prayer, Books, cenus, Church of Ireland, nineteenth century, parish, RCB Library, twentieth century
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