Forthcoming publications - 01/02/2010
The Commission is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of 'The Conolly archive' edited by Patrick Walsh and A.P.W. Malcomson, 'The Clements archive' edited by A.P.W. Malcomson and 'Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, Tudor period, 1568-1571' edited by Bernadette Cunningham. All three calendars are expected to be available in March-April. Both the Conolly and Clements calendars represent years of work on behalf of the editors, listing and summarizing the papers and other documents - which are now separated across several different repositories - for both of these important families. National and local historians will find both volumes an essential resource. Bernadette Cunningham's volume calendars material in the UK National Archives relating to the second term of office of Sir Henry Sidney as lord deputy of Ireland between 1568 and 1571. The state papers do not merely document the workings of central government, but also reveal much incidental detail on life and politics in the provinces and will be of great interest to historians of the period.

National Aggregator for Europeana - 19/01/2010
The Irish Manuscripts Commission has formally agreed to an invitation from the Arts and Cultural Institutions Unit of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism to act as an interim national aggregator for digital content from national cultural institutions for the European cultural heritage portal Europeana. With technical assistance, IMC will develop a protocol to enable the provision of digital content in a quality assured, systematic fashion. IMC looks forward to facilitating this important process and plans to lead by example by donating digital editions from its extensive backlist.