The Irish Manuscripts Commission

The Irish Manuscripts Commission is committed to promoting public awareness of primary source materials and their importance for the history, heritage and culture of Ireland. The Commission is recognised nationally and internationally as a publisher of primary sources for the histories and cultures of Ireland

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Last posting dates for Christmas

December 5, 2023

As per An Post’s schedule for Christmas post, the last date for posting online orders for delivery to Ireland and the UK is 18 December. The last date for posting to Europe is 15 December and for further afield (including the US) is 6 December. Based on previous experience books posted later than this simply get […]

Newly published

November 24, 2023

Analecta Hibernica No. 53 is published! This special issue of IMC’s serial publication marks the centenary of the destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland in the Four Courts fire of 1922. Since IMC’s foundation in 1928, recovering from the disaster of 1922 has been central to its mission. This special issue of Analecta […]

“Reading the Unreadable” with Transkribus – Public lecture for Festival of History

November 2, 2023

On 7 October, as part of this year’s Festival of History, the Irish Manuscripts Commission held a lecture “Reading the Unreadable – Ernie O’Malley’s notebooks”. Members of the public were welcomed to this event in 45 Merrion Square where Prof Anne Dolan and Dr Eve Morrison presented their work on the transcription of Ernie O’Malley’s […]

Ernie O’Malley’s Notebooks – Public lecture for Festival of History

November 2, 2023

On 7 October, as part of this year’s Festival of History, the Irish Manuscripts Commission held a lecture “Reading the Unreadable – Ernie O’Malley’s notebooks”. Members of the public were welcomed to this event in 45 Merrion Square where Prof Anne Dolan and Dr Eve Morrison presented their work on the transcription of Ernie O’Malley’s […]