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
The Irish Manuscripts Commission are delighted to announce the forthcoming title The Statue of Kilkenny preceded by the Ordinances of 1351, edited and translated by Keith Busby. The Statute is one of the most important documents of Irish history. It consists of thirty-five provisions enacted at a parliament in Kilkenny on 18 February 1366, presided […]
The fifth Eoin MacNeill Lecture, given by Dagmar Hovestädt, Former Spokesperson, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records and Adjunct Professor Irish Human Rights Centre, University of Galway, took place on 26 November 2024. The lecture, entitled Records for accountability: archival contributions to justice and human rights, is now available here. Since the Nuremberg Trials became […]
The Irish Manuscripts Commission are delighted to present, as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2025: Doing business in Ireland 1711-1860 a public lecture Have you ever wondered how enterprises like the Gresham Hotel or Beamish and Crawford began? Established in 1707 the Registry of Deeds aimed to prevent forgery and fraud in land […]
We had previously announced that all books sent to the USA would be subjected to import taxes as per the recent executive order. We have since received clarification that books are exempt under Annex II, code 49019900. When shipping parcels to the USA, we will make every effort to ensure they are clearly identifiable as […]
