The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted to announce the publication of a new primary source for Ulster — The court minutes of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers, London concerning their Londonderry estate, 1609–1676 edited by David Heffernan, an independent scholar and historian of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. The wealthy and powerful City of London, as represented […]
We are delighted to announce that our new publication, The letterbook of Richard Boyle, 1st earl of Cork, 1629‒1634, edited by Aidan Clarke†, Bríd McGrath and David Edwards is now available for purchase. Orders can be made here or through any good bookshop. This letterbook covers the period after Cork’s appointment as Lord Justice of Ireland […]
IMC are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of The letterbook of Richard Boyle, 1st earl of Cork, 1629‒1634, edited by Aidan Clarke†, Bríd McGrath and David Edwards. The volume will be available to purchase online and through any good bookshop from 10 March. This letterbook covers the period after Cork’s appointment as Lord Justice […]
We are delighted to announce the publication of A list of the claims as they are entered with the Trustees at Chichester House on College Green Dublin, on or before the tenth of August, 1700, edited by C. Ivar McGrath and Frances Nolan. This highly anticipated volume provides a record of 3,140 claims to land […]
As we approach the Christmas period the last date for posting orders will be Thursday 19th December within Ireland and Monday 16th December for Great Britain. Orders placed after these dates or for destinations further afield will be posted in the New Year. Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas.
Mrs Anne P. Fuller, Professor Leonard Boyle, OP (General Editor) and Professor Jane Sayers (member of the CPR Consultative Committee) at an event in 1994 to mark the centenary of the Calendar of Papal Registers series and the publication of Calendar of Papal Registers, Papal Letters relating to Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. XVII, Part I, […]
Before her untimely death in March 2023, Mrs Anne Fuller had completed a calendar of British and Irish material in the remaining registers for the pontificate of Leo X (1513–1521). What is now Volume XXI in this long-running series was prepared for publication by Dr Alan Macquarrie to whom the Irish Manuscripts Commission is extremely grateful. Containing 638 letters […]
Dr Elva Johnston opens the lecture On Saturday 5 October 2024, IMC participated in the Dublin Festival of History with a public lecture entitled Surprising Survivals: The fire of 1922. The lecture was jointly organised with the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland (VRTI) and celebrated the special issue of IMC’s serial publication Analecta Hibernica published in November 2023. The […]
The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted to be taking part in the Festival of History 2024 with a public lecture entitled Surprising Survivals: The Fire of 1922. IMC was established in 1928 after the catastrophic fire at the Four Courts in 1922 which destroyed 700 years of Ireland’s documentary heritage. The 100th anniversary of this event […]
The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted to be taking part in the Festival of History 2024 with a public lecture entitled Surprising Survivals: The Fire of 1922. IMC was established in 1928 after the catastrophic fire at the Four Courts in 1922 which destroyed 700 years of Ireland’s documentary heritage. The 100th anniversary of this event […]
