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Cork launch of Hovell edition

The launch of the latest IMC edition — Irish maritime trade in the Restoration era: the letterbook of William Hovel, 1683–1687 ā€” took place last night in City Hall, Cork. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Deirdre Forde, welcomed guests to the beautiful Council Chambers and outlined her appreciation of the Hovell edition which added to the […]

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Publication of Analecta Hibernica No. 52

We are delighted to announce the publication of the 52nd issue of Analecta HibernicaĀ which arrived from the printers this week. This issue includes a report to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for 2020 and the following papers: ā€˜I am in most points an ultra-ministerialist’: The letters of Henry Alexander to Thomas Pelham, […]

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New source for Irish maritime history

After some unexpected delays the Commission is delighted to announce the publication of James O’Shea’s edition of the letterbook of Cork merchant William Hovell for the period 1683–1687. The seventeenth century was a highly significant period in the development of Cork as a port and as a city, as trade grew and the city expanded. […]

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Festival of History 2022

The Festival of History, organised by Dublin City Library and Archive, takes place annually in September–October and the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) has been taking part since 2020. You can see previous contributions to the Festival from IMC editors (2020) and members (2021) on our You Tube channel here. This year will be the first […]

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Maritime trade in Cork during the Restoration

The Irish Manuscripts Commission is delighted to announce the imminent publication of James O’Shea’s edition of the letterbook of William Hovell for the period 1683 to 1687. Correspondence copied inĀ letterbooks is an important primary source for socio-economic history and for the history of businessĀ administration.Ā The merchant community of Cork in the 1680s was dominated by Protestants […]

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Europeana: European Cultural Heritage Portal

“Europeana empowers the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation. We develop expertise, tools and policies to embrace digital change and encourage partnerships that foster innovation.” Europeana shares and promotes European cultural heritage to be used and enjoyed by everyone for learning, for work or just for fun. Between 2010 and 2015, the Irish Manuscripts […]

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Minister Catherine Martin, TD on sources for women’s history in the Virtual Record Treasury

In her speech at the launch of the Virtual Record Treasury of IrelandĀ Catherine Martin, TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media expressed her sincere appreciation of the work of the Beyond 2022 team in realising their vision for recreating a virtual archive filled with digital replacements for some of the archival records […]

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Launch of the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

On Monday 27 June 2022 the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland was launched by An Taoiseach MichaĆ©l Martin at an event in Dublin Castle. The launch of the Virtual Treasury is the culmination of five years of a state-funded research programme entitled Beyond 2022. The aim of the project was to re-create through virtual reality […]