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A shaking of the earth

Learn about the Irish phrase ‘crith talún’ in today’s episode of Spreading the Words.

‘Change Minds’ Archives, Art and Mental Health

Watch the webinar, presented by Grangegorman Histories.

An ould yoke

Learn how the word ‘yoke’ was used in Old Irish in today’s episode of Spreading the Words

‘Snap That’ Online Photo Exhibition

View the ‘Snap That’ online photography and caption exhibition of life through the lens of Ireland’s 18- to 25-year-olds

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Volume XII (1961-1965) in the news

The twelfth volume in the DIFP series is out now, and some of the coverage it has gotten gives a flavour of the contents

Did you know that beards were status symbols in the world of early Irish literature?

Learn more in today’s episode of Spreading the Words on the word ulcha.

Just published: Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Volume XII, 1961-1965

The twelfth volume in the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series, covering the years 1961 to 1965, is available now.

Eight-legged wild little ox

What are we to make of the word damhán alla? Let’s try and shed some light on its origins in today’s episode of Spreading the…

Snap that: Life through the lens of Ireland’s 18- to 25-year-olds

Calling 18- to 25-year-olds on the island of Ireland to tell the story of your generation through your smartphone lens. Photographs with accompanying captions will…

A voyage of the mind

In this episode of Spreading the Words we learn about Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s use of the word immram.

Scoláireachtaí Foilsitheoireachta Léann na Gaeilge 2021

Tá Fochoiste na bhFoilseachán, Coiste Léann na Gaeilge, Litríocht na Gaeilge agus na gCultúr Ceilteach ag glacadh le hiarratais anois do Scoláireachtaí Foilsitheoireachta Léann na…

DIB launches Leaving Cert history resource

The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) has created a new resource for Leaving Cert history students comprised of forty biographies of major Irish figures from…