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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
20 Jun 2025
In the latest Traditional Boats of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way blog, curator Noel Campbell explores sea fishing devices in the archive, highlighting Irish language records. 🔗 Read more: ouririshheritage.org/content… #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
11 Apr 2025
Are you fascinated by the macabre? Would you drink from a cup covered in skeletons? Faith Nolan from the NMI reveals the story behind a goblet adorned with skeletons and Memento Mori museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-… #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #RegistrationCorner
Fig 1 (A&I)1897:84 Electrotype reproduction of Boscoreale Treasure goblet. Research image by Faith Nolan © National Museum of Ireland

ALT Fig 1 (A&I)1897:84 Electrotype reproduction of Boscoreale Treasure goblet. Research image by Faith Nolan © National Museum of Ireland
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
21 Mar 2025
In the mid-9th century, amidst fierce Viking raids, scribes in northeast Ireland copied a Latin textbook written in 6th-century Constantinople, this manuscript, is key to understanding the Irish language of the time. #NMIBlog #MuseumBlog #CuratorBlog museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-…
An Incipit (opening letter) with two birds from the St. Gallen manuscript Priscian Institutiones Grammaticae, Cod. Sang 904, p. 25. © Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen.

ALT An Incipit (opening letter) with two birds from the St. Gallen manuscript Priscian Institutiones Grammaticae, Cod. Sang 904, p. 25. © Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen.

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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
1 Feb 2025
Is this the earliest relic of St. Brigid? Follow the journey of her name from a Swiss abbey to a must-see exhibition in Dublin! Don’t miss this rare chance to see history up close. #CuratorBlog #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog Read more: 🔗 museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-…
Vellum fragment from Saint Maurice d’Agaune CHN 64/2/88 with kind permission of l’abbaye de Saint-Maurice d’Agaune.

ALT Vellum fragment from Saint Maurice d’Agaune CHN 64/2/88 with kind permission of l’abbaye de Saint-Maurice d’Agaune.

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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
6 Dec 2024
Digital interactive stations make curating the boat gallery easier! Curator Noel Campbell shares artefacts for the new gallery’s screens, letting us display stories beyond physical space. Learn more: ouririshheritage.org/content… #MaritimeHistory #MuseumBlog #NMBlog
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The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret@OldOpTheatre
29 Oct 2024
[2/2]Dive into his life, achievements, and why he still has fans centuries later! Head over to the blog and see what all the fuss is about. 🖋️ View our blog post here 👉 buff.ly/3UcapdK #HistoryCrush #SirAstleyCooper #MuseumBlog #MedicalHistory #Swoon

Surgeon Astley Cooper Part 1: Wild Child to Dedicated Student

The incredible life story of Astley Cooper, surgeon at St Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals. His experimental approach and tireless research led to new understandings in anatomy and surgery.

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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
25 Oct 2024
Learn how rural Irish communities used culm—a coal byproduct—as a low-cost fuel. Learn about the making of culm balls, early 20th-century mechanical culm shooters, and the cultural impact of this practice. #RegistrationCorner #NMIBlog #MuseumBlog museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-…
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
6 Sep 2024
Exciting insights from Library & Info Studies student Jessica Foley! Her internship at the NMI's Registration Dept. has set her up for success in non-traditional library roles. Check out her journey: museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-… #RegistrationCorner #NMIBlog #LibraryLife #MuseumBlog
Cleaning the top edge of a book with an HEPA vacuum cleaner, with smoke sponges and brushes prepared for further cleaning (image by Connie Bettison © National Museum of Ireland)

ALT Cleaning the top edge of a book with an HEPA vacuum cleaner, with smoke sponges and brushes prepared for further cleaning (image by Connie Bettison © National Museum of Ireland)
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
30 Aug 2024
Learn how communities along the coast in South-Mid Kerry successfully fought back against a trend of rural depopulation which threatened the local tradition of the seine boat, a carvel-built rowboat. #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog ouririshheritage.org/content…
Seine boat regatta, Sneem, Co. Kerry, 1996. © National Museum of Ireland.

ALT Seine boat regatta, Sneem, Co. Kerry, 1996. © National Museum of Ireland.
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
5 Jul 2024
Discover the Gandelow! This unique boat, tied to the rich salmon fishing traditions of the Shannon Estuary, where Ireland's longest river meets the Atlantic Ocean. #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog ouririshheritage.org/content…
Gandelow boat on the River Cashen, Co. Kerry, 1967. © National Museum of Ireland.

ALT Gandelow boat on the River Cashen, Co. Kerry, 1967. © National Museum of Ireland.

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Lancashire Museums@LancsMuseums
15 Jun 2024
🧀 More cheese Gromit? Read the Stories from Lancashire Museum blog about our latest #Lancashire 50 Object Gornall’s cheese maker. lancashiremuseumsstories.wor… #50LancashireObjects #MuseumBlog

Tasty Lancashire: Gornall’s patent Cheesemaker

Image 1: The Gornall patent cheesemaker. The Lancashire County Museum Service is 50 years old this year. To celebrate are exploring the history of Lancashire, its people, places and traditions thro…

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Lancashire Museums@LancsMuseums
13 Jun 2024
Read our blog to learn more about the pilgrim badge. lancashiremuseumsstories.wor… #50LancashireObjects #MuseumBlog
The rear of the silver pilgrim badge

ALT The rear of the silver pilgrim badge

Lancashire Museums@LancsMuseums
29 May 2024
This pilgrim badge was found near Walton Hall, Walton-le-Dale, #Preston. It is a rare and beautifully cast silver badge of a companion Saint Ursula. ℹ️ On display at @lancslibraries #ChorleyLibrary until Thursday 15 August 2024. events.apps.lancashire.gov.u… #50LancashireObjects
A silver badge featuring a woman's face.

ALT A silver badge featuring a woman's face.
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
25 May 2024
The file on any museum object is never truly closed! Our latest #MuseumBlog details the rich history of a particular Blasket Islands naomhóg, researched by multiple NMI curators over the past 30 years #HistoricPhotos #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #NMIBlog ouririshheritage.org/content…
Tomás Ó Dálaigh with currach, 1971. © Máire Ní Dhálaigh.

ALT Tomás Ó Dálaigh with currach, 1971. © Máire Ní Dhálaigh.
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
11 Feb 2024
This week’s blog by Aodhán Ó Gogáin, NMI Inventory Assistant, discusses a Pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus (“Ram – foh – rin – kus”) that lived at Solnhofen, Germany museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-… #MuseumBlog #RegistrationCorner
Fig. 1: Fossil skeleton of Rhamphorhynchus from the Jurassic age Plattenkalk, Solnhofen, Germany (NMING:F10172) (Image by Aodhán Ó Gogáin, © National Museum of Ireland)

ALT Fig. 1: Fossil skeleton of Rhamphorhynchus from the Jurassic age Plattenkalk, Solnhofen, Germany (NMING:F10172) (Image by Aodhán Ó Gogáin, © National Museum of Ireland)

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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
18 Jan 2024
Winter days are more often cold, short & dark but necessity meant fishing off the Irish coast never stopped. Discover how resilient Irish fishermen braved the winter seas in our latest #MuseumBlog. #HistoricPhotos #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #NMIBlog shorturl.at/pqrtV
The long lines used during winter fishing were hung to dry on a scoilteán. Pictured here the scoilteán was set high into a gable wall to allow the hanging long lines dry faster. © National Museum of Ireland.

ALT The long lines used during winter fishing were hung to dry on a scoilteán. Pictured here the scoilteán was set high into a gable wall to allow the hanging long lines dry faster. © National Museum of Ireland.
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Museum of Nature@MuseumofNature
11 Jan 2024
What plant is responsible for producing much of the world’s oxygen and is incredibly resilient in the face of drought and human impacts? Find out here! nature.ca/en/a-moss-ome-summ… #MuseumBlog #NatureBlog #Moss #Bryophytes #Diatoms #CoopStudents #SummerStudentJobs #MuseumStudentJobs

A “moss-ome” summer! - Canadian Museum of Nature

Students Tierney Kist and Sofia Vargas spent the summer of 2023 identifying mosses and liverworts on museum sites in Quebec and Ontario. Discover what they found out about these fascinating plants,...

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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
4 Jan 2024
In this latest #MuseumBlog post from the NMI blog, Traditional Boats of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, visual artist Dan Shipsides details how traditional vessels inspire his work. #MartimeHistory #Tradition #BoatHistory #irishboats ouririshheritage.org/content…
“Sheebang” Framework detail mid section. Dan Shipsides (Shipsides and Beggs Projects) 2023. © Dan Shipsides.

ALT “Sheebang” Framework detail mid section. Dan Shipsides (Shipsides and Beggs Projects) 2023. © Dan Shipsides.
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Irish Civil War Memory Project@CivilWarMemory
4 Dec 2023
A fascinating blog post from our friends @NMIreland on some of the tiniest pieces in their collection #museumblog
National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
1 Dec 2023
Discover the little snapshots of history that are trade tokens- Historical reminders of businesses & buildings long gone- learn about a precursor to Clerys or about the Pantheon Phusitechnikon the 18th Century Toy shop. museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-… #MuseumBlog #RegistrationCorner
Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

ALT Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

ALT Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland
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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
1 Dec 2023
Discover the little snapshots of history that are trade tokens- Historical reminders of businesses & buildings long gone- learn about a precursor to Clerys or about the Pantheon Phusitechnikon the 18th Century Toy shop. museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-… #MuseumBlog #RegistrationCorner
Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

ALT Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

ALT Trade token, copper, Dublin. Front elevation of a house; below, 1799. Reverse: inscription around and across field, PAYABLE AT THE PANTHEON PHUSITECHNIKON. HC:1909.1584 © National Museum of Ireland

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National Museum of Ireland@NMIreland
3 Nov 2023
In this latest #MuseumBlog on Traditional Boats of Ireland, Learn about the work of the Madill Archive Project focused on maritime heritage records & traditional Irish boat designs of Ulster & Connacht #MartimeHistory #Tradition #BoatHistory #irishboats ouririshheritage.org/content…
Harry Madill recorded interviews with a number of individuals that worked on traditional boats. This photo of a salmon coble operating on the Foyle fishery features Eddie Moore and Jombo the dog. (Photo courtesy of A. Lyttle).

ALT Harry Madill recorded interviews with a number of individuals that worked on traditional boats. This photo of a salmon coble operating on the Foyle fishery features Eddie Moore and Jombo the dog. (Photo courtesy of A. Lyttle).
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