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Molly St George. Lyrics in Gaelic script. Collected by Patrick Lynch.

Exhibition: Molly St George – Lacemaking and Irish Traditional Music

We are pleased to announce our exhibition, Molly St George: Lacemaking and Irish Traditional Music – a collaboration between Headford Lace

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Detail from ‘‘A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America'

Commemorating Black Histories of Intellectual Resistance

Guest blog by Prof Dina Zoe Belluigi It is timely to commemorate histories of the acts and enactors of intellectual

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Irish Astronomical Association Exhibition

Throughout the month of June, we are pleased to host a special exhibition curated by the Irish Astronomical Association. Materials

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Belfast Periodicals

Currently running on the first floor of the McClay Library is a display showcasing three periodicals that emerged from Belfast’s

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Brown, J. (1888) ‘On Figures Produced by Electric Action on Photographic Dry Plates’. The Philosophical Magazine. Series 5, Volume 26 (December 1888). Plate VII

Wired: Electrification in the Archives

Our newest exhibition, Wired: Electrification in the Archives, is now on display on the ground floor McClay Library and will

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Photo of Albert Campbell

MS 36 Campbell Collection

Special Collections is pleased to announce that a new manuscript collection, the Campbell Collection, is available for consultation. This is

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Cover of The World Administered by Irishmen

‘The World Administered By Irishmen’ – book launch and exhibition

The World Administered By Irishmen: The Life and Times of Robert Hart and Contemporary Irish in East Asia by Robin

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Newly digitised: Cara-Friend Annual Reports 1971-2005

We are delighted to make Cara-Friend annual reports, 1971-2005 available on QUB Digital Special Collections & Archives. Cara-Friend was established

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Newly digitised: MS 4/5 Edward Bunting’s Irish Airs

We have added another Bunting manuscript to our online collection. MS 4/5 is a 80 pp. volume of Irish airs

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Cuban Handmade Books by Ediciones Vigía

On display this summer at QUB Special Collections is a selection of hand-crafted books, all made between 1994-1996 by Cuban

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