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Today, the Tánaiste, in partnership with Trinity College Dublin & BBAW, announced support for the restoration a biography of St Patrick by renowned German Celticist Heinrich Zimmer. Damaged by fire in 1903, the manuscript will once more be available for research. gov.ie/en/press-relea…

what is the oldest #chant fragment on Fragmentarium ? this page was probably written in 8th c. Ireland, but has 11th c. German-style neumes. to top off its multinational story, it has been in France since at least the 19th c. #fragmentfriday fragmentarium.ms/view/page/F-km…

Very sad if the rumours tonight are true that the great Cistercian Abbey at #MountMelleray will close early in 2025 with the remaining monks transferred to Mount St Joseph's, Roscrea

On the Panthéonisation (love that the French have an actual word for that...) of Marc Bloch: this moving thread.

Now in Paris. President Macron is doing his last site inspection of #NotreDame. The man waiting for him in the nave is the architect in chief, Philippe Villeneuve, who the night of the fire said: « that night, I died. »

Another pronunciatiom gaffe from RTÉ News 'Notre Dame' Cathedral referred to with pronunciation of a US university of the same name. So sad.

Over almost 2 centuries, Mount Melleray Abbey gave comfort to many distressed souls and fed thousands during the Famine, so its presence will be sadly missed. Was asked by the Irish Catholic newspaper to write a farewell for this great abbey. It is published in this week's paper.

Paul De Livron suffered a tragic accident when he was out hiking at age 21. In a wheelchair for the rest of his life, he chose not to despair and count his blessings. Today, he has devoted his life to hand carving these incredibly beautiful wooden wheelchairs to uplift other

The beautiful sound of the Notre Dame ‘Worker’s Choir’ rehearsing. More than 80 engineers, architects, carpenters, crane operators, construction workers… who all worked on the Cathedral’s restoration have formed a choir that will perform inside Notre Dame next week.

📢 Part One and Part Two of my BBC documentary about the rebuilding of NotreDame are now available to listen here 👇 wspartners.bbc.com/episode/w3ct5t… wspartners.bbc.com/episode/w3ct5t… Producer: Andrea Kidd Picture: Hannah Starkey

Our study of the humanities informs us that injustice is at the root of our problems. If we want peace, we have to want justice. To be a peacemaker is to challenge injustices. Peace takes a lot of faith, and hope and courage and commitment.

Feeling v aggrieved. Write letter to The Irish Times supporting campaign for Maud Gonne statue, responding to letter by Prof Ferriter. I’ve written well regarded biography of Gonne & suggested location, based on her campaigning work. IT publishes 2 letters from men, both objecting.

The 'Légendiers Latins' database, the result of a collaboration between the IRHT , the UNamur and the Société des #Bollandistes, is now online! It allows searches on thousands of hagiographical texts and manuscripts. To be explored: legendiers-latins.irht.cnrs.fr #medievaltwitter

See below great article by Tiago Veloso Silva on a few of the many great Irish women who came after St Brigit in Kildare #nuntastic #queens We are now Research Ireland Maynooth University Early Irish Maynooth rte.ie/brainstorm/202… via RTÉ

The Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Christoph Heusgen breaks down as he gives an emotional speech at the end of the summit, thanking European leaders for reaffirming values of democracy, freedom and rule of law.

📸 Do you have historic photographs of Dublin street signage in the cló gaelach?🇮🇪 As we celebrate #StPatricksDay this year, we talk to Dr Nicole Volmering, TCD Histories, about Ireland's unique street signs and how you can help! Learn more: bit.ly/CLOSCAPE #HubMatters

Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th Century monastery that was destroyed almost 850 years ago. bbc.in/4jiFPKb

A medieval mystery resurfaces. The Lough Kinale Shrine, once lost in an Irish lake, is now conserved. Explore the story of this sacred artefact and its journey through time, then see it in person from 30th May, 2025, at the National Museum of Ireland. museum.ie/en-IE/Collecti…