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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 22h

Today's #IrishBookWeek prompt is: Share an Irish Debut book📚☘

@sallyhayd.bsky.social's My Fourth Time We Drowned is one of those books which fundamentally changes your understanding of how the world works. It has won numerous Irish and international awards, and influenced European policy.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

'Between the Leaves' by Brighton-based UK artist Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
#Autumn #Fall

Painting of a tree with orangd leaves, some of which fall gently towards thd ground on which a stylisef slim figure and a dog walk

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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 26d

It has taken us YEARS to be able to do this! Even before Mick & Kevin took over at Chapters, when the Internet was still new & web addresses came in a directory, they talked about being able to trade in via a website … 30 years later I give you …

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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 1d

Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.
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Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland

Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe

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joanna finegan @joannafinegan.bsky.social · 1d

Loved this debut novel.

#SpeirGorm ##SpéirGhorm #IrishBookWeek #Day3

Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · May 22

Delighted to announce the winner of the Best First Novel Award 2025, chosen by @tracychevalier.bsky.social from our shortlist of six, is Ferdia Lennon for Glorious Exploits: www.authorsclub.co.uk/best-first-n...

Best First Novel Award Winner Announced | The Authors' Club Since 1891

The Authors’ Club is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 Best First Novel Award is Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits (Fig Tree). This year’s guest adjudicator, novelist Tracy Chevalier…

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Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social · 1d

The red of these anemones has really cheered me up on this miserable day in Dublin! From Hieronymus Bock's 16th century herbal, hand-coloured by an early reader.

Page from Hieronymus Bock's 16th century Herbal, showing a woodcut of anemone's hand-coloured in red with text in Latin below and flower names above in Latin and German

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 2d

Important bunny, 1587. Has coat of arms! By Hans Hoffmann of Nuremberg, whose day is today.

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Love Leabhar Gaeilge @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social · 6d

Ní fada uainn anois Seachtain na Leabhar Éireannach! 📚☘️

Bí linn ó 18 - 25 Deireadh Fómhair le moltaí léitheoireachta a fháil ‘chuile lá!

@forasnagaeilge.bsky.social #LoveLeabharGaeilge #SeachtainNaLeabharÉireannach #IrishBookWeek

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Nualaween: Mother of Vampurrs! 😸🎃🧛‍♀️ @nualahhh.bsky.social · 2d

Had a lovely weekend with my mom. The highlight for us was visiting a new local bookstore, Elk Books. We're delighted to have an independent bookstore nearby. I can't wait to go back for another visit. The perfect way to celebrate #IrishBookWeek. 📚 IG: @elkbooks_warrenpoint #ShopLocal #BookSky 🦊🎃☺️

Elk Books front window display, October 18th, 2025.

A little autumnal fox friend behind the front window display.

Seamus Heaney: An Introduction by Richard Rankin Russell.

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joanna finegan @joannafinegan.bsky.social · 1d

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Today's #IrishBookWeek prompt is: Share an Irish Language book

Maybe not quite what the prompt meant but this exhibition is wonderful & on till 24th Oct

Friotail thar Farraige: Éire agus St. Gallen san Eoraip sa Luath-Mheánaois | Archaeology | Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann

Faigh amach conas a chuidíonn eolaíocht, ealaín, seandálaíocht agus staidéar ar lámhscríbhneoireacht leis na ceangail a nochtadh idir Éire agus an Eoraip

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Alan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 2d

Poster in Central Dublin #aras25

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joanna finegan @joannafinegan.bsky.social · 1d

#SpeirGorm ##SpéirGhorm #IrishBookWeek #Day1

Ok, better late than never. Made my last bookshop visit to Roe River Books in Dundalk. Fab!

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pmchoan.bsky.social @pmchoan.bsky.social · 2d

#SpeirGorm ##SpéirGhorm #IrishBookWeek #Day1

@bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social is an award winning bookshop in Dromore, Co Down. Lesley, the owner, is a local celebrity who also launched the Dromore Book Festival this year. (I sincerely hope it returns next year).

The tea is also legendary.

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Sylvia Leatham @sylvialeatham.bsky.social · 2d

I’m a day late but wanted to do a shoutout to an independent bookshop for #IrishBookWeek.

@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social on Parnell Street in Dublin 1 is becoming so much more than a bookstore - they host cultural events several times a week & they champion a lot of the less famous creatives!

Author Sylvia Leatham (me) signing a book at a table in Chapters Bookstore.

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Richard Ryan @bookshopguy.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing an Irish bookshop for Day 1 of #IrishBookWeek, the mighty Charlie Byrne’s in Galway #BookSky

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 3d

#IrishBookWeek begins today!📚☘️

This week I dropped in to @ansiopaleabhar.bsky.social and @gutterbookshop.bsky.social, and browsed the books in the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social and the @chesterbeatty.bsky.social shops.

What was the last Irish bookshop you visited?

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Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social · 26d

At Cambridge University Library, the #DigitalPreservation Programme team is working with colleagues to test the Workbench, a new interface for managing digital collections, including born-digital archives.
#UserExperience #Archives #Libraries

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Closing the Loop: From User Testing to Real Change in the Workbench

Alongside the preservation repository, members of the Digital Preservation Programme team have made significant progress on developing the…

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No Time to Wait @nttw.bsky.social · 4d

Peter B. presents "Long-Term LTO: Stable LTO for "generations"?"#nttw9

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Simon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 4d

For #FindsFriday just a few of the fabulous Viking age beads discovered at Haithabu/ Hedeby - 📷 Schloss Gottorf Museum.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 4d

That’s a wrap on the 2025 No Time to Wait Conference! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible, from our incredible speakers to the delegates who joined us both in person and virtually from around the globe. 🌍 💻

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Síobhra Aiken @siobhraaiken.bsky.social · 3d

Don't forget to check out our digital exhibition on how the Irish Revolution was witnessed through photography in France. En français et en anglais. @clairedubois.bsky.social

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UCD Library @ucdlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

UCD Digital Preservation Librarian Niamh Murphy at #NTTW9 this am @nlireland.bsky.social on the challenges & opportunities undertaking a technical audit of UCD Library digital collections to ensure longevity. Also helping build shared responsibility across units!

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