Short videos (2-3 minute introductions)
Introduction to Special Collections and Archives
Searching Special Collections and Archives
Visiting the Special Collections and Archives reading room
Handling items in the Special Collections and Archives reading room
Videos on individual topics
Introduction to Special Collections and Archives
Archivist, Dr Kirsten Mulrennan, outlines how special collections and archives can help with your coursework, as well as what collections the department holds and how to access them (2o mins run time).
West Clare Brigade Papers
Archivist, Dr Kirsten Mulrennan, summarises the historically significant information in the West Clare Brigade papers, and outlines how they can be used to conduct further research into the 20 volunteers mentioned in the collection.
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Introduction to Estate Collections
Archivist, Anna-Maria Hajba, outlines some key collections at UL for the research of estate and family history.
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Witchcraft in the Bolton Library
Bolton Cataloguer Olivia Lardner outlines some of the key texts in the Bolton Library collection which relate to witchcraft.
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Cata, The Great Sea Monster of the Shannon
Meet Cata, Ollphéist na Sionnaine – the legendary sea monster said to reside in the River Shannon, depicted in texts housed within UL’s Special Collections. Dr Síle De Cléir explains the folklore of the tale.
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