Transcripts of life history interview with ‘Rob’ from Cohort B (Born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Male, Roman Catholic, married, and a father. Rob grew up in the mid-east of Ireland in a semi-rural environment. When recall
Family | Education | Religion
Transcripts of life history interview with ‘Barney’ from Cohort B (Born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Male, Roman Catholic, unmarried. Barney is 1 of 11 living children in his family. He grew up in the mid-east of Ireland,
Family | Education | Religion
Transcripts of life history interview with ‘Judith’ from Cohort B (Born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Female, Roman Catholic, married, stepmother, mother, and grandmother. Judith was born in the Dublin environs and moved to
Teaching | Religion | Parenting
Audio clip from the World Within Walls collection which is archived at the Irish Qualitative Data Archive, and relates to the histories and memories of the St. Davnet’s Campus in Monaghan town (see Related Materials). Religion played a key role in the hospital and staff were hire
Oral history | Qualitative interview clips | Religion
Audio clip from the World Within Walls collection which is archived at the Irish Qualitative Data Archive, and relates to the histories and memories of the St. Davnet’s Campus in Monaghan town (see Related Materials). Religion played a key role in the hospital and staff were hire
Oral history | Qualitative interview clips | Religion
The woodblock print designer Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is one of Japan’s most celebrated artists. During a hugely productive artistic career, he created an astonishing range of works, including prints of beautiful women, landscapes, flowers and animals, as well as illustrat
A Sense of Place | Religion | Fuji, Mount (Japan)
This folio is from an album compiled for the Mughal emperors Jahangir (r. 1605-27) and Shah Jahan (r. 1627-58) between about 1612 and 1640. In his memoirs, Jahangir, whose mother was Hindu, describes Holi, the exuberant Hindu festival: ‘Thursday is the Holi, which in their
A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Religion
This Qur'an is one of the great treasures of the Chester Beatty Library. It is important on a number of counts, but especially as it is a rare example of the work of Ibn al-Bawwab (d. 1022), one of three great medieval masters of Islamic calligraphy. Ibn al-Bawwab is espe
A Sense of Identity | Qur'an | Islamic calligraphy
Usually, an illuminated heading marks the beginning of each of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an. This one marks the start of chapter 32, which bears the title al-Sajda (The Prostration) and which deals with the mysteries of Creation, Time and the Final End.
A Sense of Identity | Qur'an | Creation (Islam)