Launch Compilation (50 minutes) This 50 minute compilation was produced for the launch of the project which took place on the 7th of March 2018 in the Samuel Beckett Civic Campus in Ballyogan. The launch was extremely well attended by participants and their families and loads of
Travellers | Irish Travellers | Irish Travellers
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Easter Tradition from Wexford In this clip Nan and Bridget chat about Easter traditions and Bridget remembers going out with a basket when she was a child and going "Gugging for Eggs". She recalls collecting hen and duck eggs and her mother dyeing them. They both make a joke abou
Travellers | Irish Travellers | Irish Travellers
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Blessings and Overlooking (5mins 48secs) There are great accounts here of the practice of offering blessings to someone but also the term to "overlook" someone. Many Travellers believe strongly in the act "overlooking" which is a fear of giving someone too much attention. This wa
Travellers | Irish Travellers | Irish Travellers
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Differences Old and New Customs (3mins 58secs) Here are some great accounts of the lives of Traveller women and how they differ from years ago to today. Bridget O'Brien (originally from Wexford) starts off talking about her mother in a lovely way and how she never used any creams
Travellers | Irish Travellers | Irish Travellers
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The Antrim Cross is a bronze cross with four equal arms. The cross has five pyramidal bosses each in the form of a truncated pyramid. The side of the pyramids are decorated with interlocking angular fields of yellow enamel, alternating with a similar-coloured design of an arrow w
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Early Christian | Early Christian | religious art
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A maquette (miniature tester) for an evening gown in cream, designed by Sybil Connolly. This is a miniature version of a dress known as the First Love dress. This design was first shown at a New York fashion show in March 1953 (see Time magazine, March 23 (1953), page 42).
maquettes (sculptures) | handkerchief linen | silk (textile)
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As part of a wider initiative to design and launch a national PID strategy for Ireland, the MoreBrains Cooperative was commissioned by NORF to develop a cost-benefit analysis which would demonstrate the specific benefits and savings to Irish researchers and organisations. This re
PID | Persistent identifiers | Cost benefit analysis
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This report summarises a workshop that took place on 1 November 2023 at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, Ireland. ‘Advancing a Shared Direction for Research Assessment’ was funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and jointly organised by the National Research Integrity
Research Assessment | Open Research | Workshop report
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Factsheet explaining use of metadata in the DRI. Current as of 2024 - replaces previous versions. The asset associated with this digital object may be updated over time to reflect new versions of the document. Any changes will be reflected in this descriptive metadata.
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 04654) from Seymourstown Black Or White, Co. Meath, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1942:622). Macro-ID - Mudstone. Micro-ID - Mudstone U. Petrology - Grey/buff brown mudrock. Description - Both sides taper markedly from the butt a
Axe | Mudstone
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to remnant fl
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 00043) from Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1897:316). Macro-ID - Porcellanite. Micro-ID - Porcellanite Ia. Petrology - Very dark grey, mottled coarsely - microdiorite type. Description - Sides flatte
Axe | Porcellanite
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