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UCD Special Collections contain unique book, archival and manuscript collections. It is part of the UCD Cultural Heritage Collection with UCD Archives and the National Folklore Collection.

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Heaney and The Classics exhibit

Heaney and The Classics exhibit

Heaney and the Classics: the Pulse of an Old Energy Beating. An exhibition.

 Visits are by appointment only - Book now.

Visits are by appointment only - Book now.

Open Monday-Friday. Click to book your appointment.

 Experience the Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Experience the Irish Poetry Reading Archive

Watch poetry readings on the Special Collections YouTube channel.

 Cartlann na gCanúintí

Cartlann na gCanúintí

The Irish Dialect Archives are an unparalleled resource as linguistic and lexicographical archives, established in 1953 by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Highlights

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The collection contains books, pamphlets and journals on a variety of subjects spanning the 15th to the 21st century.
drawing for homepage - archival collections Archival Collections
There is a rich variety of archival collections held in UCD Library Special Collections, spanning four centuries of Irish history and culture.
IPRA graphic homepage Irish Poetry Reading Archive
The Irish Poetry Reading Archive (IPRA) is a central repository that holds recordings of Irish poets and writers.

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    UCD Special Collections

    James Joyce Library, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
    T: +353 1 716 7149 | E: special.collections@ucd.ie