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in 1922 this photograph from the Trinity Women Graduates archive was taken of Women Students in front of long room during Hilary Term.
You can see more from the archive in our online exhibition https://t.co/q5NWw9sJRy

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2023-02-16

James Ussher was born 1581, his library, (containing over 10,000 books & gifted to by King Charles II in 1661) contains some of the finest manuscripts in the collection, which are being digitised as part of a supported project

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2023-01-04

For the final day of we wanted to share some images from from the four ongoing projects.

From Manuscripts for Medieval Studies, we have a page from the Winchcombe Psalter depicting a portrait of Matthew. (IE TCD MS 53).

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2022-12-06

In recognition of all her work and to mark the jubilee of women being admitted to Trinity, Olive Purser, the first woman scholar in 1906 and Lady Registrar from 1918 to 1932, was awarded an honorary MA degree by Trinity College at the Jubilee Dinner.

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2022-10-11

Happy St. Brigid’s day or Lá Fhéile Bríde.

The Cuala Press print collection holds this print by Kathleen Verschoyle with a poem by Winnifred M. Letts. IE TCD MS11574/16/1.
https://t.co/2TnraSw5pO

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2022-02-01

François Fagel died 4 Oct 1746. In his lifetime, the family library increased significantly. In 1723, it contained approx. 5,000 volumes.

What remains? The contains around 20,000 items!

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2021-10-01

Day 7 of Meet Lettice Digby (c1580-1658) Baroness She defended Geashill Castle through 2 sieges in the 1640s. This letter tells the tale, in her own imperious voice; possibly written by one of her household. Signed '?F' M'.

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2021-03-07