You get a booklet! And music!
September 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
You get a booklet! And music!
Great lunchtime listen about our fantastic Imirce collection @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social with our colleagues Breandán Mac Suibhne and Daniel Carey. Explore the vast database here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Great lunchtime listen about our fantastic Imirce collection @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social with our colleagues Breandán Mac Suibhne and Daniel Carey. Explore the vast database here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
During a visit to @uniofgalway.bsky.social, President Michael D. Higgins was shown a selection of letters from “Imirce: The Kerby A. Miller Collection: Irish Emigrant Letters and Memoirs from North America” by Professor Breandán Mac Suibhne and Helen Hayes Sweeney
February 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
During a visit to @uniofgalway.bsky.social, President Michael D. Higgins was shown a selection of letters from “Imirce: The Kerby A. Miller Collection: Irish Emigrant Letters and Memoirs from North America” by Professor Breandán Mac Suibhne and Helen Hayes Sweeney
The History Show on RTÉ Radio 1 is back today at 6.00 with a special programme on the Imirce emigration project at Galway University. Hundreds of witness statements from the Irish diaspora.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The History Show on RTÉ Radio 1 is back today at 6.00 with a special programme on the Imirce emigration project at Galway University. Hundreds of witness statements from the Irish diaspora.
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imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms?pageTit...
Arising from a really excellent conference at Dublin Castle organised by @nationalmons.bsky.social IMIRCE includes a whole range of reflections on immigration into Ireland throughout history anf pre-history wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro.... My talk from the day: m.youtube.com/watch?v=leqa...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Arising from a really excellent conference at Dublin Castle organised by @nationalmons.bsky.social IMIRCE includes a whole range of reflections on immigration into Ireland throughout history anf pre-history wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro.... My talk from the day: m.youtube.com/watch?v=leqa...
Letter from the Imirce collection from Anne Cleburne in New Orleans to her mother in Cork, December 1849
Crosswriting helped maximise space when paper was scarce. Can you decipher this crosswritten letter?
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#EYAHandwriting #ExploreYourArchive
Crosswriting helped maximise space when paper was scarce. Can you decipher this crosswritten letter?
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#EYAHandwriting #ExploreYourArchive
May 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Letter from the Imirce collection from Anne Cleburne in New Orleans to her mother in Cork, December 1849
Crosswriting helped maximise space when paper was scarce. Can you decipher this crosswritten letter?
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#EYAHandwriting #ExploreYourArchive
Crosswriting helped maximise space when paper was scarce. Can you decipher this crosswritten letter?
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#EYAHandwriting #ExploreYourArchive
And here's the link to the open access online database:
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March 18, 2024 at 8:37 AM
And here's the link to the open access online database:
We’re proud to hold a range of #EYADigital collections: photos, documents, audio, video and born-digital material.
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re proud to hold a range of #EYADigital collections: photos, documents, audio, video and born-digital material.
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
#ExploreYourArchive
Imirce imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms is an archive History students can examine at the University. Containing letters of Irish emigrants, here is our colleague Breandán MacSuibhne accepting a grant of $300,000 from Carnegie Corporation @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Imirce imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms is an archive History students can examine at the University. Containing letters of Irish emigrants, here is our colleague Breandán MacSuibhne accepting a grant of $300,000 from Carnegie Corporation @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Imirce, our emigrant letters project, featured on the History Show on RTÉ Radio 1 on Sun 14 Sept. Participants included Marie-Louise Rouget, the project’s digital archivist, & Helen Hayes-Sweeney, who used material in the Imirce database for her MA in History.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/5fz3694y
Listen here: tinyurl.com/5fz3694y
The Imirce Collection of Irish Emigrant Letters
Myles Dungan and guests discuss the Irish emigrant letters in the Imirce Collection at the University of Galway. With Breandán Mac Suibhne, Daniel Carey, Marie-Louise Rouget and Helen Hayes Sweeney.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Imirce, our emigrant letters project, featured on the History Show on RTÉ Radio 1 on Sun 14 Sept. Participants included Marie-Louise Rouget, the project’s digital archivist, & Helen Hayes-Sweeney, who used material in the Imirce database for her MA in History.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/5fz3694y
Listen here: tinyurl.com/5fz3694y
We look forward to the Postgraduate Open Day. Here is @president.ie Michael D. Higgins with Helen Hayes Sweeney, MA, and Breandán MacSuibne of the History Department, viewing the Imirce archive. Imicre, a collection of Irish emigrant letters, is one of many collections @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We look forward to the Postgraduate Open Day. Here is @president.ie Michael D. Higgins with Helen Hayes Sweeney, MA, and Breandán MacSuibne of the History Department, viewing the Imirce archive. Imicre, a collection of Irish emigrant letters, is one of many collections @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social
The latest episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast is live! In this episode I chat with Breandán Mac Suibhne & Daniel Carey about 1000s of Irish emigrant letters made available through the Imirce Database, discussing what they tell us: shows.acast.com/66c85949a45b...
Irish Immigrant Voices: What Can 1000s of their Letters Tell Us? | Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast
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June 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The latest episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast is live! In this episode I chat with Breandán Mac Suibhne & Daniel Carey about 1000s of Irish emigrant letters made available through the Imirce Database, discussing what they tell us: shows.acast.com/66c85949a45b...
#ArchiveDiaspora
Letter from the Imirce collection from Packy Kelly in Australia to his uncle in Offaly, February 1918
Packy explains that a shipwreck left him and a boat-load of passengers stranded on Easter Island for three years during a voyage from Australia to Chile
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Letter from the Imirce collection from Packy Kelly in Australia to his uncle in Offaly, February 1918
Packy explains that a shipwreck left him and a boat-load of passengers stranded on Easter Island for three years during a voyage from Australia to Chile
@araireland.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
#ArchiveDiaspora
Letter from the Imirce collection from Packy Kelly in Australia to his uncle in Offaly, February 1918
Packy explains that a shipwreck left him and a boat-load of passengers stranded on Easter Island for three years during a voyage from Australia to Chile
@araireland.bsky.social
Letter from the Imirce collection from Packy Kelly in Australia to his uncle in Offaly, February 1918
Packy explains that a shipwreck left him and a boat-load of passengers stranded on Easter Island for three years during a voyage from Australia to Chile
@araireland.bsky.social
Seans go mbeidh imirce úr daoine chun na Spéire Goirme an lá a dhéanfar uachtarán den Trumpach. Sin atá beartaithe ag gréasáin ar nós ‘QuitteX’.
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"HelloQuitteX", le collectif qui veut favoriser un exode massif du réseau X d'Elon Musk
Jugeant toxique et dangereux le réseau social détenu par Elon Musk, le collectif HelloQuitteX appelle institutions, politiques, médias et citoyens à quitter X pour d’autres plateformes en leur offrant une application de migration simplifiée. Un appel qui…
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January 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Seans go mbeidh imirce úr daoine chun na Spéire Goirme an lá a dhéanfar uachtarán den Trumpach. Sin atá beartaithe ag gréasáin ar nós ‘QuitteX’.
Helen Hayes-Sweeney and her MA supervisor, Breandán Mac Suibhne, joined the History Show this weekend to discuss their use of the Imirce Collection. Brilliant to hear such fascinating research carried out at MA level! Have a listen here:
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
The Imirce Collection of Irish Emigrant Letters
Myles Dungan and guests discuss the Irish emigrant letters in the Imirce Collection at the University of Galway. With Breandán Mac Suibhne, Daniel Carey, Marie-Louise Rouget and Helen Hayes Sweeney.
www.rte.ie
September 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Helen Hayes-Sweeney and her MA supervisor, Breandán Mac Suibhne, joined the History Show this weekend to discuss their use of the Imirce Collection. Brilliant to hear such fascinating research carried out at MA level! Have a listen here:
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Absolutely. The mapping locations they have on Imirce to identify location in Ireland and the U.S. are great from that perspective too.
June 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Absolutely. The mapping locations they have on Imirce to identify location in Ireland and the U.S. are great from that perspective too.
Actor Aidan Quinn read excerpts from #emigrant letters accessible through the @universityofgalway.bsky.social #Imirce project at the #JohnFordFilmFestival in An #Spidéal on the 12th of September.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Actor Aidan Quinn read excerpts from #emigrant letters accessible through the @universityofgalway.bsky.social #Imirce project at the #JohnFordFilmFestival in An #Spidéal on the 12th of September.
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Profs Breandán Mac Suibhne & Daniel Carey, University of Galway, will present to the IGRS via zoom, 3pm, Sunday, 23 March: ‘Imirce: The Kerby A. Miller Collection' (Irish Emigrant Letters and Life Stories from North America) Free to members, €10 for non-members.
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Imirce: The Kerby A. Miller Collection
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March 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Profs Breandán Mac Suibhne & Daniel Carey, University of Galway, will present to the IGRS via zoom, 3pm, Sunday, 23 March: ‘Imirce: The Kerby A. Miller Collection' (Irish Emigrant Letters and Life Stories from North America) Free to members, €10 for non-members.
www.irishancestors.ie/imirce-the-k...
www.irishancestors.ie/imirce-the-k...
Tá cuntas iontach ar instagram a leanann eachtraí grúpa cuach, an ceann seo thíos ina measc, a bhfuil staidéar á dhéanamh ar na haistir a dhéanann siad agus iad ag déanamh imirce idir na hoileáin seo ar imeall thiar na hEorpa agus iarthar na hAfraice.
For the third year in a row, a cuckoo has landed in Killarney National Park after flying over 9,000 kilometres from Ghana.
Cuach Cores had not been heard of since last Autumn after he’d successfully crossed the Sahara.
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Cuach Cores had not been heard of since last Autumn after he’d successfully crossed the Sahara.
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Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana
Cuach Cores had not been heard of since last Autumn after he’d successfully crossed the Sahara.
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April 22, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Tá cuntas iontach ar instagram a leanann eachtraí grúpa cuach, an ceann seo thíos ina measc, a bhfuil staidéar á dhéanamh ar na haistir a dhéanann siad agus iad ag déanamh imirce idir na hoileáin seo ar imeall thiar na hEorpa agus iarthar na hAfraice.
1/2 The Irish Independent features the #Digital #Archive Project, #Imirce.
Kyle Kusch, Project Digital Archivist speaks about the importance of postcards to #Irish #immigrants in the 19th century.
Prof. Kerby Miller donated the collection in 2021
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Photo: Aengus McMahon
Kyle Kusch, Project Digital Archivist speaks about the importance of postcards to #Irish #immigrants in the 19th century.
Prof. Kerby Miller donated the collection in 2021
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Photo: Aengus McMahon
March 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
1/2 The Irish Independent features the #Digital #Archive Project, #Imirce.
Kyle Kusch, Project Digital Archivist speaks about the importance of postcards to #Irish #immigrants in the 19th century.
Prof. Kerby Miller donated the collection in 2021
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Photo: Aengus McMahon
Kyle Kusch, Project Digital Archivist speaks about the importance of postcards to #Irish #immigrants in the 19th century.
Prof. Kerby Miller donated the collection in 2021
@uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
Photo: Aengus McMahon
Más fíor dó seo beidh sé i bhfad eile sula bhfillim ó imirce
Updated estimates following the Ipsos B&A @irishtimes.bsky.social poll:
Fine Gael: 24% [22–26]
Fianna Fáil: 20.5% [18.5–22]
Independents/Oth: 19% [17–21]
Sinn Féin: 19% [17.5–20]
Soc Dems: 5% [4–6]
Labour: 4.5% [3.5–5]
Greens: 4% [3–4.5]
Aontú: 3% [2–3.5]
S-PBP: 2% [1.5–2.5]
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Fine Gael: 24% [22–26]
Fianna Fáil: 20.5% [18.5–22]
Independents/Oth: 19% [17–21]
Sinn Féin: 19% [17.5–20]
Soc Dems: 5% [4–6]
Labour: 4.5% [3.5–5]
Greens: 4% [3–4.5]
Aontú: 3% [2–3.5]
S-PBP: 2% [1.5–2.5]
pollingindicator.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Más fíor dó seo beidh sé i bhfad eile sula bhfillim ó imirce
A lovely piece on the Imirce Project a digital collection which allows access to thousands of letters, life stories & other documents composed by Irish emigrants to North America from the 17th through the mid-twentieth centuries. @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
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May 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A lovely piece on the Imirce Project a digital collection which allows access to thousands of letters, life stories & other documents composed by Irish emigrants to North America from the 17th through the mid-twentieth centuries. @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms
An event celebrating Prof. Kerby A. Miller was held @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social yesterday. Miller's generous donation of Irish emigrant letters to the University (in 2021) has led to the development of Imirce, a digital repository which enables access to these digitised letters.
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An event celebrating Prof. Kerby A. Miller was held @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social yesterday. Miller's generous donation of Irish emigrant letters to the University (in 2021) has led to the development of Imirce, a digital repository which enables access to these digitised letters.
'Cuireann bailiúchán digiteach IMIRCE na mílte litir agus cuimhní cinn eisimirceach Éireannach ó Mheiriceá Thuaidh ar fáil do thaighdeoirí agus don phobal araon.'
#MED
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March 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
'Cuireann bailiúchán digiteach IMIRCE na mílte litir agus cuimhní cinn eisimirceach Éireannach ó Mheiriceá Thuaidh ar fáil do thaighdeoirí agus don phobal araon.'
#MED
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#MED
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HELP NEEDED!
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
March 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
HELP NEEDED!
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...
The IGRS had a great talk last Sunday on the IMIRCE collection. They are very keen to get more family letters and memoirs to / or from North America. Good reproductions of family letters are all that’s required. Click below to contribute: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms/contrib...