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Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History exhibition

Time
10am - 1pm
Date
18 Sep 2026
Duration
3 hour(s)
Registration Required
No
A chara,

On behalf of University College Cork, I am delighted to invite you to a conference in UCC Library to mark   Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History exhibition.

The Annals of Inisfallen  manuscript is an important surviving record of medieval Ireland containing accounts of kings, monasteries, battles, floods, plagues and much more across Munster. The manuscript is on loan from the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford.
The conference marks a special opportunity to bring together Kerry friends and colleagues scholars and the wider public to explore the significance of the Annals of Inisfallen, a remarkable record of medieval Ireland that offers unique insights into the history of Kerry, Munster and Ireland as a whole.

đź“… Event Details 
Date: 18 September 2026 
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm 
Location: The Creative Zone, UCC Library, University College Cork

We look forward to welcoming you to this significant event. We kindly ask you to complete   this RSVP form and to let us know if you can or cannot attend. We can then release more spaces to the general audience.

Conference speakers include 
  • Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian and the Helen Hamlyn Director of University Libraries and Head of Gardens, Libraries and Museums, University of Oxford
  • Prof Pádraig Ă“ Macháin, University College Cork
  • Dr Peadar Ă“ Muircheartaigh,  University of Edinburgh

Please note that lunch is not provided and a list of local outlets is below. The Library will provide refreshments on arrival and afternoon tea, coffee and pastries at 1.45 pm.

The manuscript is available to view in the Glucksman from 2 September to 1 November 2026.  There is a programme of events to complement the exhibition. Further details will be available on the Glucksman website shortly.

With thanks to our partners: The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford; National Museum of Ireland; National Parks and Wildlife Service; National Monuments Service; Fexco and Brian McCarthy; Kerry County Council; Private philanthropy from Cork University Foundation and UCC's President's Strategic Fund.

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