- Elaine Harrington
- 8 years Ago
In 1856 a British team calculated the height of Mt Everest as 29,002 feet (8,848 metres) above sea level. 2016 marks the 160th anniversary of this...
- Emer Twomey
- 8 years Ago
On the 10th March 1966 the death occurred of the Cork-born writer Frank O’Connor at the age of 62 in Dublin. He was best known for his short...
Before Christmas I wrote about miniature books and I wondered would Santa bring me a miniature book? As with any Special Collections there is a...
When I was young and believed in Santa Claus I used to get small presents in my Santa stocking. Such presents could be fruit (a...
This Reading Life: Fergal Gaynor For each of the seven days of National Library Week 2015 the River-side blog will host responses from a group of...
This Reading Life: Sheila Mannix For each of the seven days of National Library Week 2015 the River-side blog will host responses from a group of seven...
This Reading Life: Raymond Deane For each of the seven days of National Library Week 2015 the River-side blog will host responses from a group of...
This Reading Life: Remembered Libraries For each of the seven days of National Library Week 2015 the River-side blog will host responses from a group of seven...
This Reading Life: Paul Tiernan For each of the seven days of National Library Week 2015 the River-side blog will host responses from a group of...
This Reading Life: Trevor Joyce For each of the seven days of National Library Week 2015 the River-side blog will host responses from a group of...
