2011 - Page 2 of 6 - Armagh Robinson Library & No 5

Prints

December 3, 2011 archivist Comments Off

The Library holds an impressive collection of over 3000 prints, both bound in volumes and individual prints. The collection comprises fifteenth- to nineteenth century prints, including those by Vouet, Mellan, Goltzius, Hogarth, Piranesi, and the […]

Press release Armagh Georgian Day

November 18, 2011 archivist 0

ARMAGH’S GEORGIAN BUILDINGS OPEN FOR FAMOUS GEORGIAN DAY Armagh’s famous Georgian Day takes place in the city on Saturday, November 26, from 10.00am to 6.00pm and many events will mark the beginning of the Christmas […]

New Keeper for Armagh Public Library

October 24, 2011 archivist 0

Canon Gregory Dunstan has been appointed the 18th Keeper of Armagh Public Library. He will take this post up officially on 5 December 2011 after his installation as Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral on the […]

Antiques Roadtrip Autumn Series

October 24, 2011 archivist 0

The Library was featured on the BBC2’s Antiques Roadtrip programme in October when the presenters visited Moy, Milford and Armagh. Jonathan Swift’s book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and Sir Walter Raleigh’s ‘History of the World’ were featured, […]

William Kennedy Piping Festival 2011

October 24, 2011 archivist 0

The Library will be the venue for three events in the 2011 William Kennedy Piping Festival . On Friday 15 November, there will be a talk at 5.30pm given by Roddy MacLeod, Rona Lightfoot and Allan Macdonald. […]