Japan and Gulliver’s Travels

May 17, 2016 archivist Comments Off

Armagh Public Library holds a 1726 first edition of Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift. It is one of the Library’s main attractions, and is of particular interest to our Japanese visitors. […]

Coins and Chronicles Exhibition

February 4, 2016 Carol Conlin Comments Off

Image credit and copyright: Ian Maginess An exhibition to highlight Armagh Public Library’s coin collection is now on view in the Library’s Long Room. It shows Roman, as well as English and Irish pieces, with […]

Launch Music Exhibition

October 8, 2015 Carol Conlin Comments Off

In July 2015 ownership of Armagh Cathedral’s Historic Music Collection was transferred to the Library. To mark the occasion, the Library’s Archivist, Thirza Mulder, and Library volunteer, Rachel Toner, have produced a small exhibition which […]

Bookplates in Armagh Public Library

May 7, 2015 Carol Conlin Comments Off

In the days when wealthy people collected books, they put bookplates, printed labels, inside the front cover to mark their ownership. Armagh Public Library has many examples, and has launched a new exhibition to display some […]

Armagh Matters on marbled paper exhibition

February 9, 2015 archivist Comments Off

We are very pleased with a feature on our marbled paper exhibition recorded for the Irish TV programme Armagh Matters. Presenter Naomi Herron interviewed Library volunteer Emma Hassard and the Archivist Thirza Mulder on the […]