The Irish Manuscripts Commission is committed to promoting public awareness of primary source materials and their importance for the history, heritage and culture of Ireland. The Commission is recognised nationally and internationally as a publisher of primary sources for the histories and cultures of Ireland
The fifth Eoin MacNeill Lecture, given by Dagmar Hovestädt, Former Spokesperson, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records and Adjunct Professor Irish Human Rights Centre, University of Galway, took place on 26 November 2024. The lecture, entitled Records for accountability: archival contributions to justice and human rights, is now available here. Since the Nuremberg Trials became […]
The Irish Manuscripts Commission are delighted to present, as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2025: Doing business in Ireland 1711-1860 a public lecture Have you ever wondered how enterprises like the Gresham Hotel or Beamish and Crawford began? Established in 1707 the Registry of Deeds aimed to prevent forgery and fraud in land […]
We had previously announced that all books sent to the USA would be subjected to import taxes as per the recent executive order. We have since received clarification that books are exempt under Annex II, code 49019900. When shipping parcels to the USA, we will make every effort to ensure they are clearly identifiable as […]
Bríd at the launch of her edition in Clonmel in June 2006. It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Dr Bríd McGrath, editor of four IMC editions. On behalf of the Chair and members of the Commission we extend our condolences to Simon and Bríd’s son Oisín and daughter […]
