We're a bit late to the #EYA party. We will try to catch up. But for now, today's prompt is #EYAFaisean #EYAFashion. This is an excuse to show off the amazing designs for new judicial robes commissioned from Kitty MacCormack, Dun Emer Guild, by Ireland's first Chief Justice, Hugh Kennedy.

Kennedy was keen to establish the uniquely Irish identity of the new courts through modes of address, greater use of the Irish language and judicial attire. 1/2

[#LSP #LSPafaire] La photographe Arlette Rosa-Lameynardie (1930-2024) vient de s'éteindre

(à défaut d'avoir le temps de créer l'article #Wikipédia, j'ai fait l'élément #Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124978213)

via "Retour sur parcours d'Arlette Rosa, une photographe engagée" (#AD93) (article : https://archives.seinesaintdenis.fr/actualites/retour-sur-parcours-d-arlette-rosa-une-photographe-engagee-56/n:54) avec exposition de clichés en mars 2024

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#photographe #femmephotographe #archives #LHumanité #PCF #Womenshistorymonth #EYA

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Our last #EYA post. This photograph was taken a century ago in 1923 by the William Lawrence studios in the RCSI Applied Mechanics Laboratory in Merrion Street. It shows engineering students, some hard at work, others more interested in the camera... #ExploreYourArchive #YourArchive #EYADoChartlann
Albert Reynolds to John Major re the challenge of negotiations concerning peace building in Northern Ireland (p1 of 2):“What we are all hoping to achieve is not necessarily Irish unity…but a period of stability, without violence or threat of violence…”. #EYA #EYAChallenge #EYADúshlán
These pins are from the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association archives. The first tranche of PTA archives concerned its foundation. The second mostly concerns its administrative and operational documents. Keep an eye on our website for info about their release. #EYA #EYASmall #EYABeag

It doesn’t come much bigger than the papers of Frank Aiken: well over 200 archival boxes of material, catalogued and stored in UCDA.

Aiken’s papers include revolutionary, political and ministerial papers, as well as personal material on the Aiken family. #EYA #EYABig #EYAMór

The tradition of presenting shamrock to the President of the United States began with Irish Ambassador John Hearne, to President Truman in 1952. John A. Costello was the first Taoiseach to do so, giving it to President Eisenhower in 1956.
#EYA #EYATradition #EYASeanchas

We will follow the Explore Your Archive Focus Week themes this year. Follow #ExploreYourArchive #EYA and the tags below to see what we post (and what our curatorial colleagues post!)...

25 November–3 December
25 Nov: #EYAHobbies #EYACaithimhAimsire
26 Nov: #EYAExpedition #EYATurasTaiscéalaíochta
27 Nov: #EYABig #EYAMór
28 Nov: #EYASmall #EYABeag
29 Nov: #EYAUnique #EYAUathúail
30 Nov: #EYAArt #EYAEalaín
1 Dec: #EYAChallenge #EYADúshlán
2 Dec: #EYAHobbies #EYACaithimhAimsir
3 Dec: #YourArchive

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