Is rugby a hobby or a way of life?! The Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union Schools Committee minutes of 8 May 1956 sum up the highs and lows of the 1955/56 season. #ExploreYourArchives #EYAHobbies #EYACaithimhAimsire
Detail from the programme for the opening of the new Abbey theatre in 1966. O'Casey's “The Plough and the Stars” was the last play staged in the old Abbey in 1951, and the first to be staged in the new theatre.
#ExploreYourArchives #EYAArt #EYAEalaín
This photograph of the Fine Gael/Labour coalition cabinet receiving their seals of office from President Patrick Hillery, is a stark visual reminder of how unique Gemma Hussey was in the Fine Gael/Labour coalition government. #ExploreYourArchives #EYAUnique #EYAUathúail

Eamon de Valera’s American tour (1919–20) was quite an expedition. It took in dozens of venues & numbered audiences in their thousands across the United States.

Harry Boland addressing the crowd at Fenway Park, Boston
#ExploreYourArchives #EYAExpedition #EYATurasTaiscéalaíochta

Hello Mastodon! #introduction

We are "Explore Your Archive"; an Archives and Records Association (ARA) platform to encourage everyone to visit, use, celebrate and be inspired by archives in the UK & Ireland.

We run monthly hashtags to share archives on particular themes, with a focus week coming up in November. See our website for further details and lots of other great content celebrating archives: https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/create/social-media/

Share your archives with us for October with the hashtag #EYASpooky !

#archives #archivists #ExploreYourArchives #ARA #Archives #Archivists #Records #UK #Ireland #Libraries #Museums #Conservators #History #Histodon #Histodons #ArchivesAndRecordsAssociation @histodons #GLAM

Social Media — Explore Your Archive and promote it using social media

The Explore Your Archive social media campaign runs all year round with a set of dedicated themes to help you showcase your content.

Explore Your Archive