RCB Library Notes02 Jun 2021

The foundation of Northern Ireland in June 1921: two jurisdictions – one Church

One hundred years ago the Irish Border was created by the Government of Ireland Act, which came into law on 3rd May 1921. For the RCB Library’s second exhibition to mark this anniversary, Prof Brian M Walker – Professor Emeritus of Irish Studies, Queen’s University Belfast, and author of ‘Irish history matters: politics, identities and commemoration’ (Irish History Press, 2019) – analyses the lead –up to and foundation of Northern Ireland in June 1921.

RCB Library Notes14 May 2021

Click–and–Collect at the RCB Library

In light of the welcome news of some easing of restrictions, the RCB Library is pleased to announce the availability of our Click–and–Collect service for printed books.

RCB Library Notes06 May 2021

Marking the centenary of partition and the foundation of Northern Ireland through the lens of the ‘Church of Ireland Gazette’

One hundred years ago this month, the Irish Border was created by the Government of Ireland Act which came into force on 3rd May 1921.

RCB Library Notes01 Apr 2021

A glimpse of mission work in Chota Nagpur from the collections of the Revd Gerald Dickson

The focus for the April 2021 Archive of the Month is the story of mission work in Chota Nagpur, India, by the Revd Gerald Dickson in the early part of the 20th Century.

RCB Library Notes01 Mar 2021

Geashill Parish Church: a personal history

The Representative Church Body Library’s Archive of the Month for March 2021 shares a personal history of Geashill parish church, which is located in County Offaly and the Diocese of Kildare.

RCB Library Notes01 Feb 2021

‘Church of Ireland Gazette’ digital archive completed as Archbishop John McDowell reviews 1990s editions

The Church of Ireland Gazette Digital Archive is now complete. All editions of the newspaper from its foundation in 1856 up to and including 2010 are freely available electronically, allowing the worldwide audience to view and search it using any name, place, or other search term.

RCB Library Notes04 Jan 2021

The Church of Ireland Gazette in the 1980s – ‘A Borderless Church’

Further editions of the newspaper are released online

The first Archive of the Month for 2021 from the RCB Library, and the penultimate feature piece in its ongoing ‘Borderless Church’ series, is an examination of the 1980s decade through the lens of The Church of Ireland Gazette, the Church’s then weekly newspaper, in conjunction with the online release of all editions for that decade, 1980–89 inclusive.

RCB Library Notes30 Nov 2020

Online release of the 1970s Church of Ireland Gazette editions in the context of new ‘Borderless Church’ presentation

The final Archive of the Month in December 2020 from the RCB Library is an examination of the 1970s through the lens of the Church of Ireland Gazette, the Church’s weekly newspaper, in conjunction with the online release of all editions for that decade – 1970–79 inclusive.

RCB Library Notes14 Nov 2020

Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’

RCB Library Notes02 Nov 2020

A Republic of Ireland perspective on the 1960s through the lens of the Church of Ireland Gazette

November’s Archive of the Month from the Representative Church Body Library provides a further examination of the transformative decade of the 1960s on the island of Ireland from a Church of Ireland perspective.