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Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection: Lady Gregory

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Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection  Blog Series - Volume 5 Lady Gregory A literary collection owned by the late entrepreneur, local historian and supporter of the arts, Ronnie O’Gorman, was recently donated to the University of Galway. This collection, spanning three generations of the O’Gorman family, includes countless items of literary and historic value. To read more about this donation, please see: O’Gorman Collection donated to the University of Galway . This blog post will highlight some of the unique and important items by Lady Gregory with the O’Gorman Collection.   Previous edition of the Treasures of the O'Gorman Special Collection William Butler Yeats James Joyce A Selection of Literature Seamus Heaney   Literature by Lady Gregory The Golden Apple: A Play for Kiltartan Children By Lady Gregory ; illustrated by Margaret Gregory There are four copies of this text written by Lady Gregory in this collection. Each copy is in very...
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Open Research Week 2026

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Open Research Week 2026 is a collaboration between Dublin City University, Queen's University Belfast, University College Cork, University College Dublin and University of Galway, celebrating and promoting open research. It is scheduled for February 9-11, 2026 with morning and afternoon sessions each day, focusing on different aspects of open research such as citizen science, open research culture, open publishing, rights retention, and open data. This will be an online event, where participants can build their own schedule for the week. This event was created by Rebecca Clarke (Open Research Librarian, Queens University Belfast ), Jenny Collery (Scholarly Communications Librarian, University College Dublin ), Donna Ó Doibhlin (Scholarly Communications Librarian, University College Cork ), Liam O'Dwyer (Open Research Librarian, Dublin City University ), and Dr. Jen Smith (Open Research Librarian, University of Galway ). The Open Research Week team wishes to celebrate Open R...
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Primary Sources for Women & Gender Studies: Gale Webinar, Tuesday 03 February

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  Access to Women's Studies Archive: Women's Issues and Identities and Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940  from Gale is available via the library catalogue .  Gale will host a webinar on Primary Sources for Women & Gender Studies from 1230-1300 on Tuesday 03 February. This session will cover: Overview of the archives (Women's Studies Archive & Archives of Sexuality and Gender) Key features and tools of the platform Demonstration with sample searches and Learning Centre Q&A Access details for this webinar are provided below, no registration required. Primary Sources for Women & Gender Studies - Gale Webinar (via Teams) 1230-1300,  Tuesday 03 February 2026 Microsoft Teams   Need help? Join the meeting now Meeting ID:  234 411 363 094 50 Passcode:  um6P7KN9 Collection Development/Forbairt Bailiúcháin
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