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About
THE FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN IRELAND
Founded in 1701, Marsh's Library has remained unchanged for three centuries. The Queen Anne building, with its original oak bookcases, houses more than 25,000 rare and interesting books.The library is open to the public and children are particularly welcome. Scholars may consult our holdings by arrangement.
‘Botanical Illustration’ Talk given by Lady Rosse
We are delighted to have Lady Rosse with us on 6th June presenting her talk on ‘Botanical Illustration’ using examples from Marsh’s collection. Her audience will see illustrations from Leonhart…
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Find us
Marsh’s Library is located just behind St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
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Donations
Marsh’s Library is a registered charity and is grateful for donations to help fund particular projects.
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History
Marsh’s Library, built in 1701 by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh (1638-1713), was the first public library in Ireland.
News from the Reading Room
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‘Botanical Illustration’ Talk given by Lady Rosse
We are delighted to have Lady Rosse with us on 6th June presenting her talk on ‘Botanical Illustration’ using examples from Marsh’s collection. Her audience will see illustrations from Leonhart…
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April Visitor Numbers
We have a recorded 1133 signatures in our visitors book during April 2013. This is total of 4938 visitors for the year so far, this is half the number of…
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Tercentenary Celebrations of Swift as Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral: 4th-18th June 2013
We are delighted to be involved in St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s up and coming tercentenary celebrations of Jonathan Swift becoming Dean of the Cathedral. Events start Tuesday 4th June and continue…
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St. Patrick’s Grammar School Transition Year History Project
Today we welcomed transition year students from St. Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School, who came to film the library and some of its printed contents for a project they are completing…
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Engineers Week 2013
Engineers week is over! Many thanks to the students who came and took part from: Oblates of Inchicore, St. Brigid’s in the Coombe, St. Patrick’s Choir School, Bracken Educate Together…
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Roseanne Lynch in the library
Photographer Roseanne Lynch, who lectures in Crawford CIT, came to the library with her amazing camera
