Welcome to RASCAL

RASCAL is an electronic gateway to research resources in Ireland. You can use this web-site to search and browse information about the wide range of research and special collections held in libraries, museums and archives across the region. The Directory consists of comprehensive descriptions of collections available to researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences recording details of content, location, format, and access. Links to institutions' on-line catalogues and other digital resources are provided where appropriate.

Featured Collection

Dufferin Papers

Estate, family and political papers of the Blackwood family of Clandeboye, Bangor, Co. Down, Lords Dufferin and Marquesses of Dufferin and Ava. The collection focuses mainly on the records of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin and 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902).

19th century guitar music collection now available online from the Royal Irish Academy of Music

Users can now view online the music contained in the entire Hudleston Collection of printed guitar music in digital format. This is freely accessible via the Royal Irish Academy of Music online catalogue.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Grace Toland

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ITMA online catalogue now reaches 55,000 records

ITMA has recently added an additional 30,000 records to its online catalogues of commercial sound recordings, books, serials, images, videos, DVDs & ephemera.  We have now reached 55,000 records online.  

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Grace Toland

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Irish Traditional Music Archive adds video to its Digital Library

ITMA has now added video to its Digital Library Collection online and launched a YouTube channel - ITMAVideos

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Grace Toland

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