Our #Manuscript of the Month for July is a journal of Parliamentary Proceedings 1673-1701. Set out are rulings for imports, exports and tax on goods. For example in 1667, if a ship is wrecked with goods from Ireland it can be seized by anyone within a year. @kingsinns.bsky.social #archive #library

Our #Manuscript of the Month for June is our John Patrick #Prendergast Papers ‘The History of the Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland’. Comprised of 13 Vols and published in 1865. @kingsinns.bsky.social #ManuscriptoftheMonth #archives #landlaw

Our Manuscript of the Month for May is Benchers’ Minute Book 1819-30, where decisions about the students, the society and buildings were made. Here they agreed to install gas lamps in 1825. #kingsinns #archive #library #history #historyofDublin #manuscript #manuscriptofthemonth #GeorgianDublin

Another entertaining evening with @kingsinns.bsky.social Book Club discussing A History of the World in 47 Borders by Jonn Elledge. We left with a longer "must read more about..." list!

Our Manuscript of the Month for April is an 18th century lecture on the Charter of the #Forest that sets out laws regarding the #environment, hunting and ownership of animals, such as hounds, hawks and deer.

Architect #JamesGandon (1743-1823) designed many iconic buildings in Dublin such as The Custom House and @kingsinns.bsky.social main building. 240 years ago he completed The Four Courts building with his signature copper dome. Originals held in the Irish Architectural Archive #architecture

Our #Manuscript of the Month for March is MS12 which tells the tale of the #Iliad. Including the destruction of #Troy and the search for the #GoldenFleece. It was written in 1492 and can be seen fully digitized here through @dias-isos.bsky.social www.isos.dias.ie/KINGS/KINGS_... #Gaeilge #SnaG26

From our unique Irish #Manuscripts Collection "The Names in English, Irish, and Latin; of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Reptiles, or Insects, which are known and propagated in Ireland" See it here: www.isos.dias.ie/KINGS/KINGS_... @dias-isos.bsky.social #Gaeilge #SnaG26 #Irish #IrishLanguage #gael

February’s #Manuscript of the Month is Bartholomew Duhigg’s History of the King’s Inns. #Duhigg, #barrister and #librarian, published the History in 1806 and we hold his manuscript of it with additions and corrections. He wrote of King’s Inns and the various influences on it and the legal profession

Happy #LunarNewYear 🐴 To mark the #YearOfTheHorse we found this gorgeous illustration from "The Pageant of Chinese History" by Elizabeth Seagar and illustrated by Bernard Watkins.

New book on the constitution of the European Union added to the library's collection

New edition of 'The Art and Craft of Judgment Making' by Max Barrett now in the library

New EU data privacy book added to the library's collection

New edition of 'Legal Skills' by Finch & Fafinski now in the library

Our Manuscript of the Month for January is ‘The Black Book’ – the most important #manuscript in our #archive. It’s the earliest institutional record we have of the King’s Inns, from 1607 to 1729. It contains admissions, minutes, accounts and an insight into daily life in Dublin 400 years ago.

Stamps used to be, quite literally, stamped onto documents. The beautiful #embossing was an elegant way to show that the right money was paid to the right people. In the King's Inns archive we find #stamps from the last few centuries.

Here's a scribe who drew what he would rather be doing than working - smoking a pipe. In the @kingsinns.bsky.social we hold numerous Irish Manuscripts that discuss the history of Ireland, Greek Myths and Christianity www.isos.dias.ie/collection/k... View it online with @dias-isos.bsky.social

#JohnBYeats is our literary link who joined the King’s Inns 1866 but followed his passion for painting. His children William, Jack, Susan & Elizabeth became creatives. Their periodical 'A Broadside' was pub. by #Cuala. Managed by the sisters, printed by Elizabeth, edited by William & ill. by Jack

New book on registration of deeds and title acts added to the collection

Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852) is our November literary link. On 02/11/1796, he was admitted as a student into the King’s Inns. His love of literature led him to publish his collection of Irish songs Moore’s Melodies. In the foreword, the author writes ‘To Moore our native music shall ever be indebted’.

New edition of The Law of Local Government by David Browne now in the library

New edition of Child Law in Ireland by Lydia Bracken now in the library

New book on money laundering added to the library's collection

Máire Mhac an tSaoi (4/4/1922 - 16/10/2021) is our literary link for October. A renowned Irish language poet, her 1956 collection 'Magadh na Saoire' is part of @kingsinns.bsky.social collection

Some new books added to the library's collection

September’s literary link with King’s Inns is Tom Kettle (1880-1916), writer and poet who died at Ginchy during the Battle of the Somme in on 9 September 1916. He enrolled as a student in @kingsinns.bsky.social in 1903 and was called to the Bar in Easter Term 1906.

#JobOpportunity Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns Read more and apply by Friday 12 September 2025 👉 www.kingsinns.ie/news-events/... @kilibrary.bsky.social #WeAreHiring #KingsInns #Archivist #Archives #KILibrary

Job Opportunity: Archivist (part-time) at The Honorable Society of King's Inns

The Archivist will manage the day-to-day running of the archives. Submit a cover letter setting out how you meet the requirements along with your CV to hr@kingsinns.ie by 5pm on Friday 12 September 20...

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Our literary link for August is (William) Denis Johnston (1901-1984), playwright and author who died on 8 August 1984, was called to the Irish Bar in 1925 #barrister.

Celebrating Irish people who have left Ireland seeking a new life #ArchiveDiaspora Patrick McMahon Glynn, originally from Gort, Co. Galway, was called to the Irish Bar in Easter Term 1879.

Our literary link for July is the poet, playwright and author Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957), father of barrister Oliver Duane Odysseus (Noll) Gogarty (1907-1999) who was born on #OTD 23 July 1907, admitted to King’s Inns in and called to the Irish Bar in June 1931. #King’sInns #Literature