Mapping the Manuscript and Cultural Heritage of the Dominican Order in Ireland

Mapping the manuscript and cultural heritage of the Dominican Order in Ireland The Irish World Academy's Dr. Eleanor J. Giraud has been awarded an IRC New Foundations grant to run a collaborative project with the Irish Dominican Province, which will re-examine the medieval roots of the Dominican Order in Ireland. 2024 will mark the 800th anniversary since the arrival of the Dominican Order in Ireland. Upon arrival, the Dominicans spread quickly and made a point of interacting and integrating with local populations. In preparation for jubilee celebrations in 2024, this collaborative project will run from until September 2023 and will: create a network of interested scholars in Ireland and abroad, collaborate to identify extant manuscripts and other artefacts that shed light on medieval Irish Dominican activities, and facilitate awareness and further study of medieval Irish Dominican heritage through the digitisation of key manuscripts, and a virtual exhibition.