The Long Room
One of the most important part of the Old Library Building is the Long Room. This is situated on the first floor of the Old Library and is a joy to behold. The room is the single-room library in Europe at 65 meters length and contains over 200,000 of some of the oldest books in the library's possession.
The Long Room
It is a working library with reading room at both ends of the gallery. Given the rarity of the books in this room, special care is taken with use and preservation. Readers are requested for particular volumes, due to the fragility of the manuscripts. A programme of scanning some of the volumes is in progress so that online access may be available in the near future.
A Long Room shelving
1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic. One of the last copies is located in the Long Room
The 'Brian Boru' Harp
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Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland (1002-1014)
A long tradition of displaying some of the Long Room's shelved material in display cases, along the center of the floor, under specific themes, has continued until recent times. The intent was to give a flavour of the material in the collection. These were arranged under specific themes and some of the titles of the most recent, popular ones, give a sense of this: Samuel Beckett centenary exhibition (2006), Napoleon: emperor of the French (2009), Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Grey (2010).
A Long Room shelving
1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic. One of the last copies is located in the Long Room
The 'Brian Boru' Harp
Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland (1002-1014)
A long tradition of displaying some of the Long Room's shelved material in display cases, along the center of the floor, under specific themes, has continued until recent times. The intent was to give a flavour of the material in the collection. These were arranged under specific themes and some of the titles of the most recent, popular ones, give a sense of this: Samuel Beckett centenary exhibition (2006), Napoleon: emperor of the French (2009), Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Grey (2010).
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Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland (1002-1014)
A long tradition of displaying some of the Long Room's shelved material in display cases, along the center of the floor, under specific themes, has continued until recent times. The intent was to give a flavour of the material in the collection. These were arranged under specific themes and some of the titles of the most recent, popular ones, give a sense of this: Samuel Beckett centenary exhibition (2006), Napoleon: emperor of the French (2009), Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Grey (2010).
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