Identity Statement
| Title | Beathaisnéis: Irish-language biographies research collection |
| Archive Reference | IE DCUA C33 |
| Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/beathaisneis-irish-language-biographies-research-collection |
| Creation Dates | 1947-2009 |
| Level of Description | Fonds (The whole of the records, regardless of form or medium, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular person, family, or corporate body in the course of that creator's activities and functions). (Often, but not always, contiguous with an archives ‘collection’ ). |
| Extent Medium | 4 boxes |
Context
Creator(s): Breathnach, Diarmuid; Ní Mhurchú, Máire
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Administrative History ↴
Beathaisnéis was a research project undertaken by Diarmuid Breathnach and Máire Ní Mhurchú, documenting the biographies of people involved in the life of the Irish language from 1560 to the present day. The Beathaisnéis collection contains 393 reseach files relating to individuals who had a commitment and connection to the Irish language. The collection includes material such as birth certificates, research notes, articles written about the subjects, and correspondences between Diarmuid and Máire and relatives/friends of the subjects of the biographies. Each biography has a unique ID number and biographies are arranged alphabetically by surname. The contents of ainm.ie are based on the nine-volume Beathaisnéis series. Ainm.ie is managed by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU), funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in collaboration with Cló Iar-Chonnachta. Diarmuid Breathnach and Máire Ní Mhurchú continued to write biographies on ainm.ie until 2012. A panel of joint editors was established in January 2013 to write new biographies and to inform Cló Iar-Chonnacht of biographies that need to be updated. New biographies are added to the site as they are made available. -
Archival History ↴
Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU) -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Donation
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Breathnach, Diarmuid; Ní Mhurchú, Máire ↴
Beathaisnéis was an Irish-language biographies research project led by Diarmuid Breathnach and Máire Ní Mhurchú, documenting the biographies of people involved in the life of the Irish language from 1560 to the present day.
Beathaisnéis contains 393 research files relating to individuals who had a commitment and connection to the Irish language. The collection includes material such as birth certificates, research notes, articles written about the subjects, and correspondences between Diarmuid and Máire and relatives/friends of the subjects of the biographies. Each biography has a unique ID number and biographies are arranged alphabetically by surname.
Nine volumes of Beathaisnéis were published by An Clóchomhar between 1986-2007.
1882–1982 Beathaisnéis a hAon. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 1986.
1882–1982 Beathaisnéis a Dó. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 1990.
1882–1982 Beathaisnéis a Trí. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 1992.
1882–1982 Beathaisnéis a Ceathair. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 1994.
1882–1982 Beathaisnéis a Cúig. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 1997.
1782–1881 Beathaisnéis. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 1999.
1560–1781 Beathaisnéis. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 2001.
1983–2002 Beathaisnéis. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 2003.
Beathaisnéis a Naoi: Forlíonadh agus Innéacsanna. Baile Átha Cliath: An Clóchomhar, 2007.The contents of ainm.ie are based on the nine-volume Beathaisnéis series. Ainm.ie is managed by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU), funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in collaboration with Cló Iar-Chonnacht.
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
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Arrangement ↴
Each biography has a unique ID number and biographies are arranged alphabetically by surname.
Conditions of Access & Use
| Access Conditions | Available by appointment at DCU Library's Special Collections & Archives. |
| Conditions Governing Reproduction | All rights reserved. Please contact DCU Library's Special Collections & Archives for further information. |
| Creation Dates | 1947-2009 |
| Level of Description | Fonds (The whole of the records, regardless of form or medium, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular person, family, or corporate body in the course of that creator's activities and functions). (Often, but not always, contiguous with an archives ‘collection’ ). |
| Extent Medium | 4 boxes |
| Material Language Script | English and Irish. |
Allied Materials
There are no Allied Materials
Descriptive Control Area
| Archivist Note | Killian Downing |
| Rules/Conventions | ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000. |
| Date of Descriptions | 2024 |