This week we'll take a look at the T. J. Westropp collection. This little ink sketch of St Fintan's church, Howth (June 28th 1887) measures 13x18cm and is from the first of 7 volumes of 'Sketches in Ireland'. Stay tuned for more.🔔 #Westropp Thomas Johnson Westropp was born in Attyflin, County Limerick, in 1860. This pencil & ink sketch of Attyflin House by #Westropp is dated 17 January 1875. It's one of many he classified as a 'camera sketch'.

This week we’ll look at the Library’s oldest manuscript : The Cathach #Cathach Written in Latin. The Cathach is the oldest extant Irish manuscript of the Psalter and the earliest example of Irish writing. Today we’ll look at the script.

This week we’ll take a ramble through our Beranger collection ... jump on board! #Beranger #Watercolours #IrishArt Gabriel Beranger, Dutch-born artist, moved to Ireland in 1750 and ran a print shop and artist’s warehouse in Dublin. He spent much of his time sketching the antiquities of Ireland.