Resources | Tours and Workshops with Irish Sign Language and Captions

A group of people listening to speech by President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins at launch of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again'. An ISL interpreter stands beside the President. — President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins at the launch of *Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again*

In Person

Online

The National Library of Ireland has been building the national collections for over 140 years. Over that time, Irish society has changed and evolved. For this reason, we now challenge ourselves to ensure that we reflect the change and diversity in what it means to be Irish.

Where possible, the National Library of Ireland strives to make our events, tours, exhibitions and resources easily accessible to as many people as possible.

While the following resources are most suitable to those who communicate using Irish Sign Language or require access to live captions, the National Library of Ireland is engaged in ongoing work to improve our resources making them accessible to all.

If you have feedback, or a request to make any of our resources more inclusive to your needs, or that of a particular community, please feel free to contact us at learning@nli.ie or heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.

In Person Tours All onsite tours are available in person accompanied by Irish Sign Language interpretation upon request. These tours can be adapted for lifelong learning & community groups, Primary and Post-Primary schools, Third level and language schools.

The National Library of Ireland Welcome Tour | This introductory welcome provides a bitesize information session for learners visiting the National Library of Ireland for the first time.
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Tour | This tour of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again introduces learners to the National Library of Ireland's extensive archive of Seamus Heaney's literary papers.

Online Talks and Tours All online talks and tours are available via Zoom with Irish Sign Language upon request and Live Captions. These tours can be adapted for Lifelong Learning & community groups, Primary and Post-Primary schools, Third level and Language schools.

Yeats: The Life & Works of WB Yeats | An immersive tour of The Life & Works of William Butler Yeats, using a 360 degree view virtual exhibition.
World War Ireland: The Irish Experience | This tour introduces learners to the uniquely Irish experience of the First World War.
WB Yeats and Theatre | This tour will introduce the story of Yeats’s as a playwright and theatre maker through the treasures of the Yeats collection.
WB Yeats Folklore and Fairytales | Explore WB Yeats' personal interest in Irish folklore with a close reading of Yeats' popular poems The Stolen Child and The Song of Wandering Aengus.
WB Yeats and Nature Poetry | A close-reading talk focusing on two of WB Yeats most beloved nature poems; The Lake Isle of Innisfree and The Wild Swans at Coole.
Introduction to Research in the National Library of Ireland | An introduction to the Library's collections and services demonstrating how to use the National Library's catalogue and to start your own independent research.
Living with Pride: Photographs by Christopher Robson | A guided virtual tour of the online exhibition of Living with Pride: Photographs by Christopher Robson.
Turmoil to Truce: Photographs from the War of Independence | This online tour contextualises 100-year-old photographs, newspapers and ephemera from the NLI's collections within the significant events of the War of Independence.
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Virtual Tour | This online tour of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again introduces learners to the National Library of Ireland's extensive archive of Seamus Heaney's literary papers.

Learning Resources Here are specific resources based on the NLI’s collections and exhibitions for further learning that are accompanied by Irish Sign Language or captions.

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Video | Demo: How to Search the NLI's Digital Collections | It's easy to use the National Library of Ireland’s online catalogue to learn and research from anywhere in the world.

Video & Downloadable Resource | Revealing History: Kathleen Clarke | This introductory video and extensive downloadable biographical essay reveal the life and times of Kathleen Clarke.

Video & Downloadable Resource | Revealing History: Hanna Sheehy Skeffington | The introductory video and extensive downloadable PDF biographical essay reveal the life and times of Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington.

Video & Downloadable Resource | Revealing History: Austin Stack | This introductory video and extensive downloadable PDF biographical essay reveal the life and times of Austin Stack.

Video & Downloadable Resource | Revealing History: Arthur Griffith | This introductory video and extensive downloadable PDF biographical essay reveal the life and times of Arthur Griffith.

Video | Seamus Heaney Craft Videos Series | Crafty videos to inspire our younger audiences inspired by the poetry of Seamus Heaney.

Video | A Virtual Tour of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition | Explore Heaney's archive from home or the classroom with this video tour of the exhibition.

Irish Sign Language

Video | Seamus Heaney Poetry Translations | Irish Sign Language Translations of 5 Seamus Heaney poems that feature on the Leaving Certificate Curriculum.

If our team can be of any assistance, please contact us at learning@nli.ie or heaneyexhibition@nli.ie.