Library Guides: Special Collections and Rare Books: Irish History, Culture and Society

Irish Culture and History

Irish Collection (Coleraine)
The Irish Collection in Coleraine contains material on Irish history, folklore, language and literature in Irish and English.
Irish Collection (Magee)
The Magee Library houses one of the most comprehensive collections of Irish material in the north west of Ireland.
Irish Travelling People Resource Collection
The Irish Travelling People Collection at Ulster University, is a unique collection of material covering all aspects of the Travellers’ way of life, values and customs. Location: Coleraine
John Hewitt
The poet, his Library, notebooks and other archive material. Location: Coleraine
John Hume Collection
The Collection comprises the miscellaneous papers, documents and publications from John Hume's SDLP constituency office in Derry - Londonderry. Location: Magee
Lady McCorkell British Red Cross Collection
Aileen Allen, Lady McCorkell, OBE was the founder and first President of the British Red Cross branch in Derry-Londonderry. Location: Magee
Martyn Turner Cartoons
A collection of political cartoons. Location: Coleraine
Morris Collection
The Henry Morris Collection contains material on Irish history, folklore, language and literature in Irish and English. Location: Coleraine

Some recently catalogued items from the
Morris Collection