The VRTI Goes to Carlow

On Thursday 27 February 2025, Carlow Libraries and Carlow County Archives hosted the Virtual Treasury Roadshow — exploring the history of Carlow and its people through the lens of collections within the VRTI.

The event was fully booked and took place at 6:30pm in Carlow Library, Tullow Street.  After an introduction from Carlow Executive Librian John O’Gorman, the audience heard from:

• Louise Kennedy – Archivist, Carlow County Archives: Resources in Carlow County Archives
• Christopher Power – Local Studies Librarian, Carlow County Library: Carlow Local studies collections
• Ciarán Wallace – Deputy Director, Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland: Ireland’s public records: destruction and recovery
• Lynn Kilgallon – Virtual Record Treasury Research Fellow: Medieval Carlow records in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland
• Brian Gurrin – Virtual Record Treasury Research Fellow: Carlow Census Records in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

VRTI Deputy Director Dr Ciarán Wallace introducing the Carlow audience to the VRTI project.

VRTI Research Fellow in Medieval History | Humanities Lead for Knowledge Graph for Irish History Dr Lynn Kilgallon addressing the audience in Carlow.

VRTI Census Specialist Dr Brian Gurrin addressing the audience in Carlow.

Hero Image: Courtesy of the Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland (L_ROY_07514).