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✨️#47 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
In 2023, researchers from the DIAS Geophysics Section, working with international partners, installed an induction coil magnetometer in Antarctica to collect magnetic and electric field data.
The instrument measures the vertical component of Earth's magnetic field. By detecting subtle variations in magnetic and electric fields across different frequencies, it helps researchers build a clearer picture of what lies deep beneath the Earth's surface!
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✨#46 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The 'Grazer'
A specialised conservation-grade book cradle. This cradle manipulates and focuses on the uneven, contoured parchment of the rare Irish manuscripts being digitised for the Irish Script on Screen to allow for the safe, high-quality digital imaging to be achieved.
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✨#45 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Irish Script on Screen
Established by DIAS in 1999, the Irish Script on Screen (ISOS) is the world's largest digital repository of Irish manuscripts, with more than 450 manuscripts digitised.These priceless manuscripts are expertly digitised, making centuries of Irish history, literature, law and culture freely accessible online.
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✨#44 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Dunsink Dome and Telescope 🔭
Dunsink Observatory helped shape modern observatory design. The South Dome, built in 1868, houses a 12-inch Grubb refractor telescope that remains operational today. Upgrades made in 1909 improved the accuracy of stellar observations and remain part of its historic character.
Today, the South Dome and telescope stand as a lasting reminder of Ireland’s contribution to modern astronomy☄️
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✨#43 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Prof Stephen Hawking visits DIAS
In October 1983, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking visited DIAS to attend a Symposium held by our School of Theoretical Physics.
During his visit Prof Hawking delivered a lecture exploring quantum mechanics and recent advances in general relativity and supergravity.
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✨#43 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Prof Stephen Hawking visits DIAS
In October 1983, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking visited DIAS to attend a Symposium held by our School of Theoretical Physics.
During his visit Prof Hawking delivered a lecture exploring quantum mechanics and recent advances in general relativity and supergravity.
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✨#42 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The Irish National Seismic Network
The Geophysics Section of DIAS operates the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). Established in 1980, the network monitors seismic activity across Ireland - through a series of stations. Seismic data is transmitted in real time to the INSN data centre at 5 Merrion Square and shared internationally.
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✨#42 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The Irish National Seismic Network
The Geophysics Section of DIAS operates the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). Established in 1980, the network monitors seismic activity across Ireland - through a series of stations. Seismic data is transmitted in real time to the INSN data centre at 5 Merrion Square and shared internationally.
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✨#42 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The Irish National Seismic Network
The Geophysics Section of DIAS operates the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). Established in 1980, the network monitors seismic activity across Ireland - through a series of stations. Seismic data is transmitted in real time to the INSN data centre at 5 Merrion Square and shared internationally.
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✨#42 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The Irish National Seismic Network
The Geophysics Section of DIAS operates the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). Established in 1980, the network monitors seismic activity across Ireland - through a series of stations. Seismic data is transmitted in real time to the INSN data centre at 5 Merrion Square and shared internationally.
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✨#42 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The Irish National Seismic Network
The Geophysics Section of DIAS operates the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN). Established in 1980, the network monitors seismic activity across Ireland - through a series of stations. Seismic data is transmitted in real time to the INSN data centre at 5 Merrion Square and shared internationally.
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✨#41 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Celtica is the leading peer-reviewed journal of our School of Celtic Studies and has been published as a Diamond Open Access journal since 2024 📚
Both new issues and the complete archive are freely available on the DIAS Journals Platform, with no subscription or paywall barriers!
The transition to open access was a major milestone for DIAS, ensuring wider access to research for scholars and helping to promoting knowledge without barriers.
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✨#41 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Celtica is the leading peer-reviewed journal of our School of Celtic Studies and has been published as a Diamond Open Access journal since 2024 📚
Both new issues and the complete archive are freely available on the DIAS Journals Platform, with no subscription or paywall barriers!
The transition to open access was a major milestone for DIAS, ensuring wider access to research for scholars and helping to promoting knowledge without barriers.
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✨#40 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Dunsink Time
In 1880, Dunsink Time (officially known as Dublin Mean Team) based on observations at
Dunsink became the legal time for all of Ireland. Irish clocks ran about 25 minutes 21 seconds
behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), reflecting Ireland's position west of London.Dunsink Observatory kept Ireland’s official time until 1916.
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✨#40 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Dunsink Time
In 1880, Dunsink Time (officially known as Dublin Mean Team) based on observations at
Dunsink became the legal time for all of Ireland. Irish clocks ran about 25 minutes 21 seconds
behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), reflecting Ireland's position west of London.Dunsink Observatory kept Ireland’s official time until 1916.
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✨#39 of #85 Things About DIAS
D.A. Binchy's Corpus Iuris Hibernici
First published by DIAS in 1978, this six-volume work offers an in-depth exploration of Brehon Law, Ireland’s indigenous legal tradition.
Compiled between 1963 and 1978 by Professor Binchy, it brings together material from a rich collection of manuscripts, some dating back to the 7th century.
The collection is an essential resource for studying early Irish society and culture.
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✨#39 of #85 Things About DIAS
D.A. Binchy's Corpus Iuris Hibernici
First published by DIAS in 1978, this six-volume work offers an in-depth exploration of Brehon Law, Ireland’s indigenous legal tradition.
Compiled between 1963 and 1978 by Professor Binchy, it brings together material from a rich collection of manuscripts, some dating back to the 7th century.
The collection is an essential resource for studying early Irish society and culture.
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✨#37 of #85 Things About DIAS
In 1941, Dr Sheila Tinney (neé Power) became the first women Fellow of DIAS - and was one of the first three Fellows to be selected by the inaugural Director of the School of Theoretical Physics.
Dr Tinney later also become an Assistant Lecturer at UCD and was among the first four women elected to the Royal Irish Academy.
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✨#36 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Ireland's Extended Continental Shelf
In 1987, Prof Brian Jacob and international colleagues confirmed that Ireland’s continental shelf extends through the Porcupine and Rockall Basins
This discovery revealed the shelf is twice as large as had been previously thought and increased Ireland's economic zone by tenfold - significantly expanding Ireland's rights under the Law of the Sea 🌊
These findings were later confirmed by the Marine Institute and GSI.
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✨#36 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
Ireland's Extended Continental Shelf
In 1987, Prof Brian Jacob and international colleagues confirmed that Ireland’s continental shelf extends through the Porcupine and Rockall Basins
This discovery revealed the shelf is twice as large as had been previously thought and increased Ireland's economic zone by tenfold - significantly expanding Ireland's rights under the Law of the Sea 🌊
These findings were later confirmed by the Marine Institute and GSI.
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✨#35 of #85 Things About DIAS
Ogham in 3D
DIAS's School of Celtic Studies digitizes early medieval inscriptions - some of Ireland's most significant national treasures and our earliest written records, dating back to the 5th century.
This project website was launched in 2013 by then Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan.
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✨#34 of #85 Things About DIAS
QuakeShake Raspberry Seismometers.
These Raspberry Shake seismometers power the QuakeShake programme and they are changing the way we engage with earthquakes and Earth science!
Supported by Research Ireland's Discover Programme and GSI, our Raspberry Shake stations are expanding rapidly - with over 70 devices purchased for use in classrooms,homes and heritage sites throughout Ireland.
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✨#33 of #85 Things About DIAS
QuakeShake
An Irish Citizen Science Programme launched by DIAS and GSI (Geological Survey Ireland) in 2023.
QuakeShake engages the public in monitoring earthquakes with low-cost, real-time sensors - transforming Ireland into a nation of 'Citizen seismologists.
The initiative uses real-time data to detect earthquakes at home and across the world, making Earth science accessible to all ages!
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✨#32 of #85 Things About DIAS
Naming of Seismometers
One of the seismometers was christened "Allód" an ancient name of the Irish God of the sea. Allód was a winning entry in the seismometer naming competition, suggested by Coláiste Phobail Cholmicille in Donegal.
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✨#31 of #85 Things About DIAS
SEA-SEIS Deployment
In 2018, researchers from the DIAS Geophysics Section led the SEA-SEIS (Structure, Evolution and Seismicity of the Irish offshore) project.
This Project saw state-of-the-art ocean bottom seismometers deployed across the Irish offshore area, to the west of Ireland which provide data on a range of activity deep in Irish coastal waters.
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✨#30 of #85 Things About DIAS
2011 International Congress of Celtic Studies.
In 2011, the Fourteenth International Congress of Celtic Studies was held in Ireland, at Maynooth University under the aegis of DIAS. Established in 1959, this quadrennial event has grown to be the largest academic conference focused on Celtic Studies, attracting scholars and researchers from around the worlds.
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✨#29 of #85 Things About DIAS
The First International Congress of Celtic Studies.The foremost international gathering of scholars researching the languages, literature and cultural traditions of the Celtic-speaking people, was held at DIAS.
The Congress was organized by the late DIAS Professor Brian Ó Cúiv.Pictured (L-R): Brian Ó Cúiv, David Greene, Cecile O'Rahilly, Carl Marstrander and Angus Matheson.
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✨#28 of #85 Things About DIAS
In 1950, Prof Leo W. Pollak, Director of the School of Cosmic Physics gave a public lecture in UCD, entitled ‘Is the Earth Getting Warmer?’
He outlined early evidence of a changing climate, from the effects of warming latitudes on fish migration, to glacier decay, and noted the growing scientific consensus that global warming was underway.
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✨#26 of #85 Things About DIAS
The ADH telescope was used to study faint stars in the Magenellic Cloud & Orion Nebula, as well as search for evidence of a black hole in the centre of our galaxy using early electronic detectors.
Image: the Eta Carina Nebula as it appears on photographic plate No.H20 -
✨#24 of #85 Things About DIAS
The ADH was the brainchild of Harvard Observatory Director, Harlow Shapley who fortuitously met Taoiseach Eamon de Valera at Shannon Airport in 1948, whilst marooned due to fog. Shapley introduced himself and proceeded to discuss ideas for the reopening of Dunsink and the joint telescope project with Harvard and Armagh Observatory.
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✨#24 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The ADH Telescope
In 1950 the ADH Telescope was installed in Boyden Observatory in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It was the largest Schmidt telescope in the Southern Hemisphere in the 1950s. The 36 inch Schmidt telescope was built by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation in the US, financed by a £5,000 grant from each Armagh, Dunsink and Harvard
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✨#23 of #85ThingsAboutDIAS
The Armagh-Dunsink-Harvard Agreement
In 1948 DIAS Dunsink was central to the first ever inter-governmental agreement between the two parts of Ireland, and the first international agreement to operate a shared observing facility in the southern hemisphere. This pioneering collaboration linked Armagh and Dunsink Observatory with Harvard University under an agreement to build and operate a large Schmidt telescope at the Boyden Observatory in South Africa.
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✨#22 of #85 Things About DIAS
In 1960, John L. Synge, Senior Professor at the DIAS School of Theoretical Physics, published ‘Relativity: The General Theory’, a seminal text that became a standard reference on Einstein’s theory. Renowned for its clarity and depth, the book shaped international research and teaching, reaffirming DIAS as a leading world centre for research in general relativity.
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Through its early international collaborations, DIAS strengthened Ireland’s academic standing by introducing expertise and methods that would have taken fair longer to develop domestically alone. The following slides highlight some of DIAS' collaborations in France, Italy, Austria and Sweden.
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✨ #15 of 85 Things About DIAS - No. 5 Merrion Square
No. 5 Merrion Square was personally selected by Taoiseach Éamon de Valera as the premises for the School of Cosmic Physics. The building had previously been owned by Dr Robert Farnan, a Dáil Deputy and family friend. Apparently the house had been a refuge for de Valera on a number of occasions when he was on the run during the War of Independence.
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✨ #13 of 85 Things About DIAS - Dunsink Observatory becomes part of DIAS
Dunsink Observatory was built in 1785, and is considered Ireland’s oldest scientific institution. In 1947 the DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics section became the caretakers of Dunsink Observatory. Today Dunsink Observatory stands as a physical testament to the evolution of astronomical research and education in Ireland and across the world over more than two centuries.
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The first Heads of Section in the School of Cosmic Physics
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The first Directors of the School of Celtic Studies and the School of Theoretical Physics
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✨ #8 of 85 Things About DIAS – 1947 Reception at Áras an Uachtaráin
In 1947 DIAS staff, visiting researchers and Council members attended a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin, hosted by President Seán T.Ó Ceallaigh and his wife Phyllis Bean Úi Cheallaigh.