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Launch of Duanaire
April 14, 2015 @ 11:00 am
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You are cordially invited to the launch of
Duanaire: a treasury of digital data for Irish economic history
The event will be chaired by Dr Marie-Louise Coolahan (School of Humanities, NUI Galway) and opened by the President of NUI Galway, Dr James Browne, followed by a short presentation by Dr Aidan Kane on the Duanaire project. The keynote address will be:
“The Information Revolution in History”
Professor Peter M. Solar (Vesalius College, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Peter Solar has made major contributions to the field of European economic history, including seminal studies of the pre-famine Irish economy, and the European cotton and linen industries, amongst other subjects. In recent years he has worked especially on maritime economic history, with a particular focus on constructing a unique database of British and Irish steamships, and on the use of sources such as Lloyd’s Registers of Shipping to illuminate technological and industrial change.
The event will conclude at 12noon with light refreshments to follow.
The event is free, but as numbers are limited, please register if you will be attending.
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About Duanaire
Duanaire aims to open up a wealth of Irish economic history data, and in particular, Irish historical fiscal and trade data, by making accessible online a range of datasets in flexible forms for diverse audiences. Duanaire is led by Dr Aidan Kane (Economics at NUI Galway) and partners with the Whitaker Institute, the Moore Institute, and the James Hardiman Library at NUI Galway.
Two key projects currently underway at Duanaire are
Detailed data on 18th century Irish public finances
For more details and to register your attendance please click here: http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-duanaire-a-treasury-of-digital-data-for-irish-economic-history-registration-16137470609
For more information please contact gwen.ryan@nuigalway.ie