The Conradh na Gaeilge Archive

Time: 13:00 – 14:00

Platform: Microsoft Teams

Part of the ARA Ireland Diversity and Inclusion Lecture Series collection

Learn about the Irish language rights, and the Irish language archival terminology project

Niamh Ní Charra will present an overview of the Conradh na Gaeilge archive at University of Galway and the work of the organisation to promote the Irish language. Focusing on the the area of language rights and civil rights, how processing this rich and extensive archive led to the designation of over 200 new archival terms in the Irish language, and the place of bilingual listing of archives in the context of decolonisation of collections.

Niamh Ní Charra is project archivist for University of Galway’s two largest collections: The Mary Robinson and Conradh na Gaeilge archives. She is Chair for the Archives and Records Association, Ireland, and co-host of the podcast series Archive Nation. She instigated and co-led a project to have over 200 archival terms designated in the Irish language and is the Irish language administrator for ICA’s Multilingual Archival Terminology Database. In 2025, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) launched a Digital Preservation Terminology Irish language glossary as a follow-on project, on which Niamh advised. She has since been invited on DRI’s Expert Advisory Group.

Niamh came to archives from the world of music, is a multi-award-winning musician and composer, and member of the Irish Traditional Music Archive Board of Directors. She is also a founding member of and volunteer archivist for FairPlé, an organisation set up in 2018, which aims to achieve gender balance in the production, performance, promotion, and development of Irish traditional and folk music.

YouTube link (Awaiting)