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We are inviting users of the site to transcribe, on a voluntary basis, materials held by the National Folklore Collection of Ireland. We hope that this work will increase community participation in the project and make the material more accessible. More information...

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Community Transcription

This is an opportunity for you to help with the dissemination of this valuable material and to obtain a deeper insight into the National Folklore Collection. If you are a teacher or lecturer we would be delighted to help you use this facility in the classroom. If you are a researcher who is transcribing material from the Main Manuscript Collection or the Schools’ Collection for your own research, why not make your transcriptions available to the public? See what is available for transcription.

The Main Manuscript Collection

285,172 pages in Irish
2%
5,321 pages transcribed
98%
279,851 pages left to transcribe

76,944 pages in English
10%
7,865 pages transcribed
90%
69,079 pages left to transcribe
Recent changes

New material

Over 700 volumes from The Main Manuscript Collection have been opened to Meitheal Dúchas.ie for transcription. Follow the links below and you will be given a random story from the collection to transcribe.

Ten volumes of Irish-language material have been pre-transcribed using advanced handwriting recognition technology and language models that were specially developed for National Folklore Collection manuscripts. However, we need your help to improve the quality of the transcriptions! Please consult our guidelines before you start working.

We recommend that you create a user account first so that your work will receive the appropriate recognition.

Story in Irish Story in English

The Schools’ Collection

93,833 pages in Irish
100%
93,808 pages transcribed
0%
25 pages left to transcribe

357,245 pages in English
100%
357,205 pages transcribed
0%
40 pages left to transcribe
Recent changes

Congratulations!

The material in The Schools’ Collection, comprised of over 450,000 manuscript pages, was transcribed in its entirety during the ten-year period from 2015–2025. A huge thank you to our dedicated transcribers!

We are still welcoming contributions from users which check or improve upon existing transcripts.

We recommend that you create a user account first so that your work will receive the appropriate recognition.