A new exhibition detailing the stories and identities of early Irish emigrants to Europe opens in Dublin today.
Strangers to Citizens: The Irish in Europe 1600-1800also commemorates the 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls. The exhibition takes place at the National Library of Ireland throughout 2008.
Among the items on display are The Wild Geese Registers, which contain genealogies and coats of arms of people of Irish descent living in a number of European cities.
The National Library has assembled images and information from museums, galleries and archives all over Europe to assist in telling the stories of the exiles.
The exhibition also features a digital database, which visitors can use to search for specific people or their family in the records.
A gold medallion featuring Louis le Brocquy's portrait of WB Yeats was presented to the National Library of Ireland yesterday. The library is currently home to the exhibition The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats.