This exhibition is the first major retrospective of the Benjamin Iveagh collection. It documents the highlights of the collection, as well as little-known items and noteworthy pieces that make it one of the most important extant Irish libraries of the twentieth century. During the lifetime of Benjamin Guinness, third earl of Iveagh, he amassed over 5,000 rare and unique books relating to Ireland’s history, literature, craftsmanship and language. This exhibition is a glimpse into the areas and subjects that most interested him, and that make his library one of the jewels of Ireland’s heritage collections.