The Russell Library on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Monday, September 21, 2015 - 13:00

The Russell Library features on BBC Northern Ireland in the programme An Coláiste Éireannach. Dr Art Hughes examines the rich history behind the establishment of Irish Colleges across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this episode, he visits Leuven in Belgium where some of the most important works of Irish history and language were printed, and an Irish typeface was invented.