Join us for our third Twilight Talks which highlight how NLI collections have informed, shaped, or transformed Readers' research. Join us for a series of four Twilight Talks, each just fifteen minutes! These talks are are intended to showcase the depth of scholarship, creativity and discovery emerging from registered readers' engagement with the library’s collections. Please find a brief abstract of each presentation below. Arrest of the Paltus: How a Soviet Fishing Trawler tested Irish Diplomacy in 1963 | Evie Kelly In January 1963, the Irish Navy arrested a Soviet fishing trawler, the Paltus , off Dunmore East, Co. Waterford for fishing inside Ireland's territorial limits. Its skipper was convicted and fined at the local District Court. What appeared at first to be a routine fisheries arrest soon entangled itself with a complicated aspect of Irish foreign policy. Newspaper collections at the National Library of Ireland capture the colour of events at Waterford, from local and regional coverage to international commentary. This talk sets the public picture from the diplomatic headache that was unfolding behind closed doors at the Department of External Affairs in Dublin. Servants and the Irish Country House | Andrea Katrina Byrne Drawing on a range of archival sources, including collections held by the National Library of Ireland, this talk intends to bring servants’ experiences into focus, and  seeks to highlight their contribution to the social, cultural, and economic history of Ireland. The Light and Shade of Charlotte Grace O'Brien' | Dr. Jennifer Redmond Charlotte Grace O’Brien (1845-1909) is familiar to many but about whom there are many erroneous or incomplete facts recorded in history. In her personal life and in her public activities, she was a remarkable woman who made a mark on her society. As a novelist and poet, she received international attention, particularly for her book Light and Shade which dealt with some of the key political themes that animate

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