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Author Archives: codoibhlin
A Boolean Christmas in Cork,1850
George Boole did not always manage to spend Christmas with family during his time in Cork. Often the College holidays did not allow enough time for the long journey back to Lincoln. Sometimes money was also an issue. In December 1850 … Continue reading
Posted in Archives Service, George Boole 200, Special Collections, Uncategorized
Tagged Boole, Boole papers, Boolean, Christmas, Cork, George Boole, Tradition, UCC, University College Cork
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George Boole’s untimely death
George Boole died in Cork on the 8th December 1864 following a short illness. On the 24th November 1864 Boole was caught in heavy rain on his way from his house in Ballintemple to lectures at Queens College, a distance … Continue reading
Posted in Archives Service, George Boole 200, Special Collections
Tagged Babbage, Ballintemple, Blackrock, Boole 200, Boole papers, George Boole, Thinking Machine, UCC, UCC Library
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George Boole writes a letter to his students 6 November 1849
To mark the launch of George Boole 200 at UCC we have selected from UCC Library Archives one of the first letters written by Boole from Cork on 6th November 1849 just over a week after his arrival in the city. The … Continue reading
George Boole’s first letter from Cork
On the 25th of October 1849, 165 years ago, George Boole F.R.S (1815 -1864) wrote his first letter home to Lincoln, England from his new place of employment, the City of Cork. Boole had just been appointed the first Professor … Continue reading
The Hustle and Bustle of Christmas
This is a translation of “Cleachtaí agus Fotharaga na Nollag” available here: http://blogs.ucc.ie/wordpress/theriverside/2013/12/26/cleachtai-agus-fotharaga-na-nollag/ The hustle and bustle of Christmas today derives primarily from the impact of the Victorian world and of American commercialism: The Christmas tree, for example, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Dickens, Nollaig, Tradition, Wren Boys
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Cleachtaí agus Fotharaga na Nollag
Translation: http://blogs.ucc.ie/wordpress/theriverside/2013/12/27/hustle-bustle-christmas/ Cleachtaí agus Fotharaga na Nollag sa lá atá inniu ann, eascraíonn siad cuid mhaith ó Victeoiriachas agus ó Mheiriceánachas: An Crann Nollag, agus an turcaí, cuirim i gcás, is nithe iad nach mbíodh áit go hiondúil acu i gceiliúradh … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Dickens, Nollaig, Tradition, Wren Boys
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The River-side – reflections on research collections
The River-side is a new blog which will communicate information about research collections, projects and events in Special Collections, Archives and Repository Services, UCC Library. Our focus is the Library’s unique and distinctive collections including older printed books, manuscripts, archive collections, … Continue reading