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Author Archives: Elaine Harrington
Black History Month from The River-side
To tie into the themed display ‘Black History Month’ in this on-going series …from The River-side I’ve chosen first edition poetry books by Langston Hughes and Colleen J McElroy from the James McAuley Collection. James McAuley Collection James J McAuley (1936-2021) was a … Continue reading
Explore Cork in Books from The River-side: Cork City Libraries’ Publications
To tie into the themed display ‘Explore Cork in Books’ in this on-going series …from The River-side I’ve chosen publications by Cork City Libraries and selected a few items from their published works. Cork City Libraries Publications Cork City Libraries … Continue reading
Reflection on the Use of Scalar
The River-side welcomes this guest post from Cara Long and David Leen, student workers with the Academic Communication and Technology team in UCC Library. Cara is a final year Business Information Systems student, and David is studying Sustainability in Enterprise. … Continue reading
Pi Day and Historical Recipes
Pi and Pi Day Pi is often represented by the lower-case Greek letter π and it is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi is an irrational number (a decimal with no end and no repeating … Continue reading
Posted in Special Collections
Tagged baking, manuscript recipe books, pi day, recipe books, recipes, Scalar, special collections, UCC Library
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Seachtain na Gaeilge: Irish Language Manuscript Collections at UCC Library
UCC Library’s Special Collections & Archives has rich Irish language collections including: The personal book collection of 20th century professor of Irish at UCC: Prof. Tadhg O Donnchadha also known as Torna. Items in Irish from the Older Printed Books … Continue reading
Posted in Special Collections
Tagged age, binding, Canon Power, Cohalan, content, Cork, Decoration, Irish language, Lyons, manuscripts, Murphy Collection, O Donnchu, provenance, scribe, Seachtain na Gaeilge, size, special collections, Torna, Tradition, UCC, UCC Library
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#ColourOurCollections: Introduction
What is #ColourOurCollections? Colour Our Collections is an annual international colouring festival on social media where libraries, museums, archives and other cultural institutions share free colouring content featuring images from their collections. It was launched by The New York Academy of Medicine Library in … Continue reading
Posted in Special Collections & Archives
Tagged #ColorOurCollections, #ColourOurCollections, Architecture, archival collections, Archives, Bantry Estate Ancillary Collection, Bantry Estate Collection, botany, Cartographic Visual Collection, cartography, country scenes, Friedlander Collection, Hawtin Collection, Irish History, Irish literature, manuscript, maps, Older Printed Books Collection, political prints, Printed books, satire, sketches, special collections, UCC Library
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From 18th century Tipperary to 20th century Cork: Insights into Handwritten Records in a Private Residence and an Academic Institution
The Riverside welcomes this guest post from Úna Faller who in summer 2021 undertook an online work placement in Special Collections using digital surrogates of The Donations Book 1931-1955 and Library Book of Barne House (1774). Úna completed her undergraduate … Continue reading
Beggars and Artisans: A Cultural History of Cork’s Franciscan Friary / Images as Narratives: Mosaics in St Francis Church, Cork
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Images as Narratives: Mosaics in St Francis Church, Cork The figural mosaics in St Francis Church depict different scenes, yet they are all tied together by the unifying theme of life. This is most … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching & Learning
Tagged Architecture, Beggars and Artisans, Cork, Cork's Franciscan Friary, Franciscan order, Franciscans, MA in Medieval History, medieval Cork, mosaics, Munster Printing Collection, School of History, special collections, St Francis Church in Cork, St Francis of Assisi, student engagement, student exhibition
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