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HI6091: Elizabeth Aldworth, The Lady Freemason – Online Work Placement in Special Collections (2020)
The River-side welcomes the final post in this online work placement series in the second of two guest posts from Patrick McKee. Patrick was a student on the 2019/2020 MA in Medieval History in UCC, that includes the HI6091: Skills for Medieval Historians module. … Continue reading
HI6091: History in Queen’s College Cork Classified Catalogue – Online Work Placement in Special Collections (2020)
The River-side welcomes this guest post from Andrew Neville, a student on the 2019/2020 MA in Medieval History in UCC, that includes the HI6091: Skills for Medieval Historians module. Andrew Neville spent two weeks investigating digital catalogue projects, how university collections evolve in response … Continue reading
HI6091: Tom and Jerry Prints – Not the Cat and Mouse Team – Online Work Placement in Special Collections (2020)
The River-side welcomes the first of two guest posts from Patrick McKee, a student on the 2019/2020 MA in Medieval History in UCC, that includes the HI6091: Skills for Medieval Historians module. Patrick previously wrote the blog post “A Safe Harbour for Ships”, part … Continue reading
HI6091: Online Work Placement During Lockdown
Over the coming week The River-side welcomes guest posts from Patrick McKee and Andrew Neville. Both Andrew and Patrick were students on the 2019/2020 MA in Medieval History in UCC. This course includes the HI6091: Skills for Medieval Historians module, co-designed and co-delivered by … Continue reading
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Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Mass on the Marsh
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: Mass on the Marsh The Civitates map of Cork names six churches and two abbeys, which are indicated as important features, reflecting the significance of these locations in medieval and early modern … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / A Safe Harbour for Ships
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: A Safe Harbour for Ships The city’s motto, ‘A safe harbour for ships’ (Latin: ‘Statio bene fida carinis‘) marks Cork harbour as a secure anchorage, with maritime trade that was a jealously … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / From Rivers to Roads
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: From Rivers to Roads Like other Irish cities represented in the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cork was established as a harbour at the mouth of a river. However, more than these cities, Cork … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Fashion and Rags
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: Fashion and Rags The Civitates Orbis Terrarum was a carefully thought-out tool to inform the reader about the chief cities of the known world, where individual pages were constructed from existing maps … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Representing Ireland in Maps Before the Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Mapping Cork: Representing Ireland in Maps before the Civitates Orbis Terrarum: Ortelius and English Colonial Perspectives The pioneering cartographer Abraham Ortelius asserted: ‘Historiae oculus geographia’ (meaning that ‘geography is the eye of history’). His … Continue reading
Mapping Cork: Trade, Culture and Politics in Late Medieval and Early Modern Ireland / Introduction
Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Introduction: MA in Medieval History, HI6091 Module and Special Collections at University College Cork Special Collections is delighted to welcome the School of History students engaging with our collections through a series of online … Continue reading
