Category Archives: New Collections

“Ring Them Bells”: Father Prout and The Bells of Shandon

Posted on March 9, 2020 by John Rooney

When listing archives even the smallest collections can draw you into the lives and works of the individuals who inhabit the material. Such was the case when I recently listed the Francis S. Mahony Collection. The collection consists of just … Continue reading →

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Cork Motor Derby 1938

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Emma Horgan

As many archivists will tell you, there is nothing like the feeling of discovering a new item or collection in the archive that really excites you. My latest such example of this professional rush came when I was formally accepting … Continue reading →

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The Sullivan Barry Collection

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Emer Twomey

UCC Library is pleased to open to the public the Sullivan Barry Collection. This collection, generously donated by John and Patricia Barry in 2013, consists of 24 handwritten letters (1874-1898) by siblings and cousins of the Sullivan and Barry families of Cork of their … Continue reading →

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Eoin MacNeill: Easter Rising 1916

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Emer Twomey

Earlier this year a handwritten letter by Commander Eoin MacNeill (Chief-of-Staff of the Irish Volunteers) was donated to UCC Library. This letter, dated 19th April 1916, signed by MacNeill and addressed to Mrs. McKean, was a cover letter to an enclosed … Continue reading →

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Fermoy and the Great Famine

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Emer Twomey

Just another letter? Not when its dated November 1846 and from Ireland. The period 1845-52 was to become known as “The Great Famine” and left its mark on Ireland and its people, places and politics for decades. You see, this letter is … Continue reading →

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The Samuel Lopes Salzedo Collection

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Emer Twomey

UCC Library Archives Service is delighted to announce the generous donation from Caroline Lopes-Salzedo of two George Bernard Shaw letters. The letters date from the 1930s-40s,  sent by Shaw to Samuel Lopes Salzedo (Caroline’s grandfather). Samuel Lopes Salzedo was born in London in … Continue reading →

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