Category Archives: Special Collections

Banned Books from The River-side: The Tailor and Ansty

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Elaine Harrington

Welcome to the first post in a new series of blog posts: … from The River-side. This series will tie into the themed displays on Q floor of UCC Library and will focus on one or two items from Special … Continue reading →

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Pi Day and Historical Recipes

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Elaine Harrington

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 →

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Seachtain na Gaeilge: Irish Language Manuscript Collections at UCC Library

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Elaine Harrington

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 →

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From 18th century Tipperary to 20th century Cork: Insights into Handwritten Records in a Private Residence and an Academic Institution

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Elaine Harrington

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 →

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Political Prints: A Brief Look at 18th and 19th Century Visual Satire

Posted on August 19, 2020 by John Rooney

Among the Cartographic Visual material currently being listed in Special Collections are two small collections of political prints, each representing two distinct periods in the history of visual satire and caricature in Great Britain. Napoleonic Prints The first set, titled … Continue reading →

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Book History and Provenance in the Green Coat School Collection

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Elaine Harrington

The Green Coat School Collection is now held in UCC Library but was originally formed in Cork City during the 18th century under the aegis of the Green Coat School trustees. The Green Coat School, also known as ‘Shandon Charity … Continue reading →

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Topographical Prints: A Rich Visual Record of the Irish Landscape

Posted on January 8, 2020 by John Rooney

Over the past few months I have been listing a collection of 18th and 19th century topographical prints held in Special Collections. The prints primarily relate to locations across Ireland and depict a diverse range of landscapes and townscapes, including … Continue reading →

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Portal to the Past – You’ll be surprised what you find in the Archives

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Emer Twomey

Taking up from Emma Horgan’s post last week I’d like to introduce some of the thought-processes behind our choice of images. From past experience when I introduce the idea of what archival material is, some people can look blankly at … Continue reading →

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Portal to the Past- Discover what you’ll find in the Archive

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Emma Horgan

In a follow up to Elaine Harrington’s previous post, I will be examining in more detail, the first of the images from the archival collections, outlining why we chose them to be displayed on the wall. Firstly, the criteria underlying … Continue reading →

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