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Tag Archives: Tradition
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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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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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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