Tag Archives: UCC Library

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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1972: Ireland Votes For Change

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Emer Twomey

On the 11th October 2017, Emeritus Professor J.J. Lee launched UCC Library’s latest exhibition 1972:Ireland Votes For Change.  The exhibition, curated by Emer Twomey and Emma Horgan (Archivists, UCC Library) marks the donation of the Neville Keery Collection to University … Continue reading →

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Theses 1000

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Breeda Herlihy

This week the UCC institutional repository, CORA has reached a milestone moment surpassing 1,000 doctoral thesis records. Since Autumn 2013, doctoral candidates have been required to submit their thesis record and abstract to CORA therefore the bulk of our collection … Continue reading →

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UCC’s Special Collections on Shush! Sounds from UCC Library

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Elaine Harrington

Recently I was asked to record a segment about UCC Library’s Special Collections for a music & library radio chat show: Shush! Sounds from UCC Library. The show is hosted by Martin O’Connor & Ronan Madden for UCC 98.3 FM Monday … Continue reading →

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Cervantes ‘Prince of Wits’: A Printed Legacy

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Elaine Harrington

This year we celebrate the 400th anniversaries of the deaths of two literary geniuses: Shakespeare (died 3 May 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon) and Cervantes (died 22 April 1616 in Madrid). To mark Cervantes’ anniversary UCC Library in conjunction with the Dept. … 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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Frank O’Connor: “the incarnation of livingness”

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Emer Twomey

On the 10th March 1966 the death occurred of the Cork-born writer Frank O’Connor at the age of 62 in Dublin. He was best known for his short stories and memoirs. 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of his passing. His death came as … Continue reading →

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Dromana 800: a celebration of the FitzGerald/Villiers-Stuart family in Waterford

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Emer Twomey

Not many of us can say we can trace our family back to the same home for the last 800 years but 2015 marks this very special anniversary for the Villiers-Stuart family living in Dromana, Villierstown, Co. Waterford. The family are celebrating … Continue reading →

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Spring is in the air: George Boole on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Breeda Herlihy

Through the George Boole Papers held in UCC Library, we get a great insight into life of an academic living in Cork in the nineteenth century. Boole was obviously a considerate family man and wrote frequently to his family in … Continue reading →

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