Photographs

Alen MacWeeney’s Northern Ireland photographs  written by Chiara Alessio Alen MacWeeney Collection The Northern Ireland series, shot by Irish contemporary photographer Alen MacWeeney (born 1939),...

irish traveller community woman with six children

This year's theme for Ireland's National Heritage Week is Connections, Routes and Networks! Here in UCC Library's Special Collections and Archives we will be honouring this theme by celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Irish Traveller Community. Register here to join us on Wednesday 21 August from 17:30 to 18:30.

Colour photograph of woman wearing bridal gown shot through window by Alen MacWeeney.

Paris Fashion Week, 26 February to 5 March, 2024 Paris Fashion Week, established in 1945, epitomises haute couture’s pinnacle, showcasing luxury brands and emerging designers....

Five men dancing and skipping. Detroit 1968. Color photograph by Alen MacWeeney.

Honoring Black History In honor of Black History Month—in North America observed in February—UCC Library’s Special Collections and Archives would like to highlight a group...

Alen MacWeeney Alen MacWeeney is an Irish born photographer, based in New York since the 1960s, who has photographed the Irish landscape and people extensively....

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...

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,...

To complement the current exhibition in UCC Library – A Grand Tour, paintings by Geraldine O’Riordan – UCC Library Archives Service has organised a display of photographs...

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