- Elaine Harrington
- 8 years Ago
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...
UCC’s Harry Potter Society is very active and when each academic year begins holds a sorting ceremony and has a Yule Ball at Hallowe’en. This...
- Elaine Harrington
- 8 years Ago
The River-side welcomes this guest post from Dr Edel Semple, School of English on her experience using items from Special Collections’ early modern books collections...
- Elaine Harrington
- 8 years Ago
The River-side welcomes this guest post from Dr Stephen Boyd, Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies on his experience curating the exhibition Cervantes “Prince of...
- Elaine Harrington
- 8 years Ago
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...
- Elaine Harrington
- 9 years Ago
In 1856 a British team calculated the height of Mt Everest as 29,002 feet (8,848 metres) above sea level. 2016 marks the 160th anniversary of this...
- Emer Twomey
- 9 years Ago
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...
Before Christmas I wrote about miniature books and I wondered would Santa bring me a miniature book? As with any Special Collections there is a...
When I was young and believed in Santa Claus I used to get small presents in my Santa stocking. Such presents could be fruit (a...
If you’re interested in Poe, Bram Stoker or Le Fanu consider All Things Gothic. If you’re interested in ‘The Dance of Death’ consider ‘La Danse Macabre‘....
