When listing archives even the smallest collections can draw you into the lives and works of the individuals who inhabit the material. Such was the...
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...
- 5 years Ago
This is the final blog post in the series about the new wall design outside Special Collections & Archives. Over the last few weeks Emer,...
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...
The River-side welcomes Garret Cahill’s guest post on the early history of printing and philanthropy in Cork. 2018 marks European Year of Cultural Heritage and,...
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...
- 9 years Ago
To complement the Ó Longáin Conference recently held in UCC by the Department of Modern Irish / Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, material from manuscript and printed collections...
- 10 years Ago
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...
“Ne m’oubliez pas – forget-me-not” Held within the George Boole Papers at UCC Library there is a letter (BP/1/267) from an unidentified former student from...
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...
