special collections

Student Exhibition, MA in History, HI6091 The Founding of the Dominican Priory According to the seventeenth-century historian, James Ware (1594-1666), the Dominican friars established their house in...

Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Since 2016 Special Collections has welcomed MA students from the School of History to engage with our collections through a...

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),...

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.

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....

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....

Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Meelick friary is located on the bank of the river Shannon, near the village of Eyrecourt, County Galway, in...

Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Donatus Mooney (1577-1624), whose work is referenced in two other blog posts of this series on medieval Franciscan houses...

Student Exhibition, MA in Medieval History Creevelea Franciscan friary is located near the river Bonet on the north-western side of the village of Dromahair in...