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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...

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...

Excerpt from a letter by George Boole describing Christmas.

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...

A letter from George Boole to his daughter Maryellen.

George Boole died in Cork on the 8th December 1864 following a short illness.  On the 24th November 1864 Boole was caught in heavy rain...

19th century view of UCC's quad and Aula Maxima from the perspective of the river in the lower grounds.

To mark the launch of George Boole 200 at UCC we have selected from UCC Library Archives one of the first letters written by Boole from...

George Boole's first letter from Cork to his sister Maryann.

On the 25th of October 1849, 165 years ago, George Boole (1815 -1864) wrote his first letter home to Lincoln from his new place of...

On the 25th of October 1849, 165 years ago, George Boole F.R.S  (1815 -1864) wrote his first letter home to Lincoln, England from his new...

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The River-side welcomes our UCC Library colleague Martin O’Connor for this guest post on his experience curating the exhibition “Sir Henrys@UCC Library”. UCC Library is...

We hope by now many people have been able to visit the Glucksman Gallery at University College Cork to enjoy all on offer from the...

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