Final days to see Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Societ @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Please stop on in, we are open to everyone.

#ucc180 #ucclibrary #historyInTheMaking

Interior of a modern exhibition gallery featuring a large blue display panel titled “180 Bliain ar an bhFód: Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Society.” The panel showcases historic documents, seals, and a medal mounted on a white backing. To the right, a wall timeline highlights key dates, and a bold red panel titled “Research & Innovation” presents text and images about institutional developments. The space has white walls, track lighting, and a polished dark floor.

Museum display case featuring historical scientific instruments and records. On the left, a brass and black instrument with a circular gauge is arranged in a wooden presentation box. On the right, a large open ledger book rests on foam supports, its lined pages filled with handwritten entries and numerical tables. Small printed labels and a descriptive placard stand behind the objects inside the glass case.

A museum display case containing vintage surveying and optical instruments. On the right is a large, early theodolite with a telescope mounted on a circular base and various adjustment knobs. To the left is a smaller, box-shaped optical device with a short lens. Both pieces appear to be made of metal with brass components. Red informational panels are visible in the background outside the glass case.

Close-up of an early photographic or projection device displayed inside a glass museum case. The object features a large polished brass lens mounted on a dark metal body with a small circular viewing window and hinged panel. Red exhibition panels with historic photographs and text are visible in the background, along with overhead lighting reflected in the glass.

Less than two weeks left to come see 'Celebrating 180 Years: University College Cork in Society' @ucclibrary! Come on in and learn a little more about the university's history and travel back in time to see how lectures used to be delivered using a Magic Lantern projector. #uccHistory #uccLibrary

Join us for An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives — a guided visit featuring rare manuscripts & photographs, plus a behind-the-scenes tour of our Preservation Lab with the Library Conservator.
📍 Q-1, Boole Library
📅 19 Feb 2026, 10–11:30am
Book via link in bio
libcal.ucc.ie/event/4474112

Seven library staff members pose on an indoor staircase painted in rainbow colours. They are arranged casually across the steps, smiling at the camera, with handrails and an open, modern library interior visible behind them

Join us on Tuesday 17 February at 11am for the official launch and ribbon cutting of the Rainbow Stairs in UCC's Boole Library.
We celebrate equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, symbolised by the Progress Pride Flag.
All are welcome.

#ProgressPrideFlag #RainbowStairs #UCClibrary

In honour of Holocaust Memorial Day this year Dr Aisley Shalvey has written a post for our River-side blog that discusses her current research and her use of the library's Special Collections and Archives. Have a look and learn all about it!
#ucare1945 #holocaust
theriverside.ucc.ie/2026/01/26/h...

Here's Nancy McCarthy with her two poodles 'Mike' and 'Mel' #EYAPets #archives @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social

Water colour sketch of lakeside view looking across to an island with a tower building, mountains in the distance and a cloudy but summer-like sky.

Lose yourself in this landscape from #westcork #ireland #EYASilence @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social #archives #localhistory #watercolour #art #landscape

Old manuscript dated 1386 made of vellum, legal document called a Decree written by Peter Hacket, Archbishop of Cashel given in the church of Kinsale.

#EYAMedieval On 12 April 1386 this Decree of Peter Hacket, Archbishop of Cashel given in the church of Kinsale, records evidence that the rectory of Kinsale belongs to the monastery of Bath. #Corkhistory #hiddenhistory #research @ucclibrary.bsky.social #archives @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Courtesy University College Cork © 2022 (All Rights Reserved). Person with long blonde hair face-down in swaying grass. Wearing yellow scraf and blue coat.

Motion blur of first communions people walking through St. fin barre's cathedral. Black-and-white photo, long-exposure to create the motion-blur.

four glass plate negatives inverted to show the positive image. One rura; scene, one street scene, one of a man and a woman in a cottage, one of a ship.

We have so many fantatsic photographs in our collection @ucclibrary.bsky.social, it was difficult to narrow it down for the theme of beauty. We are sharing three stellar examples here by Alen MacWeeney [UCC © 2022 (All Rights Reserved)] and from the Liam Kennedy Collection. #EYA2025 #EYABeauty

two people in a conservation lab

Conservators are multiplying fast in Munster this Autumn! A month ago we welcomed Luca De Cilladi, the first conservation intern @ucclibrary.bsky.social, co-funded by @theheritagecouncil.

We also visited Lara Artemis at University of Limerick.
www.ul.ie/library/lara...
#EYAConservation #EYA2025

Join us @ucclibrary.bsky.social for a Culture Night tour at 17:15 and 18:15!

The tour will also include a visit to Special Collections & Archives where you’ll learn about the service, its spaces, and its unique collections – including archives, manuscripts, photographs and printed collections.

Earlier this year @ucclibrary.bsky.social received generous funding from @heritagecouncil.ie for archival materials to rehouse one of our fragile photographic collections. Stay tuned for several related events that we will be hosting during #nationalheritageweek2025!

Come on in to @ucclibrary.bsky.social and learn more about the history and culture of Irish Travellers.

#travellerpride #ucclibrary

Come check out the exhibition "The Irish Revolution in the African American Press”, which explores how black civil rights activists writing in the 1920s interpreted key events in the Irish Revolution.
Now on view in the display cases on the ground floor of Boole UCC Library

A really wonderful exhibition on Irish French historical connections from the UCC Special Collections put together by Patrick O'Donovan and Luke Watson for the @sofeir.bsky.social conference. So many fascinating documents from across time and space.

Picturing the Past: A History of Photography - Lifelong Learning Festival 2025 Explore the history of photography through UCC Library’s Special Collections. View unique materials from 19th-century prints to modern images, including albums, polaroids, and...

Cork Lifelong Learning Festival is upon us. There are some great event happening @ucclibrary.bsky.social over the next week, including an introduction to the history of photography this Thursday 3 April at 3pm. Register at link below:
libcal.ucc.ie/event/4346854

Swing on by @ucclibrary.bsky.social now until 2pm to see a great selection of items that we brought out for the SOFEIR-UCC “Ireland and Transnational Solidarities” Conference. Special Collections and Archives are located in the basement of Boole Library, just follow the signs to find us!

We brought out another great spread from our collection for this semester's Research Essentials! Special Collections and Archives will be hosting these guided introductory visits every Autumn and Spring, so stay tuned or email us at specialcollectionsarchives@ucc.ie to make an appointment now.

An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives: the what and the how We can assist and enhance your research journey in University College Cork and beyond. Join us on a guided visit to specialised spaces and facilities, Special Collections &...

An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives: the what and the how!

Join us on a guided visit to specialised spaces and facilities, Special Collections & Archives, Q-1 floor, Boole Library.

Wednesday 12 March, 2025 from 10:00-11:30!

Please register below:
libcal.ucc.ie/event/4330396

Standing room only in @ucclibrary.bsky.social Creative Zone for the Mná at UCC #IWD2025 event @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social

a picture of a group of women holding up a banner saying WOMEN against VIOLENCE against WOMEN

Happy International Women's Day
Sharing here a photo from Dr. Kylie Thomas's class visit to UCC Library a few weeks ago.
Her course, Feminist Visual Activism, comes down to Special Collections and Archives annually to view items from our Attic Press collection.

#internationalwomensday2025

Raymond Muray pamphlet

Raymond murray pamphlet

raymond murray pamphlet

Monsignor Raymond Murray, who passed away on Monday, 24 February, was a historian and Irish language scholar who campaigned for human rights during The Troubles.

The Maisie McCarthy Collection in @ucclibrary.bsky.social consists of related materials, including a range of his publications.

Sample Studios and Viktoriia Kondratieva

Kalyna first Ukrainian choir in Ireland

Fantastic event yesterday @ucclibrary.bsky.social to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine! It was truly an inspiring evening of art, community, and music.

#ukraine #survivetolive #ukrainianculture #ukrainianheritage

installation view of Unissued Diploma exhibition

installation view of Unissued Diploma exhibition

New exhibition on view @ucclibrary.bsky.social! Unissued Diplomas uncovers the stories of 40 Ukrainian students who were killed during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Please note the subject matter might be triggering. Contact UCC Student Counseling and Development if you need support!

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #AtomicBomb #PosterExhibitIE

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #AtomicBomb #PosterExhibitIE

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #AtomicBomb #PosterExhibitIE

Boole Library #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #AtomicBomb #PosterExhibitIE

A few images of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Peace Exhibition poster set, presented in partnership with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Japanese embassy.

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #AtomicBomb #PosterExhibitIE

The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Peace Exhibition poster set is presented in partnership with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Japanese embassy. Now on view in Boole Library on the 3rd floor. Come on in and have a look!

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #AtomicBomb #PosterExhibitIE

@louiseoc.bsky.social preparing items for our winter display! Now on view @ucclibrary.bsky.social on the ground floor of the Boole. Come on in and have a look.

Happy Christmas!

A new Preservation Lab at UCC - theriverside.ucc.ie/2024/11/13/n...
@ucclibrary.bsky.social

table displaying black and white photos from the Alen MacWeeney Collection.

Tables displaying books and archival materials

table displaying objects from the Elizabeth Friedlander collection

We brought out quite a spread this morning for our Research Essentials workshop in Special Collections and Archives @ucclibrary.bsky.social. Collections included Elizabeth Friedlander, early printed books, Irish manuscripts, Frank O'Connor, Jack Lynch, Alen MacWeeney and many more!

Fantastic presentation by @ucclibrary archivist @emshorgan24 at this year's CONUL conference in Belfast!