Beranger Watercolours in University College Dublin Library


18th century watercolours of Irish antiquities, done by or for Gabriel Beranger.

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Papers of James Meenan – Move of UCD to Belfield


Two pamphlets relating to the proposed move of UCD to Belfield.

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Civic and Ecclesiastical Architecture of Georgian Dublin Collection


Selection of 35mm slides from the collection of the School of Art History and Cultural Policy, focusing on the civic and ecclesiastical architecture of eighteenth-century Dublin.

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HIBERNIA: Buildings


Information for 1,280 buildings in Dublin (Ireland) in various formats; also 1,074 associated orthorectified GIF and JPEG images in a single compressed file archive.

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Desmond FitzGerald Photographs


This collection of photographic prints forms part of the papers of Desmond FitzGerald (P80). The majority of theses photographs arise out of the Civil War but other smaller series relate to the aftermath of the Easter Rising and to the War of Independence. There are also other series of army portraits and of historical occasions photographs.

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Loreto 1916


A collection of material related to the Easter Rising 1916 from the IBVM (Loreto) Institute & Irish Province Archives, including contemporaneous accounts of the Rising as observed by the Loreto Sisters at St Stephen’s Green Dublin and Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham. The material is collated from three separate Loreto archival collections: the community archives of Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham; Loreto College, 53 St Stephen’s Green; and M. Michael Corcoran IBVM, Superior General 1888 – 1918. The collection comprises of two manuscript community annals, a military permit, picture postcards from Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham and Loreto College, 53 St Stephen’s Green, and a typed letter from M. Michael Corcoran IBVM, Superior General 1888 – 1918.

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1916 Rising Postcards


Part of UCD Library's Curran Collection, most of these postcards were published in 1916 in the immediate aftermath of the Insurrection. They provide an excellent contemporary pictorial record of the damage to the city; one showing a “before and after” photograph of Sackville (O'Connell) Street. Some are reproductions of “under fire” photos taken by the Daily Sketch photographer and published by Easons. Other series were produced by Hely's and Coleman's publishers. The collection contains 37 distinct postcards (as well as duplicates) collected by Constantine Curran.

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HIBERNIA: Streets


Information for 93 streets Dublin (Ireland) in various formats: tabuluar format (represented in CSV format); the original FileMaker Pro (version 7) data file (compressed), a FileMaker Pro (version 12) data file (compressed); an XML representation extracted from FileMakerPro, version 7).

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Tierney/MacNeill Photographs


Collection of over 500 images, mostly single photographs but also some newspaper cuttings and a commercial photo album. The largest parts of the collection relate to the political and academic careers of Eoin MacNeill and his son-in-law Michael Tierney, with a strong emphasis on important events at University College, Dublin between 1943 and 1965, such as presentations, conferrals, openings, and ceremonies to mark developments on the new campus at Belfield. Smaller series of photographs contain private family shots.

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Savoy Cinema Album


An album of photographs recording the construction of the Savoy Cinema, O'Connell Street, Dublin and its appearance on completion.

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Papers of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee


This collection comprises the papers and correspondence of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee. The Committee was formed to raise funds to create a memorial to Kevin Barry (20 January 1902–1 November 1920). Barry, a medical student at University College Dublin, was executed for his part in an ambush which resulted in the deaths of three British Army officers. The Committee commissioned Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited to create a stained glass window dedicated to Kevin Barry and the other students and graduates of University College Dublin who lost their lives in the struggle for Irish Independence. The window, designed by Richard King, was erected in Earlsfort Terrace and unveiled on 1 November 1934. In 2010, the window was conserved, restored and relocated in the Charles Institute at Belfield, the current campus of University College Dublin.

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Richmond Hospital Medical Illustrations


The Richmond Hospital Medical Illustrations is a collection of illustrations depicting medical conditions treated at the Richmond Hospital, Dublin. The illustrations mainly date from the 19th century, with a small number from the early 20th century, and many depict diseases that are now not commonly seen. The illustrations are accompanied by two catalogues listing the drawings. The artist is not identified for many of the illustrations but known artists include J. Connolly, J.H. Burnside, Miss B. O'Farrell, and Sydney A. Sewell. The cases depicted include those treated by surgeons associated with Richmond Hospital such as Robert Adams, Edward Hutton, Christopher Fleming, John Hamilton, and Robert William Smith. This collection will be of interest to medical educators and practitioners, public health specialists, historians of medicine, social historians and humanities scholars more generally.

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Dataset describing the condition of 449 buildings in Dublin, Ireland, compiled in 2013.


Data regarding 449 builings in Dublin, Ireland, comprising tables of building characteristics and attributes and an assessment of building status by a range of criteria.

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Dataset describing attributes of 449 buildings in Dublin, Ireland, compiled in 2013.


Summary of characteristics of 449 buildings: building dimensions, a number of stories, a type of lintel, floor wall thickness, so on.

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Dublin Town Planning Competition 1914


The Dublin Town Planning Competition was held in 1914, with the aim to "elicit Plans and Reports of a preliminary and suggestive character, and thus obtain contributions and alternatives which may be of value towards the guidance of the future development of the City in its various directions". The Dublin civic survey report refers to the competition as the Aberdeen Competition, probably due to the prize for the best design which was presented by the Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair. Eight entries were submitted in total, each relating to the Greater Dublin area, taking in Howth, Glasnevin, Ashtown, Dundrum and Dalkey. The main headings for the proposals included: 1. Communications; 2. Housing; and 3. Metropolitan improvements. The submission by Patrick Abercrombie, Sydney Kelly and Arthur Kelly was awarded the prize in 1916. Due to major political and historical events, the winning entry was not officially published until 1922, with the final Civic Report not published until 1925. Out of the eight entries, only three are known to have survived.

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Map of Prospect Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland, indicating Burial Places of Noted Persons and Communities, and containing some Illustrations.


Map of Prospect Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland, indicating Burial Places of Noted Persons and Communities, and containing some Illustrations.

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Jonathan Creasy reads his poem 'New England Sound (for Susan Howe)'


Poet Jonathan Creasy reads his poem 'New England Sound (for Susan Howe)' in the Print Museum, Dublin, Ireland.

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Jonathan Creasy reads his poem 'Dakota Dream Unsung'


Poet Jonathan Creasy reads his poem 'Dakota Dream Unsung' in the Print Museum, Dublin, Ireland.

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Jonathan Creasy reads one of his untitled poems


Poet Jonathan Creasy reads an untitled poem with the first line "I made of the city an incommunicate song …" in the Print Museum, Dublin, Ireland.

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Jonathan Creasy reads one of his untitled poems


Poet Jonathan Creasy reads an untitled poem with the first line "Hunting through archives you fall into ruin …" in the Print Museum, Dublin, Ireland.

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[Colour photograph of the Four Courts (1970s).]


[Colour photograph of the Four Courts (1970s).]

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The civic survey: Dublin and environs


Maps from The Dublin civic survey report / Prepared by Horace T. O'Rourke, & the Dublin Civic Survey Committee for the Civics Institute of Ireland. The loose maps were bound together in this volume by UCD Library.

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Aerial view of Ballsbridge


Aerial view of Ballsbridge showing buildings constructed by G. & T. Crampton.

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Historical Handbook to the Monuments, Inscriptions, &c., of the Collegiate, National & Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Dublin, / by Rev. Alexander Leeper, D.D., Prebendary of St. Audoen's, and Canon of St. Patrick's, Dublin.


Historical Handbook to the Monuments, Inscriptions, &c., of the Collegiate, National & Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Dublin, / by Rev. Alexander Leeper, D.D., Prebendary of St. Audoen's, and Canon of St. Patrick's, Dublin.

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