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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF CORK - UCC
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University College Cork or UCC as it
is known was established in the
1840's under the Queen's Colleges
the others being Galway and
Belfast.Its history being that the
college was built near Cork's own
patron Saint, St Finbarr's monastery
which was at Gill Abbey Rock.
The beautiful campus that makes up
UCC is the stunning limestone
buildings in the Main Quadrangle
area and the beautiful mature
grounds, President's Garden and
Lower Grounds and its poignant story
of the little oak tree, and where
you can enjoy some great river side
walks beside the River Lee.
UCC was designed by Thomas Deane and
Benjamin Woodward who used a style
known as Tudor Gothic or Victorian
Gothic. The clock in the tower
section was installed by Cork's own
James Mangan famous in Cork for
several of the clocks installed in
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University College Cork is a
wonderful place to enjoy a walk
around from a visit to the Great
Hall (Aula Maxima) or the
Lewis Glucksman award winning
Gallery, to the many sculptures and
pieces around the corridors and its
unique Ogham Stone collection. The
Ogham Stone's in UCC display the
earliest written record of our old
Irish language. The stones are
thought to have been burial stones
dating back to the 5th and 7th
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UCC has seen many students conferred
each year from all around the globe
since it began in the 1840's.
Here at University College Cork. some
5000 students are conferred each
year.
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The award winning Lewis Glucksman
Gallery is located on UCC grounds
the main entrance gates in a lovely
setting, surrounded by trees and
located beside the River Lee. The
Gallery was awarded the "Best Public
Building in Ireland" by the Royal
Institute of Architects of Ireland.
It was named after the American
financier and philanthropist Lewis
Glucksman and is where you can enjoy
a wander around the art gallery and
shop, or view the many exhibitions
which are held there and enjoy a
visit to the cafe afterwards. |
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The Honan Chapel also on UCC Campus
is an example of Romanesque
architecture, the Chapel was
dedicated to Cork's patron Saint, St
Finbarr but named after the wealthy
Cork merchant family, the
Honan family. Inside you will
see some fine stained glass windows
and mosaic floor and you may be
lucky to hear a choral or musical
recital while you are visiting. The
Great Hall also has impressive
stained glass windows with one
commemorating George Boole the first
Professor of Mathematics at UCC and
the other commemorating Robert
Harkness, former Professor of
Geology at UCC in the 1850's.
The Boole Library, is the large
student library on UCC campus, named
after the above mentioned Professor
of Mathematics, George Boole, known
for his work on the Boolean algebra.
The Library also contains historical
documents for Munster as well as an
area of study and research for
student and visitor alike. Also on
UCC Campus, is the Crawford
Observatory, displaying the Irish
technological achievements of the
19th Century and tours of the
Observatory can be arranged. The
Observatory had been built with the
help of several benefactors one
being William Crawford of Beamish
and Crawford Brewery in Cork. |
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University College of Cork's,
College motto being "Where Finbarr
Taught Let Munster Learn". |
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Last modified:
Tuesday April 03, 2012
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