Ciss Byrne Graduation
Item
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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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Ciss Byrne Graduation
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Identifier
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VHG0007
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Depiction
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Graduation photo
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Description
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Brigid Mary (Ciss) Byrne, daughter of Patrick Byrne and Cecily Morris was born in Vicar Street, Tuam on 19 Aug 1900. She went to Loreta, Stephen’s Green, Dublin. From there she went to University College Galway in 1918, with her name appearing in the list of students for the academic year 1918 – 19. She graduated in 1921 with a 1st class B. Comm. Degree and she obtained a B.A. degree with 2nd class honours in French and Irish in the autumn of 1922 (UCG calendars).
She became friendly with the Carlos sisters at the University. After qualification she got a job at the Galway VEC, known as ‘The Tech’. It was then divided into a Boys and Girls section and Ciss was the Girl’s Headmistress up to her retirement. She passed away on 1 January 1993, aged ninety two years of age. She is buried in the Byrne Family Grave in Tuam Cemetery.
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People
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Ciss Byrne
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References
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UCG calendars, Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library
Personal communication: Riana O'Dwyer, Notes and Discussion, 9 May 2024
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event
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Graduation
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Bibliographic Citation
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P. Larkin, R. O'Dwyer, S.G. Jennings, ‘Ciss Byrne Graduation’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13859, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Text in image
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& grádh Ciss
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Period
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1920s
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Category
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b&w
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portrait
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off-campus
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indoors
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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University of Galway Library
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Rights
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This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
