Margaret (Peggy) Burke Graduation, 1921
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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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Margaret (Peggy) Burke Graduation, 1921
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Identifier
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VHG0015
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Depiction
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Graduand in academic gown attire
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Description
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Margaret Mary Josephine (M.J.) was born on 20 March 1901 in Shrananagh, Co. Sligo. She won a Sligo County Council Scholarship and went to UCG in 1918. She obtained a 1st Class Honours B.A. degree in 1921 and obtained a H. Dip. In Education in 1922 (Calendars, Archives & Special Collections).
Margaret (Peggy) Mary Josephine (M.J.) Burke was born on 20 March 1901 (www.irishgenealogy) in Shrananagh, Co. Sligo to parents Martin (a school teacher) and Bridget Beirne. She won a Sligo County Council Scholarship in 1918 and came to UCG, as shown on the Student List for 1918 – 1919. She obtained 1st Class Honours in Irish and French and 2nd Class Honours in English & Logic in 1st Arts in the Summer of 1919. She obtained a pass in English as a subsidiary subject in summer 1920 for the Honours B.A. Degree. She was jointly awarded the ‘Dr. And Mrs. W.A. Browne’ Scholarship in the 1920 – 21 Session. She obtained 1st Class Honours in her B.A. Degree in 1921 and was awarded a Post-Graduate Scholarship in the Faculty of Arts. She obtained the Higher Diploma in Education in the summer of 1922.
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People
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Margaret (Peggy) Burke
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Bibliographic Citation
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P. Larkin, S.G. Jennings, ‘Margaret (Peggy) Burke Graduation, 1921’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13916, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Text in image
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Simmons Galway
Robert Simmons was a photographer in Galway
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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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Keywords
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Academic costume
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Academic scroll
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Language
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English
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Creator
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Robert Simmons probably
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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/
