Science Society Tour to Germany in 1966
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Science Society Tour to Germany in 1966
Identifier
VHG0024
Depiction
A group of thirty people in three rows
Description
The Cumann Éargna Aiconta (Science Society) organised their first ever overseas tour in March 1966 and the destination was Germany. Venues included Heidelberg; Berlin which included attendance at a Brecht play and visiting the Berlin Wall; and a visit to a plant which manufactured contraceptive pills. They also visited a BASF chemical facility, possibly located in Ludwigshafen. Twenty four - twenty five persons who went on the Tour are shown in this picture. More senior attendees included Dr Patrick F. Fottrell and the UCG Chaplain, Fr Tom Kyne. Names of some of the Tour attendees are given below and pictured here from left to right:
Back row: Unidentified; Harry Warner; Sean McDonagh; Stephen G. Jennings, Séamus O’Shea,; Ciaran Dempsey; Ted Hurley; Liam Kelleher; Hilary Lawless; Sean Ward
Centre row: Dr Pat Fottrell; Brendan Hanniffy; Eugene O'Brien; Tom Laffey; Unidentified; Fr Tom Kyne; Unidentified: Unidentified; Unidentified; Unidentified
Bottom Row: Patricia (Pat) Hogan (?); Unidentified; Phyllis Montgomery (?); Gráinne Finan (?); Catherine Woods; Gráinne Finan(?); Helen Cleary; Unidentified; Brenda Johnson (?); Oliver (Olly) Dolly
Some of the unidentified people were representatives of chemical facilities visited
Back row: Unidentified; Harry Warner; Sean McDonagh; Stephen G. Jennings, Séamus O’Shea,; Ciaran Dempsey; Ted Hurley; Liam Kelleher; Hilary Lawless; Sean Ward
Centre row: Dr Pat Fottrell; Brendan Hanniffy; Eugene O'Brien; Tom Laffey; Unidentified; Fr Tom Kyne; Unidentified: Unidentified; Unidentified; Unidentified
Bottom Row: Patricia (Pat) Hogan (?); Unidentified; Phyllis Montgomery (?); Gráinne Finan (?); Catherine Woods; Gráinne Finan(?); Helen Cleary; Unidentified; Brenda Johnson (?); Oliver (Olly) Dolly
Some of the unidentified people were representatives of chemical facilities visited
References
Private communication: Ted Hurley via email on 11 June 2023
Contributor
event
Science Society Group Tour to Germany
Bibliographic Citation
S.G. Jennings, T. Hurley, ‘Science Society Tour to Germany in 1966’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13950, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1960s
Category
b&w
group
off-campus
indoors
Keywords
Science Society tour
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
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