Tennis Match, 1980
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Tennis Match, 1980
Identifier
VHG0037
Depiction
At the conclusion of a Tennis doubles match
Description
Pat Fottrell (2nd from the left in the picture) with Déaglan Ó Caoimh exchanging good wishes with opponents Dan O' Donovan (on extreme right of picture) and colleague at the conclusion of a tennis match.
Patrick (Pat) F. Fottrell was President of the University of Galway between 1996 and 2000. He was appointed Chair of Biochemistry in December 1976. A lecture theatre in the Arts Millennium Building on the university campus is named after him. He became Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in 2003 (Wikipedia /Patrick F. Fottrell, Oct. 2023)
Déaglán Ó Caoimh was appointed Professor of Civil Engineering in University College Galway in 1958, succeeding William H. Prendergast. He was Registrar of the University from 1980 to 1986. He retired in 1996 and he passed away on 22 Jan 2023 (Paul Duffy, 'Engineering', 1999, pp 125-141).
Daniel (Dan) O’Donovan was lecturer and Professor of Physiology at the University of Galway (formerly UCG) from 1965 to 1997. He was born in Loughill, Co Limerick, on 21 November 1931. Dan passed away on 11 May 2021 [(www.irishgenealogy.ie); (www.imt.ie /obituary/daniel odonovan)].
Patrick (Pat) F. Fottrell was President of the University of Galway between 1996 and 2000. He was appointed Chair of Biochemistry in December 1976. A lecture theatre in the Arts Millennium Building on the university campus is named after him. He became Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in 2003 (Wikipedia /Patrick F. Fottrell, Oct. 2023)
Déaglán Ó Caoimh was appointed Professor of Civil Engineering in University College Galway in 1958, succeeding William H. Prendergast. He was Registrar of the University from 1980 to 1986. He retired in 1996 and he passed away on 22 Jan 2023 (Paul Duffy, 'Engineering', 1999, pp 125-141).
Daniel (Dan) O’Donovan was lecturer and Professor of Physiology at the University of Galway (formerly UCG) from 1965 to 1997. He was born in Loughill, Co Limerick, on 21 November 1931. Dan passed away on 11 May 2021 [(www.irishgenealogy.ie); (www.imt.ie /obituary/daniel odonovan)].
References
Wikipedia contributors, ‘Tennis Match_1980, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_F._Fottrell, accessed 31 October 2023.
Paul Duffy. 'Engineering' in Tadhg Foley (ed.), From Queen's College to Nationsl University (Dublin, 1999), pp 125-141.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/.
https://www.imt.ie/features-opinion/obituary/obituary-professor-daniel-j-odonovan-21-november-1931-11-may-2021-10-05-2022/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_F._Fottrell, accessed 31 October 2023.
Paul Duffy. 'Engineering' in Tadhg Foley (ed.), From Queen's College to Nationsl University (Dublin, 1999), pp 125-141.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/.
https://www.imt.ie/features-opinion/obituary/obituary-professor-daniel-j-odonovan-21-november-1931-11-may-2021-10-05-2022/
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
Patsy Clancy, S.G. Jennings, ‘Tennis Match_1980’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14224, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1980s
Category
b&w
group
on-campus
outdoors
Subject
Keywords
Tennis court
Language
English
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
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