Frank Gaffney and Tom O'Connor outside the south wing of the Quadrangle, 1959
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Title
Frank Gaffney and Tom O'Connor outside the south wing of the Quadrangle, 1959
Identifier
VH0068
Depiction
Two men crouching beside some simple equipment, in bright sunshine, with a large grey building and a car in the background.
Description
Seen here on the left is Frank Gaffney, who was a technician in the Physics department, and on the right is Tom O'Connor, lecturer in and later Professor of Physics.
Frank Gaffney was closely associated with Tom O'Connor in the early days of the Atmospheric Research Station at Half Mace. He made a significant contribution to the recording of Galway's climate from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was also a member of the UCG Mountaineering Club from the beginning of its formal existence.
He continued to collect weather data well after his retirement. Originally from Tubercurry, Co. Sligo, he died on 25 November 2012.
Frank Gaffney was closely associated with Tom O'Connor in the early days of the Atmospheric Research Station at Half Mace. He made a significant contribution to the recording of Galway's climate from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was also a member of the UCG Mountaineering Club from the beginning of its formal existence.
He continued to collect weather data well after his retirement. Originally from Tubercurry, Co. Sligo, he died on 25 November 2012.
People
Frank Gaffney
Tom O'Connor
References
- Frank Gaffney, 'Climate of Galway 1966-1995: Measurement of temperature, sunshine and rainfall' (Galway, Department of Physics, 1996).
- Kieran R. Hickey, 'An Assessment of the meteorological archives from NUI Galway 1861-1966', Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 55 (2003), 117–26. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25535762, accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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Bibliographic Citation
F. Imbusch, J. Conroy, ‘Frank Gaffney and Tom O'Connor outside the south wing of the Quadrangle, 1959’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14353, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Temporal Coverage
Period
1950s
Category
colour
portrait
on-campus
outdoors
Language
English
Creator
Frank Imbusch
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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