Patrick Larkin Graduation, 1966

Item

Format

JPEG

Title

Patrick Larkin Graduation, 1966

Identifier

VHG0050

Depiction

A graduate receiving a scroll from a person weraing an academic gown

Description

The photograph shows Patrick Larkin receiving the B.Sc. degree from Dr Martin Newell, President of UCG. Prof. Cilian Ó Brolcháin to the right of President Newell, was acting in his capacity as Dean of the Faculty of Science.

Martin J. Newell, was Professor of Mathematics in University College Galway (1955 -1960) and he was appointed President of University College Galway in 1960 and he retired from the post in 1975.

Cilian Ó Bhrolcháin, was appointed Professor of Experimental Physics in 1934 and he resigned from the post in 1973 (Tom O’Connor, 'Natural Philosophy / Physics’).

References

Tom O’Connor, 'Natural Philosophy / Physics’ in Tadhg Foley (ed.), From Queen’s College to National University (Dublin, 1999), pp 184-217

Contributor

event

Graduation ceremony

Bibliographic Citation

P. Larkin, ‘Patrick Larkin Graduation, 1966’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14443, Archival Record Id VHRS

Spatial Coverage

Temporal Coverage

Period

1960s

Category

b&w
group
on-campus
indoors

Language

English

Creator

Farrell's Photographic Service, Woodquay, Galway

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/