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The College Seal

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A coat of arms with a scroll, surrounded by a circular border with a name and foundation date

The original College Seal, shown here, was circular, with the College Arms, surmounted by a scroll with the motto 'DEO FAVENTE', enclosed within a border on which were inscribed the words 'QUEEN'S COLLEGE, GALWAY' at the top and 'FOUNDED A.D. MDCCCXLV' at the bottom. This image was taken from an 1875 Certificate issued to a student, Frederick Mullarkey.
The current College Seal, acquired in 1911 as a consequence of the College's becoming University College, Galway in 1908, carries the same Arms, except for the date '1845' on the scroll in place of the motto. The border, however, carries the legend 'THE COMMON SEAL OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GALWAY' in place of the previous name and date.
For the full history and details of the College Arms and College Seal, see image 14389 ('Arms of QCG, UCG, NUI Galway and University of Galway / Ollscoil na Gaillimhe').

Séamus Mac Mathúna

S. Mac Mathúna, 'The College Seal', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14581, Archival Record Id  VHRS

QUEEN'S COLLEGE, GALWAY
DEO FAVENTE
FOUNDED A.D. MDCCCXLV

1875

1870s

b&w

Governance
Insignia

English
Latin

University of Galway Library

This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Retrieved from the archives of Oifig an Rúnaí, and scanned, by Séamus Mac Mathúna for the Visual History Retired Staff Collection in 2023