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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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Naming of New Buildings, 1979
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Identifier
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VHS0001
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Depiction
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Five men standing in discussion, one of them reading from a sheaf of papers
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Description
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In 1979, the Minister for Education, John Wilson, TD, unveiled plaques naming new buildings in the College in a ceremony which marked the completion of the £1.5 million second phase of its major building programme. Pictured here with the Minister (far right) are the President, Secretary-Bursar and Buildings Officer of the College and the Secretary to the Department of Education. The buildings named comprised lecture theatres ( Téatar John E. Cairnes, Teatar D'Arcy W. Thompson, Téatar Ruairí Uí Fhlathartaigh, Teatar Richard Kirwan, Téatar Thomáis Diolún agus Téatar Charles A. McMunn), laboratories (Saotharlann G. Johnstone Stoney and Saotharlann W. McNevin) and the library (Leabharlann James Hardiman).
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People
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(From left) Dominic Ó Laoghaire (Secretary to Department of Education), Dioraí Ó Coirbhin (Rúnaí-Sparánaí), Dr Colm Ó hEocha (President), Gerard J. (Gerry) Lee (Buildings Officer), John Wilson, TD (Minister for Education).
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References
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NUACHT (College's official newsletter), Imleabhar 3, Uimhir 1, Deireadh Fómhair 1979, from which the image and background information are drawn.
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Bibliographic Citation
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C. Walsh, S. Mac Mathúna, 'Naming of New Buildings, 1979', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14617, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Period
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Late 1970s
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Category
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b&w
group
on-campus
indoors
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Language
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English and Irish
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Publisher
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University of Galway Library
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Rights
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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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Rights Holder
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The Library, University of Galway
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Provenance
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Copy of NUACHT containing the image and information provided by Clare Walsh to Séamus Mac Mathúna for the Visual History Retired Staff Collection in 2024 and scanned by him
