The occasion of placing an Identification Stone in honour of Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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The occasion of placing an Identification Stone in honour of Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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Identifier
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VHG0071
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Depiction
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Three men alongside one another
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Description
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The picture was taken on the occasion of the placing of an identification stone in front of Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain, An Cheathrú Rua, when the University's first Ionad Ollscoile Gaeltachta was named in honour of Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906-70), one of the great Irish-language writers (S. Mac Mathúna, 'Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain’). The picture shows from left to right: Colm Ó hEocha, Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh, and Peadar Mac an Iomaire.
Colm Ó hEocha was Lecturer in Chemistry (1955-1963), Professor of Biochemistry (1963-1975), and President (1995-1996).
Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh graduated with a BA from the University of Galway followed by an MA. He completed his postgraduate studies at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. He was appointed to the Council of State by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins in 2012. He received an Honorary Doctorate from National University of Ireland in 2017. He is Professor Emeritus in History and former Dean of Arts and Vice-President of the University of Galway (Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh graduated with a BA from the University of Galway followed by an MA. He completed his postgraduate studies at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. He was appointed to the Council of State by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins in 2012. He received an Honorary Doctorate from National University of Ireland in 2017. He is Professor Emeritus in History and former Dean of Arts and Vice-President of the University of Galway (Wikipedia, Tuathaigh, Mar., 2024).
Peadar Mac an Iomaire, MA, ATO, TTG was appointed to the new post of Stiúrthóir na Gaeilge Labhartha in 1973 and he was appointed Príomhfheidhmeannach of Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge in 2003. He retired in 2009.
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References
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S. Mac Mathúna, 'Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain - An Chloch Aitheantais', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14563, Archival Record Id VHRS.
Wikipedia contributors, ‘The occasion of placing an Identification Stone in honour of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear%C3%B3id_%C3%93_Tuathaigh, accessed 17 Mar., 2024
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear%C3%B3id_%C3%93_Tuathaigh
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event
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The placing of an identification stone in front of Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain
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Bibliographic Citation
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Patsy Clancy, S.G. Jennings, Peadar Mac an Iomaire, ‘The occasion of placing an Identification Stone in honour of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14626, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Period
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1980s
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Category
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b&w
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group
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off-campus
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outdoors
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Keywords
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Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain
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Language
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English
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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/
