Queen's Colleges, 1845-1995 - Reception in St James's Palace, 1995
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Queen's Colleges, 1845-1995 - Reception in St James's Palace, 1995
Identifier
VHS0001
Depiction
Two women and two men conversing, with others in the background
Description
To mark the sesquicentenary of the three Queen's Colleges in Ireland (Queen's College, Belfast; Queen's College, Cork; and Queen's College, Galway), founded in 1845, a reception, co-hosted by the two Heads of State, Queen Elizabeth II and President Mary Robinson, was held on 26 October 1995 in St James's Palace, London. This photograph shows (left to right) Queen Elizabeth and President Robinson conversing with the President of University College, Galway (Dr Colm Ó hEocha) and the Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast (Sir Gordon Beveridge). The President of University College, Cork (Dr Michael Mortell) was also present.
The Presidents and Vice-Chancellor were each accompanied by a delegation drawn from their Governing Body and senior administration.
The Presidents and Vice-Chancellor were each accompanied by a delegation drawn from their Governing Body and senior administration.
People
(From left) Queen Elizabeth II, President Mary Robinson, Dr Colm Ó hEocha (President/Uachtarán, UCG) and Sir Gordon Beveridge (Vice-Chancellor, QUB).
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
A. Walsh, S. Mac Mathúna, 'Queen's Colleges, 1845-1995 - Reception in St James's Palace, 1995', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14694, Archival Record Id VHR
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1990s
Category
colour
group
off-campus
indoors
Subject
Language
English and Irish
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/