Dick and Sadie (Henry) Copeland, 1943 and 1993

Item

Format

JPEG

Title

Dick and Sadie (Henry) Copeland, 1943 and 1993

Identifier

VHS0001

Depiction

Young man and young woman in academic dress, above an older man and an an older woman, holding a parchment, in academic dress

Description

Dick Copeland and Sadie Copeland (née Henry) on their graduation in 1943 and, below, on their return to their Alma Mater for the Golden Jubilee celebrations in June 1993.
Richard O. Copeland graduated BE in 1942 and BSc in 1943, and Sarah M. Henry (Sorcha M. Nic Énrí ) graduated BA with First-class Honours in 1943. In the 1993 photo, Sadie is seen holding the commemorative parchment given by the College to each Golden Jubilarian at those celebrations in the College.
The Copelands' three children - Cathal, BA (1968), Gerard, BE (1970) and Margaret (O'Neill), BSc (1972) - also all graduated from the College.

People

Richard O. Copeland and Sarah M. Henry (Sorcha M. Nic Énrí) and, below, Richard O. and Sarah M. Copeland.

References

- COIS COIRIBE (UCG magazine for its graduates, 1994.
- UCG Calendar, 1952-3

Contributor

Bibliographic Citation

C. Walsh, S. Mac Mathúna, 'Dick and Sadie (Henry) Copeland, 1943 and 1993', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14730, Archival Record Id VHR

Spatial Coverage

Temporal Coverage

Period

1940s and 1990s

Category

b&w
group
on-campus
indoors

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/