Fr Tom Kyne Retirement Presentation
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Title
Fr Tom Kyne Retirement Presentation
Identifier
VHS0001
Depiction
Thirteen men and two women standing behind a table on which is a television set
Description
This was a Retirement Presentation function for Fr Tom Kyne, (Catholic) Dean of Residence, in about 1974 in the Men's Club (as shown by the notice on the wall regarding the rules of Billiards).
He was presented with a television set at the function attended by a wide variety of his colleagues.
Fr Kyne's title was not 'Chaplain', but 'Dean of Residence', which was a statutory office from the outset as one of the 'Officers of Residence' (Statute I (1911), later retitled 'Deans of Residence'. Each religious denomination was entitled to nominate a clergyman for appointment as Dean of Residence in respect of students of that denomination. The Deans' duties involved supervision of the general conduct of students outside the precincts of the College, whereas the prime focus of the duties of the Lady Superintendent (also a statutory office) was the supervision of the conduct of women students within the precincts of the College. The establishment of 'Deans of Residences' from the early days of QCG (1857 onwards) in respect of each of the main religious denominations (although not taken up by the Catholic Hierarchy) was largely a means of enabling spiritual care for students of each denomination, linked to an inspection of the licensed boarding-houses where they stayed, all within the fraught environment of the establishment of the Queen's Colleges on a non-denominational basis.
He was presented with a television set at the function attended by a wide variety of his colleagues.
Fr Kyne's title was not 'Chaplain', but 'Dean of Residence', which was a statutory office from the outset as one of the 'Officers of Residence' (Statute I (1911), later retitled 'Deans of Residence'. Each religious denomination was entitled to nominate a clergyman for appointment as Dean of Residence in respect of students of that denomination. The Deans' duties involved supervision of the general conduct of students outside the precincts of the College, whereas the prime focus of the duties of the Lady Superintendent (also a statutory office) was the supervision of the conduct of women students within the precincts of the College. The establishment of 'Deans of Residences' from the early days of QCG (1857 onwards) in respect of each of the main religious denominations (although not taken up by the Catholic Hierarchy) was largely a means of enabling spiritual care for students of each denomination, linked to an inspection of the licensed boarding-houses where they stayed, all within the fraught environment of the establishment of the Queen's Colleges on a non-denominational basis.
People
(Back row, from left) Pat 'Lester' Canny, - , Fr Tom Kyne, Tony Deffely (President, Students' Union / Uachtarán, Comhaltas na Mac Léinn), Mixie ?, Gerry Cloherty (MD, Connacht Tribune), Pádraig Mac Diarmada (former Supervisor of Examinations), - , - .
(Second row, from left) Alfie Sherlock (College Steward, Gate Lodge), Professor James Mitchell (former Registrar and Secretary), Pete Curran (Caretaker, Men's Club).
(Front row, from left) - , Professor Elizabeth (Nellie) Lee, Christy Townley (Librarian).
(Second row, from left) Alfie Sherlock (College Steward, Gate Lodge), Professor James Mitchell (former Registrar and Secretary), Pete Curran (Caretaker, Men's Club).
(Front row, from left) - , Professor Elizabeth (Nellie) Lee, Christy Townley (Librarian).
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
C. Walsh, S. Mac Mathúna, 'Fr Tom Kyne Retirement Presentation', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14837, Archival Record Id VHRS
Text in image
(On wall) The Rules
BILLIARDS
BILLIARDS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1970s
Category
b&w
group
on-campus
indoors
Language
English
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
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