University College Dublin
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Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath | |
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| Latin: Universitate Hiberniae Nationali apud Dublinum | |
| Motto | Ad Astra; Cothrom na Féinne |
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Motto in English | To the Stars; Justice and equality |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1854 |
| Location | , Ireland |
| Campus | Urban, 133 hectares (330 acres) |
| Language | English, Irish, others |
University College Dublin (UCD) is a public university in Dublin, Ireland.
History
UCD had its beginning in 1854 . It was started by John Henry Newman as The Catholic University.[1] The school started with three houses. They were 86 St Stephen’s Green (St Patrick’s or University House), 16 Harcourt Street (St Lawrence’s) and 6 Harcourt Street (St Mary’s).[1]
The name of the university was changed from The Catholic University to University College Dublin in 1908.[1] UCD began to move out from the centre of Dublin to Belfield in1964.[2]
Features
UCD has over 30,000 students. At Belfield, the school covers 133 ha (330 acres).[3]
University College Dublin Media
Saint John Henry Newman, first rector of the then Catholic University of Ireland, out of which sprang the current UCD
Newman house, St Stephen's Green, Dublin. The original location of UCD
The Gardens located behind Earlsfort Terrace donated and renamed in his honour by UCD in 1908
Government Buildings, Dublin. The former location of the UCD science and engineering faculties. Opened by King George V in 1905
Gerard Manley Hopkins, one of the leading Victorian poets of the 19th Century, Professor of Greek and Latin
The Tierny (Administration) and Newman (Arts) Buildings, Belfield campus, UCD.
UCD graduates, 15 July 1944
'Noah's egg' outside the Veterinary School by Rachel Joynt (2004)
Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, Blackrock
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pullella, Philip. UCD founder to be made a saint. Irish Mirror (2019-07-01). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ An education in itself: UCD celebrates its 150th birthday (in en). The Irish Times (2004-11-02). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ University College Dublin reveals new masterplan renderings (in en-US). The Architect’s Newspaper (2018-06-27). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
Other websites
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