University College Dublin
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Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath | |
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| Latin: [Universitate Hiberniae Nationali apud Dublinum] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) | |
| 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 |
| Website | {{URL|example.com|optional display text}} |
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
- John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt.jpg
Saint John Henry Newman, first rector of the then Catholic University of Ireland, out of which sprang the current UCD
- UCDNewmanHouse.jpg
Newman house, St Stephen's Green, Dublin. The original location of UCD
- Iveagh Gardens Wasserfallblick.JPG
The Gardens located behind Earlsfort Terrace donated and renamed in his honour by UCD in 1908
- Gbuildings.jpg
Government Buildings, Dublin. The former location of the UCD science and engineering faculties. Opened by King George V in 1905
- GerardManleyHopkins.jpg
Gerard Manley Hopkins, one of the leading Victorian poets of the 19th Century, Professor of Greek and Latin
- Belfield Arts Block 1445w.jpg
The Tierny (Administration) and Newman (Arts) Buildings, Belfield campus, UCD.
- UCD graduates July 15, 1944.jpg
UCD graduates, 15 July 1944
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'Noah's egg' outside the Veterinary School by Rachel Joynt (2004)
- Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort.JPG
Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, Blackrock
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pullella, Philip; Phelan, Ciara (2019-07-01). "UCD founder to be made a saint". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ "An education in itself: UCD celebrates its 150th birthday". The Irish Times. 2004-11-02. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ "University College Dublin reveals new masterplan renderings". The Architect’s Newspaper. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
Other websites
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