Irish Central

Trinity College Dublin renames main Library formerly named after Irish-born slave-holder

Trinity College Dublin is renaming its main Library, formerly named after George Berkeley, after the acclaimed Irish poet Eavan Boland. This decision was made by the University Board on Wednesday, ...
CNN

Ireland’s oldest university names its first building after a woman. It only took 433 years

Trinity College Dublin may have been founded by Queen Elizabeth I, but for over 400 years every building on the prestigious university campus has been named after a man. Until now. This month, an ...
Irish Central

Trinity College Dublin celebrates renaming of Library after Irish poet Eavan Boland

In the week after International Women’s Day, Trinity College Dublin marked the renaming of its main library after the poet Eavan Boland with a special event on campus today, Monday, March 10. The ...
The Irish Times

Goodbye George Berkeley, hello Eavan Boland: why has Trinity renamed its biggest library?

Remind me why the name Berkeley was so controversial? George Berkeley, born in Kilkenny in 1685, was a theologian and philosopher who spent most of his life studying and working in Trinity. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Go Behind the Scenes at an Iconic Irish Library as Staff Move 700,000 Historical Treasures Into Storage

Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library will close for restoration and construction in 2027. What does that mean for the medieval manuscripts and books housed there? Made Possible Through the Support of ...
Independent.ie

Permission granted for 'major conservation and redevelopment' of Old Library in Trinity College Dublin

The iconic Old Library in Trinity College Dublin is due to get a facelift in order to modernise environmental control and fire protection measures The Old Library in Trinity College Dublin will ...