Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin
Collegium Sanctae Individuae Trinitatis
Motto
Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam (Latin)[1]
Motto in English
It will last into endless future times[1]
Established3 March 1592; 432 years ago (1592-03-03)
FounderQueen Elizabeth I
Location
Dublin
,
Ireland

53°20′40″N 6°15′28″W / 53.3444°N 6.2577°W / 53.3444; -6.2577
Websitetcd.ie

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is the oldest university in Ireland. It was started in 1592.[2]

History

TCD was started at the command of Elizabeth I in 1592,[2] using a building of God.[3]

After 1873 those not in the Anglican denomination were allowed to be at TCD.[2] Women were not allowed until 1904.[4]

Features

TCD is near the centre of Dublin in an area of 40 acres (0.16 km2).[5]

TCD has many of Dublin's buildings that were created in the 1700s.[6]

The TCD library was finished 1732 but had begun some years earlier.[7] In is famous for its books. It has the Book of Kells.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Speech at Vietnam National University: Entrepreneurship-Innovation-Research: the education mission at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "University of Dublin | university, Dublin, Ireland | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. ↑ Will Fulford-Jones (1999). Time Out Dublin (2nd ed.). London: Penguin Group. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-14-028173-6. OCLC 1036877540. OL 7352180M. Wikidata Q115206271.
  4. ↑ "Women's hour: Trinity set to elect a female provost for the first time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  5. ↑ Fullford-Jones (1999). p. 30
  6. ↑ Fullford-Jones (1999). p. 39
  7. ↑ British Association for the Advancement of Science (1908), Handbook to the city of Dublin and the surrounding district., Dublin: Dublin University Press, p. 292, OCLC 644451769, OL 13505672M, Wikidata Q115258660