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University College Cork (UCC) is one of four constituent universities of the federal National University of Ireland.

Founded in 1845, UCC is one of Ireland's oldest institutes of higher learning and was originally established as Queen's College. At the same time, two other Queen's Colleges were established in Ireland - one in Galway, the other in Belfast.



The original site chosen for the University is believed to have a connection with the patron saint of Cork, St Finbarr, who set up a monastery and school of learning in close proximity to the University. Hence the University's motto "Where Finbarr Taught, Let Munster Learn".

Queen's College, Cork was founded under the provisions of an act which enabled Queen Victoria to endow new colleges for the Advancement of Learning in Ireland. Under the powers of this act, the three colleges of Belfast, Cork and Galway were incorporated on the 30th day of December, 1845. The statutes were drawn up and a system of education was arranged by a board consisting of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the three colleges. The professors were appointed on 4th August, 1849, and on 30th October that year, the colleges were opened for students.

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