UCC Historical Society

‼️ HistSoc is going to Galway ‼️ The three day trip will be filled with historical tours and must see sights 👏 if you would be interested in joining us for this amazing trip at only €23 per person, please fill out the Google form in our bio ! We hope to see ye in Galway☺️

Looking for one final celebration before exams start? Then join us on Wednesday in the Vicarstown Town bar to celebrate the end of another fantastic semester with Hist Soc🪩 Our social will start at 7:30pm and students of all disciplines are more than welcome to join us☺️

The Mealagh Valley Heritage Keepers, UCC School of History and UCC History Society warmly invite you to attend the screening of an oral history film focusing on the memories of the Mealagh Valley, a rural community in west Cork.

Voices of the Valley
Tuesday 31 March, 7pm
Boole 1

The film was produced as part of the Mealagh Valley Oral History Project. The project was generously funded by The Heritage Council and Cork County Council and is part of the Cork Folklore Project.

The Mealagh Valley in West Cork is a unique place in Europe, where a time before cars, before tractors, before electricity, and running water – is still living memory for the people who grew up here and who live here now.
In Voices of the Valley, twelve local elders share their stories – from All-Ireland singing champion Vincent Crowley to telephonist Mary Hurley, from flax farmer Mary O’Sullivan to Tom Conway, who helped bring electricity to Ireland’s remote islands with the ESB. Their recollections are funny, poignant, and deeply evocative, painting a portrait of a rural Ireland almost unimaginable today.
What emerges is not nostalgia, but an exploration of generational environmental change and communal spirit. Once, children searched for birds’ nests for fun – now the ditches are gone, and with them the birds. Everyone recalls the corncrake, once called the “sound of summer,” yet absent for over fifty years. Without judgment, the film invites us to reflect on what has vanished – not only from our natural environment, but from our communities – the neighbourliness, the meitheals, and the shared resilience of a different time.

Want to join the committee and be part of running one of the best societies on campus? Our AGM takes place on Thursday, April 9th at 7pm!

We have a number of positions up for grabs, as well as a number of constitutional amendments.

If you’d like to apply, message us here or email us at [email protected]! Hope to hear from you!

Want to give a presentation on your favourite historical interests? Then join us Thursday at 6:30pm in West Wing 5 🙌 Don’t forget to send your PowerPoint to [email protected] beforehand☺️

What an incredibly successful week raising money for RAG week charities with our “Smash or Pass” and “Pie the Committee” events !🥳 Thank you to everyone who generously donated and helped us to achieve our donation goals ! And thank you to our committee members who bravely faced all their challenges 🙌

Join us for a movie night on Tuesday the 24th at 7pm to watch Marie Antoinette 🎀 In the wise words of Marie Antoinette “Let them have…… free popcorn in Boole 2” 🍿

We’ve got some exciting plans coming up for RAG week🤩 ⏱️Tuesday join us in Fran Well at 7pm to vote on your favourite historical hotties and raise money for RAG 🔥 ⏱️Wednesday our committee will bravely be outside the Boole waiting for you to pie them🙌 All proceeds will be going towards RAG charities !

Finally the moment ye have all been waiting for…… our Annual History Formal 🥳 We are delighted to invite you all to our formal taking place on the 3rd of March in the Aula Maxima ! This will be a night filled with music, awards, food and refreshments so make sure to purchase a ticket ! 🌟The formal is open to students of all disciplines, not just history students! 🎟️Tickets will be on sale Wednesday the 11th of February from 10am outside Boole Library at €17.50
We hope to see you all there !

Exciting news ahead ‼️Keep an eye on our page to see what we’ve been working on………👀

Join us Tuesday in West Wing 6 for a talk about the recent 100 year anniversary of Irish Radio with Dr. Finola Doyle-O’Neill 📻 This talk will be followed by an informative Q&A🙌