Here is the history of Cregan Library to date

1. 1875St. Patrick’s Training College opens
The history of the Library has never been collated and parts of
it are patchy. What we do know, however, is that there was an
established Library in St. Patrick’s College by 1884.
Here is a timeline of the evidence from 1875 to present.

2. The Irish Times. 27th Oct., 1891
Address by Archbishop Walsh
Source: Irish Newspaper Archive
1884
Library part of
existing college
buildings
1887
Plans made for a
Library in new wing
1891
Building starts on
the new wing

3. Professor’s Library, Belvedere House
Source: Views of St. Patrick’s Training College 1908. Dublin : Browne and Nolan, 1909.
1908
Professor’s
Library

4. The Student’s Library
Source: Views of St. Patrick’s Training College 1908. Dublin : Browne and Nolan, 1909.
1908
Student’s
Library

5. “The Library corridor”
Views of St. Patrick’s Training College. Dublin : Browne and Nolan, 1909.
1908
Library
Corridor

6. The Resource Centre in 1908
The Chapel
Source: Views of St. Patrick’s Training College 1908.
Dublin : Browne and Nolan, 1909.

7. Connaught Telegraph. 6th Feb., 1937
Source: Irish Newspaper Archive
1937
A new Library…?

8. 1965
New chapel built
Irish press. 4th May, 1967
Source: Irish Newspaper Archive
1957
Another new Library…??

9. 1967Formal opening of new buildings
1968 Library moves to the old chapel
(current Resource Centre)
1980Library moves to E-Block
(current location)

10. Early 1980s
Library in E-Block

11. Irish Independent. Oct. 15th, 1987
Source: Irish Newspaper Archive
Irish Press. 19th Jan., 1988
Source: Irish Newspaper Archive
1987
Cutbacks
– Library services
reduced
1988
Library occupied
during protests

12. 2000s
Library still in E-block

13. 2010
Funding promised
for a new Library
www.breakingnews.ie 14/07/2010 Accessed: 11/04/2014

14. Early
2011
- Preparing
the site
Pic: Christine Jordan

15. The vision for the new Library
by RMJM Taylor Architects

16. New Library
building underway
- Summer 2014

17. Opens February 2015

18. To be continued…

19. www.isos.dias.ie