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Belfast were opened for students on October 30th, 1849.
The Queen’s University in Ireland was founded in 1850, and its Charter
provided that the Senate should have power to confer upon the students of
the Queen’s Colleges of Belfast, Cork and Galway such degrees and
distinctions in the faculties of Arts, Law and Physics as are granted in other
colleges and universities of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1879 the University Education (Ireland) Act provided for the formation of a
new University in Ireland. The Charter for the new University, styled the
Royal University, was granted on 27th April 1882, and the Queen’s University
was dissolved on 3rd February 1882.
Under the provisions of the Irish Universities Act, 1908, two new Universities
were established - the National University of Ireland and the Queen’s
University, Belfast; Queen’s Colleges, Cork became University College Cork,
a Constituent College of the National University of Ireland. A new Charter for
the College was issued on the 2 December, 1908. The Royal University was
dissolved on 31st October 1909.
Under the Universities Act 1997 University College Cork was reconstituted as
National University of Ireland, Cork (Ollscoil na hÉireann, Corcaigh). In
November 1998, this name was changed by Ministerial Order to University
College Cork-National University of Ireland, Cork, (Coláiste na hOllscoile,
Corcaigh - Ollscoil na hÉireann, Corcaigh).
National University of Ireland, Galway
The University was founded in 1845 as Queens College Galway. It was one
of the three Queen’s Colleges founded under the provisions of the Act 8 and
9 Victoria, cap. 66, entitled “An Act to enable her Majesty to endow new
Colleges for the Advancement of Learning in Ireland” (short title The Queen’s
Colleges (Ireland) Act, 1845), the others being located in Belfast and Cork.
On December 30, 1845, Letters Patent were issued incorporating it under the
name and style of “The President, Vice-President and Professors of Queens
College Galway.”The College was opened for Students on October 30, 1849.
The Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the three Queen’s Colleges
constituted a Board of Government till the foundation of the Queen’s
University in 1850. By the University Education (Ireland) Act, 1879, provision
was made for the foundation of the Royal University and the dissolution of the
Queen’s University within two years from the date of the Charter of the Royal
University. All Graduates and Matriculated Students of the Queen’s
University at the time of dissolution became Graduates and Students of the
Royal University, and all existing Professors of the Queen’s Colleges
continued to be University Professors. The Charter of the Royal University
was granted on April 27, 1880, and the Queen’s University was dissolved on
February 3, 1882.
By the Irish Universities Act, 1908, the Royal University was dissolved (in
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