Irish Central

Trinity College Dublin renames main Library formerly named after Irish-born slave-holder

Trinity College Dublin is renaming its main Library, formerly named after George Berkeley, after the acclaimed Irish poet Eavan Boland. This decision was made by the University Board on Wednesday, ...
Irish Central

Trinity College Dublin to “dename” library as it confronts slave-owner legacy

The name of Trinity College Dublin's Berkeley Library has been judged as "inconsistent with the University’s core values," Trinity said in a statement today, April 26. George Berkeley, a former fellow ...
CNN

Ireland’s oldest university names its first building after a woman. It only took 433 years

Trinity College Dublin may have been founded by Queen Elizabeth I, but for over 400 years every building on the prestigious university campus has been named after a man. Until now. This month, an ...
The New York Times

A Philosopher and a Slaver, but No Longer a Name on a Library

No one disputes that George Berkeley was among Ireland’s greatest thinkers, but he was also an unapologetic slaver. Now, Trinity College Dublin is taking his name off one of its buildings. By Ed ...
The Irish Times

Trinity College Dublin celebrates renaming former Berkeley library after poet Eavan Boland

The renaming of Trinity College Dublin’s former Berkeley Library after Eavan Boland is “rooted in the determination of staff and students that the building should no longer commemorate a slave owner”, ...