Ancient university
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The ancient universities are a set of seven surviving British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities that were founded before 1600 AD, and are located in Scotland, England, and
The University of Oxford in Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world
The University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England
The University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland
The University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland
Trinity College Dublin
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The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, branded by the board as Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and officially incorporated as Trinity College Dublin,
Ancient university
…authority of a royal charter granted by James VI 1592 University of Dublin Kingdom of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Founded by charter of Queen Elizabeth I; Trinity College is the only constituent college of the university In the Middle Ages, universities followed the canonical hours of the church. As the masters in the…
Entrance gateway on College Green
The Book of Kells is the most famous of the volumes in the Trinity College Library. Shown here are the Madonna and Child from Kells (folio 7v).
Main entrance (1837)
Bram Stoker, Trinity graduate and author of Dracula