The Fitzgibbon Cup is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions in Ireland.
The 'Fitzgibbon Cup donated by The Rev Fr Edwin Fitzgibbon O.S.F.C. (Order of Saints Francis and Clare, a Franciscan religious order) for Inter-Collegiate Hurling competition. The silver cup was made by Messrs William Egan & Sons, silversmiths, Cork, Ireland in February 1912. It is 24 inches in height. A detachable lid was lost in 1973 and never replaced. Old Celtic tracing designs are engraved around the edges of the trophy. The handles have open-mouthed creatures, probably fish. The cup was mounted on a mahogany plinth to which plaques with the names of the winning teams were attached.
University College Dublin
University College Dublin is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest university, and amongst the most prestigious universities in Europe. Five Nobel Laureates are among UCD's alumni and current and former staff. Additionally, four Taoisigh and three Irish Presidents have graduated from UCD, along with one President of India.
Saint John Henry Newman, first rector of the then Catholic University of Ireland, out of which sprang the current UCD
The Gardens located behind Earlsfort Terrace donated and renamed in his honour by UCD in 1908
Gerard Manley Hopkins, one of the leading Victorian poets of the 19th Century, Professor of Greek and Latin
The Tierny (Administration) and Newman (Arts) Buildings, Belfield campus, UCD.