Transcript of oral history interview by Edward Walsh

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Context

Edward M. Walsh is the Founding President of the University of Limerick established by Ireland in 1989. He headed the institution from its inception as the National Institute for Higher Education Limerick, in 1970, when he was appointed as Chairman of the Planning Board, and Director, through its transformation to a university in 1989, when he was appointed President, until his retirement in 1998, when he was awarded the title of “Founding President” for life.

Description:

Twenty-eight-page-long transcript of the oral history interview given by Edward Walsh, conducted by the Digital Repository of Ireland as part of The Atlantic Philanthropies archive project (2017-2020) titled Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland in 2020.

Type:

text and transcripts

Creator:

Digital Repository of Ireland, 2015 -

Subject:

Curated collection--Oral histories, Curated collection--Education, Curated collection--Infrastructure, Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization), University of Limerick Foundation, Curated collection--Edward Walsh, Grant 21250, Grant 07061, Laboratory facilities, Research buildings, Music-halls, Art galleries, and Charity organization

Grant:

Grant 21250 and Grant 07061

Grantee:

University of Limerick Foundation

Year of Grant:

1990 and 2012

Location of Grantee:

Limerick

Rights:

Copyright is with DRI and Edward Walsh. Please see license for reuse.

Attribution:

Digital Repository of Ireland and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.8049vt23h