Episode 9 - Dr Richard Caulfield, Librarian & Antiquarian

Born 1823, one of 6 children to Catherine and William; renowned as Secretary, Librarian and Custodian of the Royal Cork Institution, founded in 1802, the precursor to Queen’s College, Cork, later renamed University College Cork; went on to become librarian at Queen’s College, following its establishment in 1845; author of The Annals of St Finbarre’s Cathedral (1871), as well as other books of transcriptions of Cork city parish records; bronze door erected at St Finbarr’s Cathedral in his memory; papers held as part of Caulfield Collection at UCC; died February 1887, remains lie at St Luke’s Cemetery, Douglas.

Reference: "Dr. Richard Caulfield: antiquarian, scholar and academic librarian", by McCarthy, J.P., Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 92, 1987.

The plaque is located at 49-50 North Main Street.

Contributor: Douglas Walsh, Tour Guide at St Finbarr's Cathedral, Cork.

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