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Irish Nationality Room

Unknown1957

University of Pittsburgh Library System

University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pittsburgh, United States

View of the Irish Nationality Room inside the Cathedral of Learning. Dedicated May 18, 1957, the mostly stone Irish room represents a 12th century Irish Christian oratory. The stone above the blackboard contains pre-Christian symbols, like cat masks and boar heads. The column contains masks representing the fact that paganism stayed in Ireland even after Christianity arrived.

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  • Title: Irish Nationality Room
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1957
  • Location Created: Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Rights: In Copyright
  • Medium: photograph
University of Pittsburgh Library System

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