Ambassador de Almeida e Sousa Visits the Russell Library

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 09:45

On Thursday 13 September the Russell Library welcomed a visit to the reading room from Ambassador Dr. Miguel de Almeida e Sousa, Head of Mission at the Embassy of Portugal in Ireland.  Ambassador Almeida e Sousa and his colleagues enjoyed a guided tour of the reading room hosted by Special Collections Librarian, Barbara McCormack.

The visit was arranged in conjunction with the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies in MU School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures.  One of the items on display for the visit included a collection of Oaths dating from 1777-78 from the Salamanca archive collection of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth.