Talk:Trinity College Dublin

Architecture 1592-1700's
I have previously raised this point, to no avail. The university was founded in 1592. It's present architecture dates from the mid 1700's. Do any architectural renderings of the university from its foundation to the 18c "rebuild" survive? We're talking some 150 years. The previous structure deserves attention. Hanoi Road (talk) 01:42, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * There are a few webpages at archiseek.com, some of which seem old enough for your needs, such as this one. ww2censor (talk) 11:25, 5 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes, thanks. I've seen this before, and it's the only one I could ever track down. It seems strange that (apparently) no other drawing was produced. No image of quad, etc. I haven't even been able to ascertain whether the location was the same (top of Dame St/Westmoreland St). As said, we're talking about one and a half centuries here. That's quite a black hole.  Hanoi Road (talk) 18:42, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Further digging in that site reveals that the Rubrics are the sole remaining structure of what was originally an entire quadrangle. So that's it. The whole thing was a redbrick quad. Not sure if you'd like to put that in somewhere. Hanoi Road (talk) 18:50, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Oxbridge references
This article refers to Oxford and Cambridge, 15 and 17 times, respectively, including repeatedly in the introduction. I don't believe the links between the universities are particularly critical (as evidenced by the fact that both the Oxford and Cambridge articles mention Dublin only once). I would recommend reducing the prominence and number of references. Bartberrebart (talk) 14:41, 8 November 2022 (UTC)


 * No, they're fairly critical. Take a look at "Steamboat Ladies", which gives just one example of the long-standing connection. Trinity was modelled on Oxbridge, and the academic interchange alone (Ernest Walton or Oscar Wilde for example) are very important. I've taken another look at it, and the references seem in all cases quite useful. 86.160.21.41 (talk) 20:23, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Academic Boosterism
Removed. I suggest that citations are requested where needed, or that specific issues be raised on the talk page. This is a blanket criticism without specifics which cannot be addressed without detail. 86.179.205.163 (talk) 20:29, 4 August 2023 (UTC)