Trinity College or the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth is the only participant college of the University of Dublin, which is a Research University in Dublin, Ireland. The college was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592, being modeled after collegiate universities of Oxford and Cambridge. However, in contrast to these connected institutions just one college was ever formed as -- The Mother of a University. Consequently the names Trinity College and University of Dublin are typically equivalent for practical applications. Trinity College is the most esteemed university of Ireland, in part because of its lengthy and illustrious history, which has led to it being widely regarded as one of the elite universities of Europe. It has 23 schools spread across three faculties that offer degree and certificate programmes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The college is especially well-regarded in the humanities, law, and literature, and admissions are solely based on academic ability. A graduate of Dublin, Oxford, or Cambridge may receive an equivalent degree at either of the other two institutions by virtue of their affiliation. This is because Trinity College Dublin, St Johns College, Cambridge and Oriel College, Oxford are sister colleges. It also conducts considerable research in immunology, mathematics, engineering, psychology, politics, and English, as well as in nanotechnology, information technology, and other fields. Initially the Trinity College was built outside city limits of Dublin. It was established in part to solidify the control of the Tudor monarchy over Ireland. In 1904, the college initially allowed women to enrol as full members. In 1904, the college initially allowed women to enrol as full members. The Book of Kells, which arrived at the college in 1661 for safekeeping following the Cromwellian raids on religious institutions, is one of the great amounts of manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, which serves as a legal deposit library for both Ireland and Great Britain. It has approximately 7 million printed volumes. A unique copy of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence of the Irish Republic may be found in the Long Room collection, as well as a wooden harp from the fifteenth century that served as inspiration for the present flag of the country. The library is the most significant in Ireland with more than 500,000 visits annually [Information – Credit : Trinity_College_Dublin, Wikipedia; Wikipedia-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College_Dublin ] [Image : Trinity College in Dublin ; Image-Credit: JustPhotof, Pexels ; (Please Relate to Source Image-URL for More Image Usage Property and License) Image-Source-Link : https://www.pexels.com/photo/trinity-college-in-dublin-5459746/ ]
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