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The university was founded as a college in the 1840s under the original name of Queen's College, Cork which became University College, Cork under a charter issued after the Irish Universites Act, 1908 became law. The terms of the Universities Act, 1997 were used to rename the university after resolution by the Senate of the National University of Ireland.

Student numbers, currently at over 14,000, have increased greatly since the late 1980s, precipitating the expansion of the campus by the acquisition adjacent buildings and lands. However the Boole Library, named after the first professor of mathematics George Boole, has not expanded, resulting in legendary overcrowding. A new extension will begin construction in the Summer of 2005 to avoid disruption to students during term. This article is not about George Boolos, another mathematical logician. ...

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The university was named "Irish University of the Year 2003-2004" [1] (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8444-815589,00.html) by the Sunday Times, UK, a result disputed by Trinity College[2] (http://www.tcd.ie/). The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

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