Hundreds of framed pieces of UCC’s Old Bar floor snapped up by nostalgic alumni

'These frames are going to be on people's walls around the world, a little piece of UCC away from home'

A framed piece of the Old Bar floor

In one of the finest examples of the phrase ‘one man's trash is another man's treasure’, a staff member in UCC had a genius idea to sell some of the university’s social history and alumni have been quick to buy them.

UCC’s Old Bar was a space that held many fond memories for former students, from first dates to quiz nights with new lifelong friends as well as a place to celebrate or lament exam results. Its hot chicken rolls are still spoken about in a hushed, reverent whisper.