diploma in family history irish newspapers. incidental detail
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Diploma in Family HistoryDiploma in Family History
Irish Newspapers
INCIDENTAL DETAILINCIDENTAL DETAIL
NEWSPAPERSNEWSPAPERSWhen?
From c 1750Where?
Dublin, Cork, Limerick/Clare, Carlow/Kilkenny, Belfast and Ulster
For whom?Anglo-Irish; rising Catholic middle classes; convicts
Types of informationBiographical notices
• Marriages• Obituaries• (Births)
AdvertisementsCourt cases
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AdvertisementsElopementsBusiness announcementsBankruptcies
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Court reportsOften verbatimBut hard to find ...Except for indexes & online
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LocationsOnlineNational Library (“Newsplan”)Dublin City Library and ArchiveThe British LibraryLocal libraries
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The British Library
ResearchGive yourself plenty of time, orSearch online, orUse an index
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IndexesEspecially ffolliott, “Cork & Kerry, 1756-1827”, “Limerick, Ennis, Clonmel and Waterford 1758-1821”: DCLA
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Onlinewww.irishtimes.com/archive ( from 1859, free through any Irish public library)www.irishnewsarchive.com (Freeman’s Journal from 1763, Irish Independent from 1905, Irish Press from 1931, provincial mainly 20th C.)www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk - Freeman’s Journal 1820-1900, Belfast News Letter 1828-1900, Cork Examiner 1841-46 .... FindMyPast.ie
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NEWSPAPERSNEWSPAPERSIrish Times, Jan 5 1880
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www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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