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Irish Newspapers

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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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