Publication Extracts
In this section you will find extracts and content from publications made relating to Irish history, Irish genealogy, and Irish family ancestry. A strong research tool.
By Richard Hayes. Published by MH Gill & Sons Ltd. Dublin 1949.
Excerpted from "Irish Records: Sources for Family and Local History".
The outgoing British garrisons, embarrassed by this civil strife, unintentionally bred trouble for the Free State. Their officers had been harried and kidnapped and many of them slain, so no friendly feelings towards the incoming authority could be cherished. Munitions and barracks were handed over (unwittingly) to foes ...
Absentee landlords were common in Ireland and for many landlord's the main interest was income rather than the conditions of their tenants. Many landlords realized that they could get a higher income by turning their properties to pasture than to continue with the old practice of collecting rents from tenant farmers. Evictions was the most common way of getting rid of unwanted tenants.
"The Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) is a public body founded in 1928. Its remit is based on the principles of dissemination, preservation and promotion of original source materials—in public and private ownership—for the history and cultural heritage of Ireland."
CELT, the Corpus of Electronic Texts, is Ireland's longest running Humanities Computing project. It brings the wealth of Irish literary and historical culture to you on the Internet, for the use and benefit of everyone worldwide. It has a searchable online textbase consisting of 14.5 million words, in 1160 contemporary and historical documents from many areas, including literature and the other arts.
Concentrated in Bodleian Library and Corpus Christ College
The links contained within will take you to the articles currently on Ireland Old News.com and are organized by county of publication, year and month. These pages are updated frequently so be sure to check back often for your particular interests.
Whether you are a researcher, historian or you simply want to know more about Britain's history, take this fantastic opportunity to search this vast treasure trove of historical newspapers from your own home.
The Belfast Newsletter, an Irish newspaper that began publication in Belfast in 1737 and continues in business until this day, has good claim to being the oldest continually-published English-language newspaper.
This index is compiled by Sir Arthur Vicars, F.S. A., Ulster-King-of -Arms, by whose courtesy it is included in this work. The periodical existed only two years and ceased to appear when the Publishers were given an official appointment.
The Belfast Newsletter, an Irish newspaper that began publication in Belfast in 1737 and continues in business until this day, has good claim to being the oldest continually-published English-language newspaper.
The Clare Champion is a weekly newspaper published in County Clare. It was first published in March 1903, after its predecessor the Clare Man, was forced to close due to a libel case.
The data includes entries that interest me from various Irish newspapers from 1720 to 1865 sorted by family name.
A newspaper exists to reflect the society which it serves. The Irish Times is no different. It has changed and reinvented itself over and over again down through the years, evolving, writing the first draft of history about the political, social, economic and cultural landmarks on the island of Ireland.
The data includes entries from various Irish newspapers from 1720 to 1865 sorted by family name.
A unique source for over 15,000 birth, marriage and death announcements appearing in a leading Irish newspaper during the years 1817-23.
This page is an index of 54,622 obituaries of people who were born and/or died in Ireland, or whose deaths were mentioned in Irish newspapers.
These abstracts are taken from The Freeman's Journal, copies of which were researched on microfilm in the National Library of Ireland, on microfilm in the Library of University College Dublin.
Northern Ireland has no National Library, so NIPR aims to identify, collect and preserve every book, pamphlet, periodical and report published in Northern Ireland since January 2000 and create an accompanying bibliography.
Published in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 1894, Vol. II.
Gravestone records, Gravestone photographs, 1901 Census records, 1911 Census records, 1931 Trade Directory records, Birth records, Marriage records, Death records, Lewis' Topographical records, Griffith's Valuation records, and much more.
The following is an extract from Professor Brendan Kennelly's introduction to a book of which he was an editor. The Book is 'Ireland's Women. Writings Past and Present', dedicated to President Mary Robinson.
Extract from a paper presented to the Irish Natural History Society and later published in the Journal of that Society, on the General use of the potato in Ireland.
We rejoice to state that in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant, there has not been a more plentiful supply of herrings taken in our bay than on Monday night last; and on every evening up to Thursday.
We regret to say that a young man accidentally lost his life on the Railway works at Sallins, Co. Kildare on Wednesday evening last.
On Sunday last, a faction fight on an extensive scale took place in Clonbrock, Queen’s Co., which happily did not terminate in any serious result owing to the timely interference of the Newtown constabulary.
At the Thomastown Petty Sessions on Tuesday last, the Chairman (Mr. P. C. Creaghe, R.M.) said, "Before beginning the business of the court I desire to say that my three brother magistrates and I regret that we are the only representatives of a generally large bench of magistrates here, but such as we are we would like to express in the most public way possible our deep sympathy with Major J. H. Connellan and his family, and young Mrs. Connellan, widow of Major Peter Conellan ..."
The annual general meeting was held on Monday evening, March 28th, at the Fire Station. The meeting was very large and influential. The annual report read showed the club to be in a sound position, and their sports justly popular. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year.