1. Diploma in Family History Irish Newspapers

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3. NEWSPAPERS When? From c 1750 Where? Dublin, Cork, Limerick/Clare, Carlow/Kilkenny, Belfast and Ulster For whom? Anglo-Irish; rising Catholic middle classes; convicts

4. Types of information Biographical notices Marriages Obituaries (Births) Advertisements Court cases NEWSPAPERS

5. Advertisements Elopements Business announcements Bankruptcies NEWSPAPERS

6. Court reports Often verbatim But hard to find... Except for indexes & online NEWSPAPERS

7. Locations Online National Library (“Newsplan”) Dublin City Library and Archive The British Library Local libraries NEWSPAPERS The British Library

8. Research Give yourself plenty of time, or Search online, or Use an index NEWSPAPERS

9. Indexes Especially ffolliott, “Cork & Kerry, 1756-1827”, “Limerick, Ennis, Clonmel and Waterford 1758-1821”: DCLA NEWSPAPERS

10. Online www.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 20 th C.) www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk - Freeman’s Journal 1820-1900, Belfast News Letter 1828-1900, Cork Examiner 1841-46.... FindMyPast.ie NEWSPAPERS

11. Irish Times, Jan 5 1880

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13. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

14. WWW.IRISHTIMES.COM/ARCHIVE