The use of newspapers in genealogy provides professional and novice researchers the possibility to find  and wide and varied assortment of information that will allow them gather rare insights into your family history’s past.

Irish Newspaper Archives records start in 1738 and contain regional and daily newspapers therefore offering millions of pages  ripe with anecdotes to family heritage. With over 60 newspapers titles available researchers will have the ability to tie down ancestor’s location and time to a county and have access to the regional paper from that location. This is only possible through Irish Newspaper Archives as we offer the largest online database of Irish Newspaper in the world. Continue Reading

1916 Irish News Archives

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IRISH AT THE FRONT Irish Independent 10.February.1916
Mr Redmond pays our Irish troops on the front line a fine tribute.
"It is these soldiers of ours, with their astonishing courage and their beautiful faith, with their natural military genius, with their tenderness as wall as strength, carrying their green flags and their Irish war pipes, advancing to the charge their fearless officers at their head, and followed by their beloved chaplains, as great hearted as themselves, bring with them a quality all their own to the sordid modern battlefield, exhibiting the character of the Irishman at its noblest and greatest - it is these soldiers of ours to whose keeping the cause of Ireland has passed today."
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Royal Irish Rifles Somme INA at the battle of Somme

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Famous French airman Mr  M Louis Blériot believes that he has the solution for combating the destructive German Zeppelins!

M louis Bleriot Famous Airman

In this article M Louis Blériot proposes the development of two items to bring the fight to the air and combat the Zeppelins. Item one is the development of  a strong light and item two is a fast one-seater bi-plane. At the time there  was a strong feeling that airplanes could not fly high enough to combat the Zeppelin, a rumour that M Louis Blériot dismisses " it is incorrect to assume that airplanes cannot rise as high as airships. The contrary he says, is the case,  aeroplanes being perfectly navigable at a height 5,000 or 6,000 yards" Continue Reading

Extract from the Irish Independent 05 February 1916

The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during WW1, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-Boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale,^[1]:429 Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors.

Relations between America and Germany remain on high alter and has reported in this article in the Irish Independent 05. February 1916, the question is asked " "Whether it is possible or desirable to fight against the whole world for the sake of a principle"  Download the article and full page under the image:

Irish Independent Lusitania Sinking

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Munster Fusiliers Interned in Germany

During August 1914 many of the brave Munster Fusiliers were captured, injured or worse at Mons. A committee of officers from the regiment and their wives was set up to try help alleviate some of the suffering the interned soldiers were going through.   Continue Reading

The news today as reported a 100 years ago! Irish Independent 03.February.1916

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Extract from the Irish Independent 05 May 1916

Four more rebel leaders shot - Eighteen other rebels sentenced to penal servitude

Conviction and Death Sentence

Joseph Plunkett - Michael O'Hanrahan

Edward Daly - William Pearse

They were shot yesterday morning after confirmation of the sentence by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Continue Reading

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