Who was Saint Patrick ? This is a question that could easily be asked with many different answers, most lightly many of the answers would contain; snakes and a drum! However this same question has been asked for centuries and through the archives I find the answer contained in the Cork Examiner 11th March 1893. You can download the page from The Cork Examiner 11 March 1893 Page 12 below: The journalist who wrote the art...
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First Newspaper Edition Download Page: Welcome to Irish Newspaper Archives first edition download page. Feel free to download and share the newspaper pages below. The newspaper pages that you will find here are a catalog of first editions or newspaper clippings of each titles prospectus. A newspaper prospectus sets out a title's goals and what readers can expect from a newspaper and may indicate a political leaning. ...
On the 21st Of February 2003 a letter signed by Michael Collins, written on his return from London went on auction. Michael Collins letter was estimated to fetch up to €8,000.00 but sold for €26,500.00 to a mystery private collector. Download the articles below from the Irish Examiner & The Irish Independent dated the 22.02.2003 reporting on the auction. Michael Collins Letters was a three-page document sent to pr...
The first edition of The Carlow Nationalist and Leinster Times was published on Browne Street, Carlow in 1883. This historic newspaper has been reporting on regional and national events for over 134 years. To do this day the Nationalist & Leinster Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper title in Carlow. The full newspaper archive is now available for searching through the Irish Newspaper Archive gateway. ...
A wave of petrol bombings and burnings hit Dublin last night in reaction to the Derry's Bloody Sunday killing of 13 civilians. News Pages from 02 February 1972 As the Irish Republic tries to come to terms with the death of 13 civilians in Derry's Bloody Sunday angry protests turn to violence. Read the events from today 45 years ago and download 3 of the Nations Leading daily newspapers to view the reaction from Ireland a...
It was 20 years ago when Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won the right to visit America after President Bill Clinton gave him a 48-hour visa. On January 31, 1994 Adams stepped off the plane in New York from Dublin, and Northern Ireland was never the same again. Download the pages from the Irish Independent & Cork Examiner 01. February.1994 Below: Join Irish Newspaper Archives and get access to o...
31.01.1999 Jay Cashman and Christy Jean Scott tie the knot in extreme style. The picturesque village of Adare, Co. Limerick, provided the ideal setting for a wedding befitting a king or queen at the weekend. Irish American business tycoon, Jay Michael Cashman (45) from Boston, splashed out a reported £250,000 to tie the knot with his film producer sweetheart, Christy Jean Scott (25), in a glittering ceremony performed in the...
Luke Kelly Passed Away 30th January 1984 Singer Luke Kelly of the Dubliners died last night. ( 30th January 1984) He was admitted to the Richmond Hospital on Saturday night. One of the original members of the Dubliners, Mr. Kelly (44) had two major operations following a brain tumour in 1980, but had apparently: made a quick recovery following the most recent operation. OVER the three decades since his death on...
W B Yeats - William Butler Yeats, (born June 13, 1865, Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland—died January 28, 1939, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France), Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He received the Noble Prize for Literature in 1923. Download the newspapers from January 30th 1939 to read how one of Ireland's most celebrated Nobel prize winners was regarded. FRE...