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Concentrated in Bodleian Library and Corpus Christi College.
(9th to 19th centuries; facsimiles)
Penal Statutes passed in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I, William and Mary, King William III, Queen Anne, King George I and II.
(1558-1759; English transcriptions).
An online mapping project of then-active army barracks in Ireland.
(1690-1815; GIS information, maps and further resources)
The Penal Laws were several laws introduced in Ireland during the Protestant Ascendancy. They were designed to maintain Protestant control and dominance by denying Irish Catholics of religious freedom, education and political representation
(1695-1745; English transcription)
Collection of broadsides related to social movements and cultural norms in the U.K. and Ireland in late 18th- and early 20th- centuries, mostly early 19th century.
From University of Mississipi library.
(late 18th century - early 20th century; English facsimiles)
Volume I (1792-1814)
Volume II (1815-1823)
Volume III (1824-1828)
Volume IV (1829-1832)
Volume V (1833-1836)
Volume VI (1837-1840)
Volume VII (1841-1845)
Volume VIII (1846-1847)
From the Irish Manuscripts Commission.
3D Issue Digital Edition. To access the letters, click on red book icon after clicking on link above.
(1792-1847; English facsimiles)
An account of the rebellion in the south of Ireland in 1798 told from original documents by H.F.B. Wheeler & A.M. Broadley
(1798; English facsimiles; illustrations)
Publication by the Anti-Jacobins. "It is conceived by some well-wishers to Ireland, that the success of the Union, now under discussion, is intimately connected with the triumph of Jacobinism, Rebellion, and French maternity; and therefore, that every man who loves his King and Country is bound to counteract it by all the means in his power."
Follow-up publication HERE
(1798; English facsimile)
(19th century; English facsimiles)
Pamphlets specific to social history of Ireland, focus on "education, health, famine, poverty, business and communications."
(19th century; English facsimiles)
Bound volume of manuscripts and letters by Oscar Wilde, digitized by the Morgan Library in New York City.
(For a transcription of the handwritten pages, click "Read this page")
(19th century; introduction, facsimiles and transcriptions)
Includes the Lawrence Royal & Cabinet Collections, Poole Whole Plate Collection, and Independent H Collection.
(19th - 20th centuries; images)
Documents related to the union of Ireland and England.
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Parliamentary Papers
Pamphlets
Newspapers
Manuscripts
(1800; English facsimiles)
Robert Emmet's speech for the independence of Ireland. Delivered in Dublin.
(September 19, 1803; English)
(1820; English transcription)
The various acts passed during the reign of William IV. For amending the representation of the people the commons house of parliament.
(1832; English facsimile)
Before the House of Commons.
(4 February 1836; English transcription)
New York: E. French, 1851.
Digitized at the University of Wisconsin.
(1847-1849; English transcriptions)
EyeWitness to History
”We join Mahoney's account as he journeys to the village of Skibbereen in the south of Ireland.”
(1847; English transcription)
List of different Irish newspapers.
(1848, 1918-1922; Facsimiles)
From the Connecticut Common School Journal: Reports on Education in Europe at JSTOR.
(1853; English)
Of Alice, grand duchess of Hesse, princess of Great Britain and Ireland
(1862-1878; English facsimile)
A record of disloyal speeches, resolutions, leaflets and posters, published in Ireland and America.
(1880-1911; English facsimile)
Historical passenger, commercial, emergency, military, and utility vehicles presented online.
(1883-1974; images)
"These are notes made by Prime Minister William Gladstone for the Government of Ireland Bill 1893. The bill intended to grant parliamentary independence to Ireland, though financial and military policy would still be governed from Westminster."
From the British Library Timeline
(1893; facsimile)
A comprehensive collection detailing life and events in Northern Ireland from 1900 to the mid-1970s.
Compiled by British Pathe
(1900-1975; English; videos)
Constituting all aspects of early 20th-century political, economic and social life in Ireland.
(1901-1925; PDF facsimiles of annual reports, plus essays and commentary)
Irish National Anthem. Adopted in 1926.
(Irish with English translation; 1907)
Census records from 1901 and 1911, digitised by the National Archives of Ireland.
Search the records, or browse by place (list of all thirty-two counties).
(1911; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Treatise of Sir Roger Casement encouraging Irish-German rapprochement to counter British aims.
On the title page, the supplementary title words “In the Next War” was crossed out.
(1911; typescript facsimile)
A database and source material website.
Being developed by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
(28 January 1912; transcriptions and facsimiles)
Topics include: birth of Northern Ireland; From civil rights to riots; British intervention; The Long War; Peace and power-sharing; Good Friday Agreement; fragile peace.
(1912-2015; English transcriptions)
Hundreds of participant and witness testimonies.
See also the Irish county historical sources for lists of individual witnesses.
(1913-1921; PDF files of transcribed documents)
Separate sections for witness statements, 1916 press cuttings, image gallery and audio recordings.
(1913-1921; with combined search interface)
During the 1913 Lockout in Dublin, tens of thousands of workers became involved in the most severe industrial dispute the country has ever seen.
The Journal
(1913; photos)
Major Resource.
(pre-1914 - post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
Filtered from Europeana 1914-1918
Includes many holdings from the digital collections of Trinity College Dublin.
(1914-1918; facsimiles of letters, pamphlets, books, photos, material objects, etc.)
A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
An audio-video exhibition from RTÉ Archives.
(1914-1919; streaming video clips)
Speech by Patrick Pearse at O'Donovan Rossa's funeral in Dublin.
(August 1, 1915; English)
An online exhibition set against the backdrop of the Easter Rising and the First World War.
History from the grassroots, keyword searchable or browsable.
Created by the MPhil program in Digital Humanities at Trinity College Dublin.
(1 January-25 May 1916; transcriptions, facsimile images, commentary).
It has created an online collection of letters about Ireland written around the time of the Easter Rising. Letters cover all aspects of life, from major political events, the Easter Rising and the Great War, to letters that provide us with a candid and unmediated glimpse into ordinary life, love and work a century ago.
(1916; facsimiles with transcriptions)
(24 April 1916; English transcription)
Contemporary documents on the events of Easter Week 1916, the seven signatories of the proclamation, the others executed in the aftermath of the Rising, the casualties and the survivors.
(April-May 1916; facsimiles of pictures, maps, newspapers, written documents)
Files of individuals arrested under Martial Law during the aftermath of the Easter Rising.
Includes the principals, with their files made public for the first time online.
Free registration with Ancestry.com is required for access to the file images.
(1916-1922; searchable database of files)
NOTE: Related data collections available at Ancestry.com include:
Ireland, Intelligences Profiles, 1914-1922
Ireland, Military Service Pension Index, 1916-1923
Ireland, National Army Census, 1922
  • Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob
Rosamond Jacob witnessed many events, often indirectly, during the Rising, War of Independence and Civil War.
Selected excerpts from originals in the National Library of Ireland (MS 32,852).
(1916-1923; Transcriptions).
Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob - 1916
Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob - 1919
Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob - 1920
Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob - 1921
Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob - 1922
Excerpts from the Diaries of Rosamond Jacob - 1923
Irish nationalist and member of the British Consulate speaking after his verdict, later executed for his role in the 1916 Easter Rising.
From Piaras F. Mac Lochlainn, ed., Last words: letters and statements of the leaders executed after the rising at Easter 1916. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1990.
(1916; transcription)
This selection of key British Pathé newsreels represents some of the finest contemporary reporting on the Irish Easter Rising, War of Independence and Civil War. The films have been organised by topic and are presented on a single navigable page for the first time.
Compiled by British Pathe
(1916-1924; English; video)
The collection comprises a portion of the 1916 diary of the stained glass artist, painter and illustrator, Michael Healy; specifically it is the period from 20th April to 17th May which encompasses the days before the Rising, the event itself, and the aftermath.
(1916; English facsimiles)
Papers of Capuchin priests detailing their involvement with participants in the national struggle...includes many records highlighting the role played by Irish Capuchins in ministering to Republican leaders and their relations..[also] a large collection of ‘prison letters’ including the correspondence of some of the leading figures of the Irish Revolution.
(1916-1925; facsimiles)
A digital edition of the World War I diary of Albert “Bert” Woodman, an Irishman of Anglo-Protestant descent who served as a telegrapher and signaler in the “L” Signal Company of the Royal Engineers. He served at Dunkirk.
(1918; English facsimile)
Essential source material on the development of Irish foreign policy since 1919.
Browse by year or by document within Volume I (1919-1922).
Keyword and advanced searching are also available for all volumes.
The DIFP Home Page gives editorial and other basic information on the set of eight print and six digital volumes.
(1919-1941; transcriptions)
(21 January 1919; transcription)
From a treaty exhibition of the National Archives of Ireland.
English transcription of the Anglo-Irish treaty also available here.
(6 December 1921; document facsimiles, pictures and videos)
From the project, A Day That Shook the World, which "recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history."
Coproduction of British Pathe and BBC
(1921; English; videos)
A supplemental volume of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) with cooperation of the Royal Irish Academy, National Archives and Department of Foreign Affairs.
Note: Large file - may take some time to download.
(1920-1921; PDF document with transcriptions and facsimiles)
Article from Freeman's Journal.
Statements by Éamon de Valera and the Irish Government on entering into pacts with other (especially the British) governments.
(11 July 1922; English transcription)
Article from the Irish Independent.
Irish Government statement that troops will be used against "the lawless and irresponsible."
(22 June 1922; English transcription)
House of Commons debate on the controversy of “Black Diaries” attributed to Casement (1864-1916).
(1956; Hansard parliamentary transcriptions)
Article from the Irish Press.
Summary of Professor T. Desmond Williams' lecture "The origins of the Civil War, December 6, 1921—June 28, 1922,” at University College Dublin.
(Article published 6 June 1958; discusses 6 December 1921-28 June 1922; English transcription)

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