Freeman’s Journal 1763 – 1924
The Freeman’s Journal is available online on the Irish Newspaper Archive and also on the British Newspaper Archive, which, in my opinion, has much better search functionality.
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Irish Times, 1859 –
The Irish Times has its own digital archive, but the years 1859-1949 are included in the British Newspaper Archive, which, in my opinion, has much better search functionality.
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Harris, Walter. The History and Antiquities for the City of Dublin, from the earliest accounts.
Harris, Walter. The History and Antiquities of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts (Dublin, 1766).
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Joyce, Weston St John. The Neighbourhood of Dublin (2nd edition, Dublin, 1921).
Joyce, Weston St John. The Neighbourhood of Dublin (2nd edition, Dublin, 1921).
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McManus, Ruth, Dublin, 1910-1940: shaping the city and suburbs (Dublin, 2002).
McManus, Ruth, Dublin, 1910–1940: shaping the city and suburbs (Dublin, 2002).
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Housing Inquiries
Citation format: Housing Inquiry ([year]). There were two major inquiries into housing in Dublin in the first half of the twentieth century. 1914: Report of the Departmental Committee Appointed by the Local Government Board for Ireland to inquire into the housing conditions of the working classes in the city of Dublin, British Parliamentary Papers c…
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Dictionary of Irish Biography
Citation format: Author, entry, DOI. The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) is based in the Royal Irish Academy and includes biographies of varying lengths of over 11,000 individuals. It’s a brilliant resource and available free online.
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Ordnance Survey Map of Dublin
Citation format: OS [scale, year]. A good list of Ordnance Survey (OS) maps, and other historical maps, with links, can be found on the UCD library lib guides at https://libguides.ucd.ie/findingmaps/mapshistdublin. You’ll also find there a very helpful guide to using the Ordnance Survey historical map viewer, which I, for one, find tricky to use. The…
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Thom’s Street Directory
Citation format: Thom’s, [year]. Thom’s Irish Almanac and Official Directory with the Post Office Dublin City and County Directory was published by Alexander Thom annually from 1844. It’s one of the most important source for the history of Dublin streets, but it’s not infallible.
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Calendar of Ancient Records of the City of Dublin
Citation format: CARD, [volume, page]. Calendar of Ancient Records of the City of Dublin in the possession of the Municipal Corporation of that City, edited by Sir John T. Gilbert. Published in nineteen volumes, CARD is a collection of Dublin Corporation records from the Middle Ages until the mid-nineteenth century; you could lose days of…
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Clark, Howard B. Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Dublin, parts 1,2 and 3.
Citation format: IHTA, [part]. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas is published by the Royal Irish Academy and aims to ‘record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns both large and small’. Three parts have been published for Dublin so far, taking us up to 1847. Two Dublin suburbs have also been published in…
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Dublin Corporation. Reports and Printed Documents of the Corporation of Dublin (Dublin, 1869 – 1987)
Beginning in 1869, and continuing until 1987, the reports of the committees of Dublin Corporation (e.g. the Paving and Lighting Committee) were printed and bound. These reports are a great source for the history of the city. A full set is available to consult in the Dublin City Library & Archive Reading Room, in Pearse…
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Dublin Corporation. Minutes of the Municipal Council of the City of Dublin (Dublin, 1881-1987).
Beginning in 1881, and continuing until 1987, the minutes of the meetings of Dublin Corporation were printed and bound. These minutes are a great source for the history of the city. On this website they are cited as Minutes [Year/Number]. A full set is available to consult in the Dublin City Library & Archive Reading…
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Dublin Street Names Dated and Explained
Citation format: M’Cready, [page]. Rev’d C.T. M’Cready, Dublin street names : dated and explained (Dublin, 1892). Published in 1892, Reverend Christopher Teeling M’Cready’s book was the first attempt to ‘date and explain’ the names of the streets of the City. M’Cready issn’t consistent in his ‘explanation’; for many entries he gives an explanation, but for others he just…
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Saunders Newsletter
Saunders Newsletter. Dublin (1745-1879). Saunders News-letter was the successor to Esdal’s News-letter; first published in 1745 by James Esdal, the copyright was bought by Henry Saunders, Esdal’s apprentice, in 1755. Saunders sold the journal in 1774, but it continued in publication until 1879. Several libraries in Dublin have copies, but it is also available online…
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Rocque’s map, 1756
Citation format: Rocque, [year]. John Rocque produced several maps of Dublin, but unless otherwise stated, references are to this one: John Rocque, An Exact Survey of the City and Suburbs of Dublin (1756). This is reproduced as map 5 in the IHTA, Part III.