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The Merchants and Mariners in Medieval Ireland Curated Collection reveals fascinating insights into late medieval life in Ireland, from the perils of dining in taverns to the complexities of shipping wine. The content from a selection of the collection’s index cards has been reproduced below to showcase the variety of sources and details that you...

The Rebellion Papers are one of the most significant sources for the study of Ireland in the late eighteenth century. Held by the National Archives of Ireland, these papers shed light on the turbulent period surrounding the 1798 Rebellion. Within this collection you will find a range of documents; from lists of prisoners and court martial...

Welcome to this digital gallery, where you can explore a pivotal era in Irish history – the years from 1760 to 1830, often referred to as the ‘age of revolution’. Here, we present a collection of historical documents sourced from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) which assembled here offer a glimpse into the tumultuous...

The archives of the Grand Jury, which in some cases span two centuries of Irish history, shine a light on social and political life at the most local of levels. Here, you can explore examples of items created and used by various Grand Juries.

The bulk of the materials in the Irish Kings and English Rulers thematic collection is drawn from the eighty submissions of the Irish kings to Richard II in the spring of 1395. The submissions, taken together, give a vivid picture of Irish and English political concerns in the late fourteenth century and how they interrelated. This gallery...

The Chief Secretary’s Office was divided into two departments, military and civil, both overseen by a dedicated under-secretary. The Military Department oversaw the payment of the military establishment, as well as dealing with a number of routine administrative tasks: buying provisions, maintaining barracks, and regular promotion within the...

The Chief Secretary’s Office was divided into two departments, military and civil, both overseen by a dedicated under-secretary. The Civil Department was arguably the larger of the two. It certainly dealt with a wide range of issue: appointments to public offices and ecclesiastical positions, petitions to government, poor relief, the revenue...

The Register of Archbishop John Swayne (d. 1442) needed to be disbound as part of the conservation treatment so that pages weakened by mould could be washed and strengthened with a gelatine size. However, in pulling the binding, conservators at PRONI were reaching into areas of the binding which had been concealed since the early seventeenth...