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Chapter 7 - Dublin, 30 June 1922: The Public Record Office of Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2024

Robert Bartlett
Robert Bartlett
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University of St Andrews, Scotland
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An analysis of the events that led to the Irish Civil War of 1922−3 and the destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland in the opening days of the fighting. A description of what was lost and the background to the formation of the Public Record Office. The efforts of scholars since 1922 to recreate whatever can be recreated of the record.

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DublinIrish Civil Warmedieval manuscriptsPublic Record Office of IrelandFour Courts
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History in Flames
The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts
 , pp. 95 - 117
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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