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Church of Ireland notes from the Irish Times
Church Silver ExhibitionIn recent years there has been something of a renewal of interest in the relationship between the Anglican Church and fine art. Books such as Canon Keith Walker's Images or idols? The place of sacred art in churches today and Jeremy Begbie's Voicing creation's praise. Towards a theology…
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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Cathedral Archives Conference When the Irish government first mooted the idea of instituting a programme of events to mark the ‘Decade of Centenaries’ from 1912 to 1922, some voices expressed reservations about the prospect. However, as the Decade comes to a close there seems to be a general…
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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
New Listing of Parish RegistersThe recent launch, by the National Library, of an on–line version of its microfilm collection of Roman Catholic parish registers has again focussed attention on the significance of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials for genealogical and historical research. This project was warmly praised by the…
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The Queen and the Commonwealth
In the second of a series of articles on the life and reign of the Queen, Karen Bushby looks at her global role through the Commonwealth, as recalled in the archives of the Church of Ireland Gazette. ‘The Head of the Commonwealth, a title historically belonging to the British Crown, is…
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Conclusions from the Report of the Forum of Broadcasting to the Minister for Communications Marine and Natural Resources Dermot Ahern TD - August 2002
Conclusions from the Report of the Forum of Broadcasting to the Minister for Communications Marine and Natural Resources Dermot Ahern TD.August 2002(to view the full report click here)On the evidence presented, it is the view of the Forum that (subject to some regulatory changes) the existing broad framework for…
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The earliest policing records in Ireland secure & digitised at the RCB Library
(For the digitised watchbook presentation, please click here) In an exciting collaborative project with An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s national police force, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, the RCB Library is making available the content of the earliest surviving watch books in Ireland – from the parish of…
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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Cathedral Archivists meet in Canterbury Last month the annual one day conference of the Cathedral Libraries and Archives Association was held in Canterbury cathedral where the archivist, Cressida Williams, is a daughter of the Church of Ireland. Delegates from 29 cathedrals and associated repositories and organizations from England Ireland, Scotland and Wales…
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Access to records
Access to records in the RCB Library, National Archives and PRONI is straightforward but it is mutually beneficial if potential researchers contact the repository in advance to check on opening hours and…
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Anglican Record Project
The Anglican Record Project, which is the work of Mark Williams, is an ongoing endeavour to make the registers of baptism, marriage and burial from Church of Ireland parishes available in a digital format (ie as indexed transcripts). The Project feeds into the Library’s long–term goal of digitizing and indexing…
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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
New Parish Register Resource In St Audoen’s parish church, Dublin, next Wednesday evening, the Director of the National Archives, John McDonough, will launch the List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers – an online colour–coded resource featuring live hyperlinks. This is a listing of all Church of Ireland parish registers of baptisms, marriages and…
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